Synopsis The first book in the bestselling Spiderwick Chronicles series introduces readers to the Grace siblings--Mallory, Jared, and Simon. After moving into a crumbling Victorian house with their Great Aunt Lucinda, the trio finds a mysterious field guide that opens the way for a series of strange adventures. With illustrations.
When the Grace children go to stay at their Great Aunt Lucinda's worn Victorian house, they discover a field guide to fairies and other creatures and begin to have some unusual experiences.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2003-05-01 | | Series: | Spiderwick Chronicles | | Edition Description: | Illustrated |
| Size | | Length: | 107 pages | | Height: | 7.0 in | | Width: | 4.8 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 6.4 oz |
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Industry Reviews "Readers who are too young to read Harry Potter independently will find these have just the right amount of menace laced with appealing humor and are blessed with crisp pacing and, of course, DiTerlizzi's enticingly Gothic illustrations." Kirkus Reviews (04/15/2003)
"With their evocative gothic-style pencil drawings and color illustrations, rhyming riddles, supernatural lore and well-drawn characters, these books read like old-fashioned ripping yarns. They are suitably gross, suitably snarky, suitably creepy, suitably fast-paced (coming in at an un-Potteresque 100 pages or so) and suitably ghastly--wait until you get to the goblins roasting a cat on a spit. Most important, they are suitably suspenseful, with each installment whetting young appetites for the next." New York Times Book Review - Scott Veale (06/22/2003)
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