Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen

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  • Bibliography:
    49 Books (5 Series)
  • First Book:
    May 2006
  • Latest Book:
    June 2025
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Full Series List in Order

Cats in Hats

1 - Cats in Construction Hats (Apr-2025)

Caveboy

1 - The Adventures of Caveboy (May-2016)
2 - Caveboy Is Bored! (Sep-2017)
3 - Caveboy Is a Hit! (Dec-2017)

Merida Chapter Book

1 - Chasing Magic (Feb-2016)
2 - The Fire Falls (Feb-2016)
3 - The Ghostly Horse (Sep-2016)
4 - The Secret Spell (Jan-2017)

Mermicorns

1 - Sparkle Magic (May-2021)
2 - A Friendship Problem (May-2021)
3 - The Invisible Mix-Up (Sep-2021)
4 - Sniffles and Surprises (Jan-2022)

Purrmaids

1 - The Scaredy Cat (Sep-2017)
2 - The Catfish Club (Sep-2017)
3 - Seasick Sea Horse (Feb-2018)
4 - Search for the Mermicorn (May-2018)
5 - A Star Purr-formance (Jan-2019)
6 - Quest for Clean Water (Jul-2019)
7 - Kittens in the Kitchen (Jan-2020)
8 - Merry Fish-mas (Sep-2020)
9 - Kitten Campout (Jan-2021)
10 - A Grrr-eat New Friendship (Jan-2022)
11 - A Purr-fect Pumpkin (Jul-2022)
12 - Party Animals (Sep-2022)
13 - Purr-ty in Pink (May-2023)
14 - Contest Cat-tastrophe (Sep-2023)
15 - Olympic Shell-ebration (Jul-2024)

Multi-Author Series List

Disney Princess

Chasing Magic (Feb-2016)
The Fire Falls (Feb-2016)
The Ghostly Horse (Sep-2016)
The Secret Spell (Jan-2017)

Disney's Brave

Chasing Magic (Feb-2016)
The Fire Falls (Feb-2016)
The Ghostly Horse (Sep-2016)
The Secret Spell (Jan-2017)

Book List in Order: 49 titles

  • Tightrope Poppy the High-Wire Pig

    Sudipta Quallen's spirited rhyming text, Sarah Dillard's cheerful illustrations, and an adorable little pig will capture children's hearts and engage their minds.Poppy dreams of high-wires, daring acrobatics, and Big Top fame. "I'll be a star in no t...

  • The Mine-O-Saur

    A group of dinosaurs is happily playing in the school yard when . . . oh no! Here comes the Mine-o-saur!

    He snatches all the toys. He grabs all the snacks at snack time. He hoards the blocks during recess. And all the while he yells, ?MINE, MINE, ...

  • Hog Prince

    When he learns from a mixed-up fairy godmother that his true love?s kiss will transform him from dirty hog to pampered prince, Eldon smooches anyone in sight. But what if true love has been waiting under his snout all along? Kids will crack up at the...

  • Quackenstein Hatches a Family

    Crack open this tale of family and fright, as cute as it is creepy. All the animals in the zoo have friends and family to play with and love. All of them, that is, except Quackenstein. Lonely and bitter in his ramshackle corner, he decides to adopt a...

  • Chicks Run Wild

    When Mama Chick kisses her kids goodnight, she expects them to stay in bed, but those chicks...run...wild! They jump around and do cartwheels, until Mama comes in and says "You're all in trouble. But when she turns out the lights...they start a pillo...

  • Hampire!

    On the farm, the critters knew, At night while they were sleeping, Past barn and pens, Past lambs and hens, A HAMPIRE went out creeping. One dark night when Duck can’t sleep, he ventures out in search of the perfect midnight snack. But when...

  • The Worst Twelve Days of Christmas

    In this spirited reworking of the classic song “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” Joy has to deal with her first Christmas with a new baby brother -- and nothing could be worse. He drools on the ornaments and ruins the presents, he eats all the cook...

