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The Wingfeather Saga
Pembrick's Creaturepedia
This detailed companion is essential to all who travel to the lands of Skree, and a must-have for all Wingfeather Saga fans. Now with all-new illustrations!
Sketcher, adventurer, disguiser, and sneaker Ollister B. Pembrick roamed all of Skree with a sketchbook and pen, searching behind every tree stump and under every stone, in every river and on every hill, to discover and document the endless living wonders of the Maker's world. He risked life and limb--quite literally--to compile sketches and details of the creatures of Skree, usually from the cover of a hollow log, a hedge, or a pile of leaves.
Refer to this carefully documented Creaturepedia before traversing through the Stony Mountains or harvesting fartichokes within a fortnight after a sandstorm. The drawings and field notes about squeeblins, toothy cows, oiples, and more will surely save any explorer's life and will definitely keep them--and their appendages--from being gobbled. Tread carefully, young adventurer. The creatures within are not to be trifled with.
Sketcher, adventurer, disguiser, and sneaker Ollister B. Pembrick roamed all of Skree with a sketchbook and pen, searching behind every tree stump and under every stone, in every river and on every hill, to discover and document the endless living wonders of the Maker's world. He risked life and limb--quite literally--to compile sketches and details of the creatures of Skree, usually from the cover of a hollow log, a hedge, or a pile of leaves.
Refer to this carefully documented Creaturepedia before traversing through the Stony Mountains or harvesting fartichokes within a fortnight after a sandstorm. The drawings and field notes about squeeblins, toothy cows, oiples, and more will surely save any explorer's life and will definitely keep them--and their appendages--from being gobbled. Tread carefully, young adventurer. The creatures within are not to be trifled with.
128 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2014
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1805 people want to read
About the author
Andrew Peterson
20 books4,675 followersHey, folks. If you're just discovering me or any of my work, it can be a little confusing because there are several facets to it. Here’s the rundown:
• I write songs. I also record them to these cool things called CDs and put on concerts around the country. (And beyond! To my great delight, I get to play in Europe every year or so.)
• I write books. I’ve written a four-part fantasy series for young readers called the Wingfeather Saga, along with Pembrick's Creaturepedia and A Ranger's Guide to Glipwood Forest. The Wingfeather Animated Series is wonderful, and you can watch for free over at Angel.com. I've written two memoirs: Adorning the Dark, and The God of the Garden.
• I'm the founder of the Rabbit Room, a community of songwriters, authors, and artists interested in storytelling, faith, and fellowship.
• I'm married to Jamie, and we have three sweet (grown) children, each of whom has a (grown) spouse (who is also sweet), and one very sweet granddaughter. We live in a magical place we call the Warren, just south of Nashville.
The common thread in all this is my love for Christ and his Kingdom, my belief in the power of story and art, and my need for family and community. If I had to boil it all down, I'd say this: I want to use my gifts to tell the truth, and to tell it as beautifully as I can. Andrew-peterson.com
• I write songs. I also record them to these cool things called CDs and put on concerts around the country. (And beyond! To my great delight, I get to play in Europe every year or so.)
• I write books. I’ve written a four-part fantasy series for young readers called the Wingfeather Saga, along with Pembrick's Creaturepedia and A Ranger's Guide to Glipwood Forest. The Wingfeather Animated Series is wonderful, and you can watch for free over at Angel.com. I've written two memoirs: Adorning the Dark, and The God of the Garden.
• I'm the founder of the Rabbit Room, a community of songwriters, authors, and artists interested in storytelling, faith, and fellowship.
• I'm married to Jamie, and we have three sweet (grown) children, each of whom has a (grown) spouse (who is also sweet), and one very sweet granddaughter. We live in a magical place we call the Warren, just south of Nashville.
The common thread in all this is my love for Christ and his Kingdom, my belief in the power of story and art, and my need for family and community. If I had to boil it all down, I'd say this: I want to use my gifts to tell the truth, and to tell it as beautifully as I can. Andrew-peterson.com
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July 23, 2014
Ah, Pembrick! Had I not purchased this invaluable tome and hearkened to your inestimable wisdom, I would have surely eaten a rotten Wexter and experienced the accompanying confusion and shame. I am so glad I did. Hearken that is. To you.
April 12, 2024
A fun book for Wingfeather fans! And the fact Andrew Peterson's son did the illustrations made it even better. But the Wexter will haunt my dreams.
