false 444304 18 The first book in a beautifully produced series of five, <I>The Field Guide</I> sets up the story of the Grace children--13-year-old Mallory and 9-year-old twins Jared and Simon--who with their mother move into the dilapidated Spiderwick Estate only to quickly find themselves sucked into a dark and fascinating world of faeries. <p> Superficially, the Spiderwick Chronicles smack of Lemony Snicket, with its "true story" setup and breathless warnings ("Go away/close the book/put it down/do not look"). But Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black owe no one for the intensely absorbing world they've created. Black certainly showed fey promise in her slightly freaky debut and DiTerlizzi has weird cred to spare, from his zany <I>Jimmy Zangwow</I> to countless credits for the <I>Magic: The Gathering</I> card game. <p> By combining their ample skill with thoughtful art direction and demanding production values, the duo has succeeded in creating a series with irresistible appeal. Each book promises a quick read, snappy plot progression, and dozens of DiTerlizzi's imaginative pen-and-ink drawings. So if you're drawn to <I>The Field Guide</I> at all, you might as well save yourself the trouble and make sure you have the second book (<I>The Seeing Stone</I> handy. (Ages 6 to 10) <I>--Paul Hughes</I> 1092293 book 1 5 2003 The Field Guide (The Spiderwick Chronicles, #1) total:4790|5:1262|4:1658|3:1548|2:275|1:44| 4790 18193 5892 668 3 2 false false Sun Mar 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 24 16:50:56 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 24 17:28:59 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 true false Mon Sep 24 12:46:52 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 24 07:56:14 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 24 09:04:32 -0700 2007
Something to look for in the book: between some of the paragraphs there are little black figures of different fairies and ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Dec 15 09:40:42 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 09:41:54 -0800 2008 1
The story is about the Grace Children: Mallory who is 13 and the 9 year-old twins Jared and Simon. When their father leaves the family, mom and the kids move into the Spiderwick estate - a large crumbling mansion that they inherited from their “crazy...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Mar 10 16:31:14 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 10 16:36:03 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Jun 06 21:23:45 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 07:18:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Mar 25 09:12:24 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 25 09:17:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 11:26:06 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 12:09:40 -0700 2008
Fun, good characters, and excellent illustrations.

I glanced at some of the comments here an...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 24 10:33:22 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 24 10:34:12 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 02 16:42:28 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 03 10:39:42 -0700 2007
Well, they were a fast read-I had it done in 30 minutes. It was a really cute story and just really fun to read. The author d...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Apr 01 06:10:36 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 06:14:45 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 12:49:55 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 12:20:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Nov 04 19:25:08 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 14:06:35 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 01:42:50 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 01:50:56 -0800 2009 it took me about 40 mins to read on a bus journey and as it's 1 of 5 i feel that the story could have been told in one volume then over 5. th...more...]]> 2 1 false false Wed Jan 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 30 18:43:25 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 30 23:30:35 -0800 2008
Probably a bit too creepy for kids who aren't old enough to read yet or are just start...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Dec 24 21:58:34 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 24 22:09:07 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 10 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed May 06 11:53:53 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 12:06:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Nov 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 28 15:02:07 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 17:05:03 -0800 2008 1
After their father leaves, the Graces move into the crumbling old home of a relative. Mallory is 13 and loves to fence. Simon and Jared are 9 year old twins. Simon loves to read and take ca...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Mar 08 19:24:02 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 08 19:26:12 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Tue Nov 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Oct 18 22:59:48 -0700 2008 Tue Nov 25 19:27:16 -0800 2008
So, I guess that the film must cover the entire Spiderwick series since thi...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 14:44:06 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 20:52:46 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=444304