  • Half-Pint Pete the Pirate

    Warm up your pirate voice for this energetic treasure hunt! Half-Pint Pete the Pirate sailed half the seven seas, but with only half of a treasure map, he's never found what he's looking for. Until the day he meets Belle - a pirate with half a ma...

  • Pirate Princess

    Princess Bea isn't like other princesses -- she prefers pirate ships above tea parties, the salty sea over silly dolls. But what's a landlocked princess to do? Ahoy, Captain Jack to the rescue! When the captain offers Bea a place aboard his ship, ...



  • Duck, Duck, Moose!

    Duck and Duck are preparing for a party, and each step of the way, Moose inadvertently messes things up. When he disappears in shame, Duck and Duck must go find him so he can join in the party-which was for him! The slapstick physical humor of Duck, ...

  • Orangutangled

    Two orangutans jump for some yummy, juicy mangoes and the next thing they know, Thump! Bump! Crash! -- they fall into a gooey, gummy mess and start rolling through the jungle, completely oranguTANGLED! Soon they are passing by a nosy boar, and then h...

  • Snoring Beauty

    Snoring Beauty is a sweetly hilarious spin on the classic fairy tale "Sleeping Beauty." Written in bouncy rhymed verse perfect for reading aloud, this whimsical reimagining from Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen is sure to appeal to children and parents alike....

  • Tyrannosaurus Wrecks!

    In this read-along picture book, a classroom full of young dinosaurs plays with toys, does art projects, and reads books. But each activity is another opportunity for the over-enthusiastic Tyrannosaurus Rex to wreak havoc. Parents and young children ...

  • Chasing Magic

    Merida Chapter Book - 1
    Disney Princess
    Disney's Brave

    Merida, the Princess of DunBroch, star of Disney‪/Pixar’s Brave, and the independent young woman who inspired a generation of girls to take up archery and explore forests to look for magical will o’ the wisps, is now the heroine of her own chap...

  • The Fire Falls

    Merida Chapter Book - 2
    Disney Princess
    Disney's Brave

    Merida, the Princess of DunBroch, star of Disney‪/Pixar’s Brave, and the independent young woman who inspired a generation of girls to take up archery and explore forests to look for magical will o’ the wisps, is now the heroine of her own chap...

  • The Adventures of Caveboy

    Caveboy - 1

    Meet Caveboy! Ooga booga! Caveboy is just like any other boy ... he loves playing base-skull, running really fast, and especially whacking things with his club. But when his club breaks, he will need to find a new one ... which just might lead him t...

  • The Ghostly Horse

    Merida Chapter Book - 3
    Disney Princess
    Disney's Brave

    Merida, star of Disney/‪Pixar Brave and the independent Highland princess who inspired a generation of girls, is now the heroine of her own chapter book series. Adventure, magic, and friendship will find Merida in these all-new stories, perfect for...

  • The Secret Spell

    Merida Chapter Book - 4
    Disney Princess
    Disney's Brave

    Merida -- star of Disney/‪Pixar Brave and the independent princess who inspired a generation of girls -- is now the heroine of her own chapter book series. Adventure, magic, and friendship find Merida in these all-new stories, perfect for newly ind...

  • Rutabaga Boo!

    Two simple words -- rutabaga and boo -- tell a clever, playful, and heartfelt story celebrating the special bond between a mother and her son. Mom isn’t always nearby…but she’s never too far away. Through their “Marco Polo”-inspired b...



  • Splatypus

    Lonely Platypus wants to play, but where should he go? Should he jump with the kangaroos? Leap with the possums? Fly with the bats? Every time he tries to find out -- skipping, hopping, dipping, dropping -- he winds up going splat instead. Can a SPLA...

  • Brobot Bedtime

    The Brobots have had a long day, and it is time to recharge and enter sleep mode. Buzz and Crash have no problem falling asleep, but Beep’s got a case of the flick-ups. Luckily, Buzz knows just the trick: scare Beep with a monster mask! Does it wor...

  • The Catfish Club

    Purrmaids - 2

    Get totally smitten with mermaid kittens in book two of this new chapter book series! It’s purrfect for fans of Magic Kitten and the Fairy Animals of Misty Wood series. Coral, Shelly, and Angel are best friends, and school is always paw-some as...

