Cinderella and the Bowling Slipper

Fiona & Frieda's Fairy Tale Adventures

by Nadia Higgins, Meredith Johnson (Illustrator)

More than cake, more than fireworks, and even more than Christmas, Fiona and Frieda love fairy tales. Every day at recess, they act out their favorite stories. Then, on the fifty-seventh day of third grade, something amazing happens. Magic sparkles fill the air and the girls discover they have magic rhyming powers. All of a sudden, Cinderella's sitting at the bottom of the curly blue slide, and she's crying harder than a kindergartener on the first day of school. Can Fiona and Frieda help Cinderella find her fairy godmother before her mean stepsisters discover her? Will they help Cinderella meet the prince--or will they ruin the fairy tale forever? Find out in this entertaining, illustrated chapter book suitable for read alouds and beginning chapter book readers. Calico Chapter Books is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Group. Grades 2-8.

79 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Nadia Higgins is the author of 50-plus books for children. She also worked as an editor in the industry for almost ten years. Many of her books have a science bent, though she’s also written about pop stars, car art, and zombies.

Nadia's favorite part of being a writer is doing research. "I'm always looking for that vivid detail or off-the-wall fact," she says. Her books often use humor or fiction techniques to bring a nonfiction topic to life.

Besides writing, Nadia enjoys dancing, making soup, and doing puzzles. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband and two young daughters.