The Spiderwick Chronicles #1: The Field Guide by Black

The Spiderwick Chronicles #1: The Field Guide

by Black

The Grace children discover the faerie world is closer than you think in this repackage of the first book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Spiderwick Chronicles.

After finding a mysterious, handmade field guide in the attic of the ramshackle old mansion they've just moved into, Jared; his twin brother, Simon; and their older sister, Mallory, discover that there's a magical and maybe dangerous world existing parallel to our own--the world of faerie.

The Grace children want to share their story, but the faeries will do everything possible to stop them...

In honor of the tenth anniversary of the #1 New York Times bestselling Spiderwick Chronicles series, which has more than 12 million copies in print worldwide, this edition of The Field Guide features a larger trim size and an original cover with all-new art from Tony DiTerlizzi.

Reviewed by empressbrooke on

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I reserved this at the library after seeing previews for the movie; from the things I'd heard about it, I'd expected it to be the next Harry Potter. I was surprised when I picked up a tiny little hardback of 100 pages - this is definitely a story for young readers.

That didn't stop me from reading it; it's a charming little book that I'd definitely start my future kids on when they're too young to enjoy the depth of the Harry Potter series.

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