November 4, 2021
This is the perfect guide for those who desire to remain ungobbled, a detailed creaturepedia that describes in detail the "creepers and crawlers", "lie-in-waiters and human-haters", "sneakers and squeakers", and every kind of gobbler in between. Perhaps the most important thing you will learn from this indispensable (essential!) tome, however, is to beware the fuzzy, the softish, and the verbose squeeblin. They are cute (deceptive!). Beware the squeeblin!
July 29, 2024
I was both intrigued and confused by the “taste” section of the explanation of the creatures. When I finished the book first thing I did was write down every creature and what it tasted like, because often the taste would reference another animal in the book.
I don’t think the author thought about it as hard as I did, so to save you time incase you (like I) felt the need to flip through every page like a ridiculous dot-to-dot trying to find where the tastes correlated …
13 of the creatures taste like hen meat,
9 like salt,
9 taste fishy
13 are unknown
And only 5 have unique tastes of their own.
^^^
A few of them make no sense… if I were to eat sea dragon I doubt it would taste like hen meat, and were I to eat toothy cow I would not expect a mouth full of salt…
But, I don’t think anyone else cares about that, so I will set those observations here, for no one to ever consider.
Now for the real review…
I found this book funny and sweet.
Incase your unaware, it’s a scientific book, but it’s based in a different universe—
making all of the scientific notes useless, unless your really into that kind of thing.
However, the true joy is found in the jokes, which the author wrote in the explanation of the funny creatures, and enjoying the beautiful drawings done by the authors children.
I don’t think the author thought about it as hard as I did, so to save you time incase you (like I) felt the need to flip through every page like a ridiculous dot-to-dot trying to find where the tastes correlated …
13 of the creatures taste like hen meat,
9 like salt,
9 taste fishy
13 are unknown
And only 5 have unique tastes of their own.
^^^
A few of them make no sense… if I were to eat sea dragon I doubt it would taste like hen meat, and were I to eat toothy cow I would not expect a mouth full of salt…
But, I don’t think anyone else cares about that, so I will set those observations here, for no one to ever consider.
Now for the real review…
I found this book funny and sweet.
Incase your unaware, it’s a scientific book, but it’s based in a different universe—
making all of the scientific notes useless, unless your really into that kind of thing.
However, the true joy is found in the jokes, which the author wrote in the explanation of the funny creatures, and enjoying the beautiful drawings done by the authors children.
November 25, 2025
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• Book - Pembrick’s Creaturepedia Skreean Edition • Author - Ollister B. Pembrick (aka Andrew Peterson) • Pages - Hardcover, 113 • Genre(s) - Fantasy • Published - 2014 • Recommended time to read - Whenever you need something short and goofy lol
⇢─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───⇠ → Writing - 3/5 → Cover - 5/5 → Vibes - 3/5 → Overall - ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ═════════════════
╰┈➤ Thoughts
This was fun. Short and very easy to read. I love the Wingfeather Saga so I was excited to pick this up even though I knew it would only be about a three star read.
Personally I didn’t like some of the humor in this. It was pretty boy-ish which makes sense considering the author is in fact a man, but I personally didn’t like all of it.
The illustrations were amazing and some of the creatures looked so cool!
Other than that not much else to say. This book is appropriate for I’d say 9+
• Book - Pembrick’s Creaturepedia Skreean Edition • Author - Ollister B. Pembrick (aka Andrew Peterson) • Pages - Hardcover, 113 • Genre(s) - Fantasy • Published - 2014 • Recommended time to read - Whenever you need something short and goofy lol
⇢─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───⇠ → Writing - 3/5 → Cover - 5/5 → Vibes - 3/5 → Overall - ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ═════════════════
╰┈➤ Thoughts
This was fun. Short and very easy to read. I love the Wingfeather Saga so I was excited to pick this up even though I knew it would only be about a three star read.
Personally I didn’t like some of the humor in this. It was pretty boy-ish which makes sense considering the author is in fact a man, but I personally didn’t like all of it.
The illustrations were amazing and some of the creatures looked so cool!
Other than that not much else to say. This book is appropriate for I’d say 9+
April 1, 2024
I’ve never had so much FUN listening to an audiobook before. This was incredibly entertaining and enriching. The language/syntax is somehow beautiful and hysterical at the same time which is no surprise at all from Peterson. Many a chortle and wail were enjoyed by the whole family. I highly recommend any book by Andrew Peterson to be “read” via audiobook. He is a genius narrator.
August 19, 2022
This book is amazing it really helped me picture the creatures in Aerwiar
March 24, 2025
Story Enjoyment Rating: 8/10 Christian Faith Content 0/3
This is a lighthearted, spin-off book from the main Wingfeather Saga series. However, unlike the main saga, this particular volume is not a story but a collection, akin to an encyclopedia, of the various creatures found within that world.
