Five captivating books!
One thrilling adventure!
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Tony DiTerlizzi is a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator who has been creating books with Simon and Schuster for more than a decade. From his fanciful picture books like Jimmy Zangwow’s Out-of-this-World Moon Pie Adventure, Adventure of Meno (with his wife, Angela), and The Spider & The Fly (a Caldecott Honor book), to chapter books like Kenny and The Dragon and The Search for WondLa, Tony always imbues his stories with a rich imagination. His middle-grade series, The Spiderwick Chronicles (with Holly Black), has sold millions of copies, been adapted into a feature film, and has been translated in more than thirty countries. You can visit him at DiTerlizzi.com.
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Posted December 2, 2008
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The spiderwick chronicles has 3 main characters. First, theres Jared, a small boy who always gets into trouble. Next,theres Simon, Jared's twin brother who is really smart and loves animals. Finally, theres Mallory, Simon and Jared's older sister who likes to fence, and finds her brothers really annoying.<BR/>The main plot of this story involves magical creatures seeking out the feild guide. The feild guid is a book that has information about the magical world around them. Also, they have to figure out about different creatures and what they do.<BR/>Time and place is not spacific in this book, but I'm pretty certain that it is set in the present. The days pass as the days go by, so there is no certain either.<BR/>Three children have gone to many places and have met a numerous amount of creatures.Also, some of them were cruel to them. The theme of this story is magical and adventurous. It also has many cliff hangers.<BR/>I loved this story and I would reccomend this book to anybody who likes fantasy. It was so exiting, I read it from start to finish. I think anybody who starts reading this will not be able to put it down.<BR/>Connecting to this book was really easy. I have read many other books that contain magical things and creatures, because I find them really interesting. Also, puzzles and quizes arefun for me too.
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Posted March 27, 2013
These books, Spiderwick Chronicles, is a great read! Great readings for children under 10 years of age! Has a great imagination for mystical creatures! I got the whole collection! Totally recommend these books to anyone who loves fiction.
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Posted July 14, 2012
When I was in primary school, I used to love taking these books out over and over again from the school library. Now I'm 17, I still remember how fun these books were, definitely a good buy ^^
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged."Beautiful books. Before I go any further I need to talk about the illustrations and the books themselves. I'm a sucker for a gorgeous book with deckle edge and amazing illustrations which this set of books has in spades. Each book has an illustrated cover that carries on throughout the entirety of the story. As I turned the pages I found myself wanting to find another piece of art to admire and enhance my reading; I wasn't disappointed. Toni DiTerlizzi did an amazing job with these books, as he does with all of his books, and brings to life something you would normally only be able to dream about. For me personally I think it's something appealing to both boys and girls, beautiful, but definitely gruesome enough for the toughest boy.
"Being as I'm a huge fan of anything by Holly Black I read these with great anticipation. In fact I read the entire series in a matter of hours. Black's imagination coupled with the imagery of DiTerlizzi was astounding. Most of the time I think I read these types of books because as a child I was wholly too serious and as an adult I need a reprieve. It's just hard for me to believe any individual could come up with a story full of imaginary characters and things/places that you had never heard of. But Black does it with such ease that I'm sure she's lived there her entire life.
"As for the story of the three Grace children...normal, typical every day kids doing what more than half of America's children do, cope with divorced parents and moving on with life. Only to have their world flipped upside down, but not by their parents, but a fantastical world they never knew existed until moving to their Aunt Lucinda's home. Jared stumbles upon a secret room filled with treasures from his great grandfather's past as well as a field guide that changes their view of the world forever.
"I will warn, some of the situations and images in these books are a bit graphic. Depending on how sensitive your child is you may want to wait until they are a bit older to have them read them or they may end up with a few bad dreams. With that one exception I will say these are wonderful books, one's that I will definitely be sharing with my own kiddos when they are a bit older."
Anonymous
Posted April 22, 2010
truly amazing book you cant stop once you start
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Posted March 4, 2010
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Rating: 61%
Although it may be geared towards children between the ages of 7 and 11, The Spiderwick Chronicles is still magical, captivating, fantastical, and brilliant.
Melissahil
Posted January 30, 2010
My 7 year old loves these books! He is an adventurist himself and I couldn't think of a more perfect read for him!
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Posted March 30, 2009
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My children are avid readers and we read our books together so we know what everyone thought of the book. I would recommend the spiderwick chronicles to all children and parents who support thier childrens love of books. You will not be disappointed!
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.i recomend this for any child or young minded person its thrilling and mischivious.
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Posted January 12, 2009
It's a great book!
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Posted October 8, 2008
if you like to read somthing that keeps you going and that you are wondering what is going to happen then i think you should read this it was a preate good book and they are increadible easy.
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Posted October 8, 2008
In these spiderwick books Mulgrath is trying to kill Author spiderwicks daughters kids. The kids get attacked by Mulgrath in all the books . In the last book Mulgrath attacks their house. Will Mulgrath kill the kids and their family? Read and find out.
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Posted June 19, 2008
The first thing I senced in this book was fantastical creatures and lots more. Two twins Jared and Simon Grace, and their sister Mallory discovers fearies, fantastical fearies. You'll have to read this book, to see where the adventure starts and ends. This is a thrilling adventure!
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Posted June 10, 2008
wonderful books and i really enjoyed reading them..... they do have different views of certain mythical creatures than J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter Series but are still EXTREEMLY enjoyable....
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Posted June 16, 2008
Do you not understand the greatness of these books. The combination of fantasy and reality is amazing. I was reading these books to my neices and every night. They couldn't wait until bedtime to hear the rest of the Grace's story. The action and adventure. The fantasy of the story is song that draws prey to the animal for it to feed upon. I want others to read this story and think that anything like this can happen to them. If they just believe that it's happening. Just believe that everything in the world is in place around you and make the creatures appear with your mind. Then fight them and have your own adventures.
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Posted February 16, 2008
I'm actually getting pretty old for these ..but i still remember reading them as if taking a drink of water. i finished the whole collection in about a year'because i had to wait for the newestbook: beyond the spiderwick chronicals' But i loved the concept!!! I recommend it to younger readers
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Posted January 25, 2008
This is a great book to read if you like mystery and suspense. If you like nonfiction books then this is not the book for you.
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Posted January 23, 2008
These books are enjoyable. They are a quick and exciting read. I have heard them being compared to Harry Potter and they are NO WHERE near that realm. They are written on a much younger scale. I suggest reading the Peter and the Starcatcher series as well as the Fablehaven series for a fun and magical reading experience!
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Posted February 23, 2008
I have read all of the Spiderwicks books. The authors are amazing! I've never read a book with such amazing endings in a chapter. If your looking for a great, amazing book, Spiderwick is is he way to go. Even if the fairies arn't real they seem so real. PS your drawings'Jared' are amazing!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted February 26, 2008
I can't say enough about these books they are GREAT!!! They also gave the gift of reading to my daughter she didn't like reading her aunt loved these so she wanted to try to read them it took her a while to read the first after each it got a little easier. Now she loves to read. These books are so good for a 'reluctant reader' they are not to hard but don't make the reader feel dumb. I have also read them they are great.
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Overview
It all started with a mysterious letter left at a tiny bookstore for authors Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. Its closing lines: "We just want people to know about this. The stuff that has happened to us could happen to anyone." Little could they imagine the remarkable adventure that awaited them as they followed Jared, Simon, and Mallory Grace and a strange old book into a world filled with elves, goblins, dwarves, trolls, and a fantastical menagerie of other creatures. The ...