  • Caveboy Is Bored!

    Caveboy - 2

    Most days, Caveboy has a lot of things to do. He takes care of his pet rock. He practices his base-skull skills. He races with his friend Mags. He thumps things with his club. But today, he's bored. Mama is busy hunting, Papa is repainting their cave...

  • The Scaredy Cat

    Purrmaids - 1

    Get totally smitten with mermaid kittens in the first book in this new chapter book series! It’s purrfect for fans of Magic Kitten and the Fairy Animals of Misty Wood series. Coral, Shelly, and Angel are best friends. They love exploring their...

  • Caveboy Is a Hit!

    Caveboy - 3

    Caveboy is just like any other boy. One of his absolute favorite things to do is playing baseskull, so one day, Caveboy decides to join a baseskull team! But when his best friend Mags wants to try out as well, he learns that she isn't very good. Cave...

  • Seasick Sea Horse

    Purrmaids - 3

    Part kitten, part mermaid, the Purrmaids series is purrfect for chapter book readers and for fans of the Magic Kitten and Fairy Animals of Misty Wood series! And the purrfect class pet for the Purrmaids? A sea horse! But what happens when he goes...

  • Search for the Mermicorn

    Purrmaids - 4

    The adorable mermaid-kittens (and unicorn-mermaid!) in this chapter book series will have fans of Magic Kitten and the Fairy Animal series paw-sitively hooked from page one! What's better than a purrmaid? A mermicorn! Coral, Angel, and Shelly c...

  • A Star Purr-formance

    Purrmaids - 5

    The adorable mermaid-kittens in this chapter book series are ready to sing on stage--fans of the Magic Kitten and the Fairy Animals series will be paw-sitively hooked from page one! It's a special day in Kittentail Cove! Purrmaids have a chance to...

  • Chicks Rule!

    All in step with wing in wing ... Chicks can conquer anything! Nerdy Chick has been waiting all day for the Rocket Club meeting. But when she gets there, she finds a disturbing sign tacked to the door: “NO CHICKS ALLOWED!!!” Puzzled, then baffled...



  • Quest for Clean Water

    Purrmaids - 6

    Help the purrmaids clean up the ocean--and save a mermicorn friend--in this sixth book in the popular chapter book series perfect for fans of Magic Kitten and Mermaid Tales! Ms. Harbor has a fun new project for the purrmaids: a scavenger hunt! The...

  • Kittens in the Kitchen

    Purrmaids - 7

    Can the purrmaids win a cooking competition? Find out in this seventh book in the popular chapter book series perfect for fans of Magic Kitten and Mermaid Tales! It's time for another field trip! The purrmaids are off to one of Kittentail Cove...

  • Merry Fish-mas

    Purrmaids - 8

    Celebrate the paw-lidays with the purrfect stocking stuffer! The first holiday title in this chapter book series that is purr-fect for fans of magic animals!It's almost Fish-mas in Kittentail Cove and the purrmaids can't wait for Santa Paws to arrive...

  • Kitten Campout

    Purrmaids - 9

    Chapter book readers' favorite kitten mermaids are going on their very first school sleepover in this series that's perfect for fans of Magic Kitten, Unicorn Academy, and the Fairy Animals series!Coral, Shelly, and Angel are SO excited to go on an ov...

  • Chicks Rock!

    All in step with wing in wing . . . Chicks can conquer anything! Nerdy Chick has been waiting all day for the Rocket Club meeting. But when she gets there, she finds a disturbing sign tacked to the door: “NO CHICKS ALLOWED!!!” Puzzled, then baffl...

  • A Friendship Problem

    Mermicorns - 2

    Part unicorn, part mermaid, and totally magical! Don't miss this exciting new chapter book series from the author of the popular Purrmaids series!Mermicorns Sirena and Lily are best friends at Magic School. They love to find special places to pratice...