There isn't much in the way of faith content. Instead, the book focuses more on humour and whimsy. I preferred it to The Ranger's Guide to Glipwood Forest, personally finding it more amusing to read.
The book is clean and is likely aimed at a middle-grade audience. It is particularly suitable for super fans of the main stories.
This is a lighthearted, spin-off book from the main Wingfeather Saga series. However, unlike the main saga, this particular volume is not a story but a collection, akin to an encyclopedia, of the various creatures found within that world.
There isn't much in the way of faith content. Instead, the book focuses more on humour and whimsy. I preferred it to The Ranger's Guide to Glipwood Forest, personally finding it more amusing to read.
The book is clean and is likely aimed at a middle-grade audience. It is particularly suitable for super fans of the main stories.
December 2, 2015
A fun companion to the Wingfeather Saga, with lots of clever touches; highly recommended to all readers of the Wingfeather stories.
June 27, 2024
A great volume (thin!) that should grace the bookshelves of any Wingfeather Saga fan (you!).
January 12, 2022
“PLONKFISH-
...[yes, I skipped the classification and description so that you will read this book for yourselves!]
Weakness: Everything.
Taste: Like the worst thing ever, only worse.
Demeanor: Dumb.”
This annotation especially made me laugh!
Ollister B. Pembrick’s Creaturepedia is so whimsical that it makes me chuckle with all the tongue and cheek it contains. Light-hearted and lovely.
Excellent illustrations in the new edition released last year (2021)!
5/5 🌟
...[yes, I skipped the classification and description so that you will read this book for yourselves!]
Weakness: Everything.
Taste: Like the worst thing ever, only worse.
Demeanor: Dumb.”
This annotation especially made me laugh!
Ollister B. Pembrick’s Creaturepedia is so whimsical that it makes me chuckle with all the tongue and cheek it contains. Light-hearted and lovely.
Excellent illustrations in the new edition released last year (2021)!
5/5 🌟
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 1, 2022
This was a much easier read than I was expecting, and just as fun as I had hoped. Not only does this book expand the world of Aerwiar, it also gave Andrew Peterson a perfect excuse to show off his verbosity for certain characters like Ollister Pembrick. It is especially funny, and I am very impressed with his son Aedan’s fantastic sketches of each animal!
September 2, 2022
A great book to those who wish not to be gobbled, maimed, or snacked on by the creatures of Skree. This book was creative, imaginative, and funny. The drawings were so fun to look at. Hearken readers, to Pembrick’s knowledge. If you do not, you are in danger of being gobbled, maimed, or snacked on.
September 19, 2025
This review is for a book that was self published by my older sisters friend from college, so NOT Pembrick's Creaturepedia (but I'm reading the wingfeather saga rn, Andrew, don't worry!!!) I'm just using this book as a place holder for it aheh 😅
It's called Aislinn by Ally Manwarren AND IT WAS A 5 STAR READ!!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
For a first published book, this SLAPPED.
The plot was really well crafted and I could tell a LOTTTTT of thought was put into it (which, is true bc apparently Ally talked to some of her friends about the plot for the whole story........ and it was about 16 hours of talking. I'm not kidding. that's IMPRESSIVE.) I can tell this story means a lot to the author and I love that 🤭🎀✨
the characters dialogue was actually like... insanely good. I felt like I could HEAR the characters in their own voices and HOW they talked--which I KNOW is a REALLY hard thing to accomplish as an author when trying to make dialogue realistic but also fit each of the characters personality, so that is IMPRESSIVE and amazing Ally 🤭💯🤌🎉
I also can't believe that I got to talk to the author herself and see her thoughts and update her about where I was at in the story and what I thought-- she seems like a really sweet person and I CANT WAIT TO MEET HER AND GET MY BOOK SIGNED, AHHHH!!
everything about this story was just really inspiring for someone like me who wants to become an author but will never, but just to see someone connect with their own story and characters THIS MUCH is so cool and I literally CANNOT WAIT FOR BOOK TWO, WOMAN!!!!! I NEED TO SEE SOME OF THE ROMANCE!! oh and also the fact that she created her own fantasy world is ALSO insane and simply ✨sPlENdiD✨
...
AND I CANT FREAKIN BELIEVE I GET TO MEET THE AUTHOR HERSELF IN PERSON IN JUST TWO DAYS!!!!!!!! AHHHHHH!!! I LITERALLY CANT HOLD IN MY EXCITEMENT 😭😭😭😭
It's called Aislinn by Ally Manwarren AND IT WAS A 5 STAR READ!!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
For a first published book, this SLAPPED.
