Fold Along with Mia

You read the book. Now it's your turn, CEO.

Grab a square of paper and fold along with Mia. A new fold unlocks with every book!

The Fold That Started It All — Mia's Paper Dog

1. Start with a square piece of paper. For this fold, it can even be basic computer paper from the printer as long as it is cut into a perfect square.

2. Fold the paper in half diagonally to create a triangle.

3. Bring the right point over to the left point to form a center crease, then unfold.

4. Fold the bottom layer up slightly to form the dog's mouth and adjust as needed.

5. Fold the top right point down to create the dog's ear, then repeat on the left side.

6. Add your artistic flourish and you're done!

The Paper Crane (Book One)

Fold a wish. For a thousand years, the paper crane has meant hope, healing, and love that lasts — a bird that mates for life and always finds its way home. No wonder it's the first magic in Mia's story.

Start with a square of paper. Crease every fold nice and sharp.

1. Lay your square colored-side down. Fold it corner to corner into a triangle, then unfold. Do the same with the other two corners. You should see an X.

2. Flip the paper over. Fold it in half side to side into a rectangle, unfold, then fold the other way and unfold. Now your creases make a little star.

3. Using those creases, gently push all four sides in at once so the paper folds down into a small flat square with an opening at the bottom. (This one is the trickiest — go slow.)

4. Point the open end toward you. Fold the two top edges of the front flap in to meet the middle line, like a skinny kite. Fold the small top triangle down. Then unfold all three.

5. Lift just the front bottom point straight up, and using the creases you made, flatten it into a tall diamond. Turn the paper over and do the same on the back.

6. Fold the lower side edges of the front layer in to the middle line. Turn over and repeat on the back. Your shape gets long and skinny, with two points at the bottom.

7. Fold the two bottom points up as high as they go, crease hard, then unfold. Using those creases, tuck each point up inside itself so they stand up tall — one is the neck, one is the tail.

8. Pick one tall point to be the head. Fold the very tip down inside itself to make a little beak.

9. Gently pull the two wings down and out to the sides.

10. Hold the body and softly puff it open. Then — the most important step — draw two tiny eyes and a little smile. Congratulations. You are officially in business.

The Paper Fox (Book Two)

Fold a clever thing. In stories the world over, the fox has stood for cunning and quick wit — a trickster that thinks three moves ahead, thrives wherever it lands, and answers to no one. No wonder the cleverest creature Mia ever folds turns out to be the one she can't quite control.

You’ll need one square of paper — orange is traditional, but a CEO isn’t going to tell you how to run your own fox. Crease every fold nice and sharp.

1.  Lay your square colored-side down and fold it corner to corner into a triangle, then unfold. Now fold the other two corners together the same way — but leave this one folded. You’ll have a triangle with a clean crease running down the center.

2.  Turn the triangle so its sharp point faces away from you and the longest edge is closest to you. That center crease should run straight up the middle.

3.  Fold the right-hand corner up to meet the top point, lining its edge up neatly along the center crease. Do the same with the left corner. You now have a smaller square — a diamond — with a seam down the middle.

4.  Fold the whole diamond in half along that seam, back into a triangle — smaller and tidier than before.

5.  Turn the triangle so the open edges are on the right and the folded edges point off to the left.

6.  Now for the ears — the trickiest part. Working from the open edge, lift the top layer, fold it back, and gently puff it open into a pointed ear. (Watch the video to see exactly how — it’s much easier to see than to read!) Repeat on the other side so your fox has two ears.

7.  Bring the center flap down to shape the fox’s face and pointy snout.

8.  Look at the back of your fox — it’s still a bit triangular. Tuck that triangle up into the body to round it into a curved, bushy tail.

9.  Last — and most important — add your artistic flourish: two tiny eyes and a sly little smile. That’s the Origam-Mia signature.