  • Sparkle Magic

    Mermicorns - 1

    Part unicorn, part mermaid, and totally magical! Don't miss this exciting new chapter book series from the author of the popular Purrmaids series!When a mermicorn's horn starts to sparkle, that means she's ready for Magic School! Sirena can't wait to...

  • The Invisible Mix-Up

    Mermicorns - 3

    Part unicorn, part mermaid, and totally magical! Don't miss this exciting new chapter book series from the author of the popular Purrmaids series!Mermicorns Sirena and Lily are learning amazing magic at school. When they take a field trip to the libr...

  • A Grrr-eat New Friendship

    Purrmaids - 10

    Chapter book readers' favorite kitten mermaids meet a grr-maid (a puppy mermaid) in this 10th book in the series that's perfect for fans of Magic Kitten, Unicorn Academy, and more!A new student is coming to visit Sea School! The purrmaids are excited...

  • Sniffles and Surprises

    Mermicorns - 4

    Part unicorn, part mermaid, and totally magical! Don't miss this exciting chapter book series from the author of the popular Purrmaids series!Oh no! Lily is sick. That means she’s stuck in bed all day. She’s going to miss an exciting lesson at th...



  • A Purr-fect Pumpkin

    Purrmaids - 11

    Chapter book readers' favorite kitten mermaids are back in their second holiday title -- it's time to celebrate Paw-loween! In Kittentail Cove, Paw-loween is a super fun holiday! Shelly, Coral, and Angel can't wait to decorate jelly-o-lanterns, ...

  • Party Animals

    Purrmaids - 12

    Chapter book readers' favorite kitten mermaids can't wait to celebrate a birthday with their unicorn mermaid friends and a very special guest...a manatee!It's Angel's birthday and she can't wait to celebrate with her purrmaid and mermicorn best frien...

  • Roxie Loves Adventure

    From the author of the Purrmaids series comes the picture book Roxie Loves Adventure, a rollicking read all about a spoiled pug and her unexpected run-in with the great outdoors.   Roxie the pug lives a life of luxury. She loves fizzy drinks and...

  • Purr-ty in Pink

    Purrmaids - 13

    The purrmaids are taking a trip to Flamingo Island! The adorable mermaid-kittens in this chapter book series will have readers paw-sitively hooked from page one!Shelly’s parents visit Flamingo Island to collect shrimp for their restaurant -- a...

  • Cake Vs. Pie

    Let's get ready to cruuuuumble!Join Cake and Pie in this fun-loving, laugh-out-loud picture book about the ultimate friendship rivalry and overcoming jealousy to realize being together is the Sweetest Thing. There can only be one favorite desser...

  • Contest Cat-tastrophe

    Purrmaids - 14

    Chapter book readers' favorite kitten mermaids learn all about voting during a contest in this 14th book in the series that will have readers paw-sitively hooked from page one!There's a contest happening at Kittentail Cove Library! Only one...

  • Olympic Shell-ebration

    Purrmaids - 15

    Chapter book readers' favorite kitten mermaids are shell-ebrating the Olympics with a school field day. The Purrmaids series is known for having readers paw-sitively hooked from page one!It's time for the summer Olympics and Kittentail Cove is ready ...

  • Princess Bea's Pony Parade

    An original illustrated chapter book adventure by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen about girl power, self-expression, and friendship—based on the Netflix series Princess Power and inspired by the #1 New York Times bestselling picture book Princesses Wea...

  • Cats in Construction Hats

    Cats in Hats - 1

    Colorful cats in construction hats are on the job to build a house in this adorable, bouncy, rhyming picture book! Kids will delight in learning about colors while giggling at the hilarious antics of these forklift driving kitties.Yellow cat. Green h...

  • Alpaca Goes Back-a to School

    A joyful picture book about a young alpaca’s first day back at school, from powerhouse team Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen and Leeza Hernandez The first day back to school is always a little scary, but Alpaca is ready to face the new year! With shoes ...



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen has published 49 books.

The next book by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen, Alpaca Goes Back-a to School, will be published in June 2025.

The first book by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen, Tightrope Poppy the High-Wire Pig, was published in May 2006.

Yes. Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen has 5 series.
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