Sparkle Spa Books in Order

The Sparkle Spa books are cheerful chapter books about sisters Aly and Brooke Tanner, who know their way around nail polish because their mother runs True Colors, a busy nail salon. Aly is the careful planner, Brooke is younger, chattier, and full of ideas, and together they spot a problem: kids want manis and pedis too.

So they make a business of it.

Their Sparkle Spa begins in the back room of True Colors, with old chairs, bright colors, jewelry-making, appointments, and a donation jar. The setup is small, but the girls treat it like a real job. They choose colors of the week, manage classmates, help friends, and learn that customer service can be just as hard as painting a straight line with polish.

Each book turns a school or neighborhood event into a kid-size business crisis. In All That Glitters, the sisters launch the salon. Purple Nails and Puppy Tails brings in Sadie the dog and the idea of pet-icures. Makeover Magic puts them up against a rival salon, while True Colors tests the whole operation when Brooke breaks her arm and Aly needs help.

The later books keep the stakes friendly but busy. Picture day, Carnival Day, a wedding, a bad haircut, and a new salon space all create problems Aly and Brooke have to solve together. Suzy Davis, Aly's long-running nemesis, adds extra friction whenever she shows up, especially when she starts acting like she knows exactly how Sparkle Spa should be run.

What makes the series work is that the salon is both a game and a real responsibility. Aly and Brooke are still kids, with school, friends, jealousy, hurt feelings, and sibling squabbles. But they also care about doing good work. They want their customers to feel special, and they want the money they raise to help people.

The tone is light, sparkly, and practical. Readers get friendship drama, mild rivalry, silly mishaps, and small lessons about teamwork without the stories feeling preachy. Start with All That Glitters, since it explains how the girls get the idea and why this tiny salon matters so much to them.