The plot was really well crafted and I could tell a LOTTTTT of thought was put into it (which, is true bc apparently Ally talked to some of her friends about the plot for the whole story........ and it was about 16 hours of talking. I'm not kidding. that's IMPRESSIVE.) I can tell this story means a lot to the author and I love that 🤭🎀✨
the characters dialogue was actually like... insanely good. I felt like I could HEAR the characters in their own voices and HOW they talked--which I KNOW is a REALLY hard thing to accomplish as an author when trying to make dialogue realistic but also fit each of the characters personality, so that is IMPRESSIVE and amazing Ally 🤭💯🤌🎉
I also can't believe that I got to talk to the author herself and see her thoughts and update her about where I was at in the story and what I thought-- she seems like a really sweet person and I CANT WAIT TO MEET HER AND GET MY BOOK SIGNED, AHHHH!!
everything about this story was just really inspiring for someone like me who wants to become an author but will never, but just to see someone connect with their own story and characters THIS MUCH is so cool and I literally CANNOT WAIT FOR BOOK TWO, WOMAN!!!!! I NEED TO SEE SOME OF THE ROMANCE!! oh and also the fact that she created her own fantasy world is ALSO insane and simply ✨sPlENdiD✨
...
AND I CANT FREAKIN BELIEVE I GET TO MEET THE AUTHOR HERSELF IN PERSON IN JUST TWO DAYS!!!!!!!! AHHHHHH!!! I LITERALLY CANT HOLD IN MY EXCITEMENT 😭😭😭😭
January 1, 2025
This is a tie-in book for the Wingfeather Saga (Excellent reading!). Like The Ranger's Guide to Glipwood Forest, this book does not contain a full story (Anecdotal!). Instead this short book serves as a bestiary to the series.
It details the strange creatures found in the land of Skree (Fictional!) and includes humorous narration from the explorer (Also Fictional!) who sacrificed hand and foot to sketch and observe these deadly beasts.
The included illustrations are very well done (Such Talent!) and are drawn by the real Author's son.
A much needed guide for anyone looking to explore the land of Skree without being gobbled.
It details the strange creatures found in the land of Skree (Fictional!) and includes humorous narration from the explorer (Also Fictional!) who sacrificed hand and foot to sketch and observe these deadly beasts.
The included illustrations are very well done (Such Talent!) and are drawn by the real Author's son.
A much needed guide for anyone looking to explore the land of Skree without being gobbled.
June 17, 2024
This was such a fun addition to the series! Though I'll be honest, that is not what I thought thwaps looked like. XD I found this at the library but am hoping to get my own copy to finish my Wingfeather collection and be able to refer to next time I reread the series.😁 This was a fun book I'd recommend to all Wingfeather fans!
April 29, 2024
Though you don’t read about the character that “wrote” this book until the Wingfeather “Tales” book, I would almost suggest having this book available while you are reading the series and you can refer to it when any of the unique and interesting creatures are mentioned.
May 29, 2025
Who knew toothy cows were so evil?! I just wanted something short to listen to, and I am delightfully amazed on how fun and wonderfully odd this was! I need to read the Wingfeather saga now and travel many mengths to obtain a hard copy of this creaturepedia
October 5, 2021
4.5 stars because of the exclusion of the Ratbadger. Otherwise required reading for those venturing to Skree.
August 7, 2014
This is amusing to skim through, and I enjoyed the illustrations. I'm sure I will refer to it when reading the series to my children someday. But tries too hard to be funny.
December 31, 2016
Absolutely fabulous for fans of the Wingfeather Saga.
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December 31, 2023really cool drawings! Love it! love it! love it!
February 6, 2024
the sketches in here are amazing!!
September 1, 2024
This was hilarious and super fun to read! If you've finished the Wing feather Saga or want this as a companion book, it's perfect!
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October 23, 2024Pretty good
December 23, 2024
Hilarious!!!
July 31, 2025
Words fail me. Fooglemumplivibnitrungl. Especially that one.
October 10, 2021
I love the Wingfeather Saga, so much that I have the old set, and the new set. When this book came out, I was so excited to get on a book tour about it. I also took all my saved up funds and pre-ordered a physical copy. After all, if I ran into one of these creatures, I would need this to identify them and keep myself from harm.
The book is small, but the drawing are fantastic! I might have to get the digital version as well as the hardback, because it's just a lot of fun! The creatures are shown, described, and information about them is shared. It's a perfect companion to the series.
The book is small, but the drawing are fantastic! I might have to get the digital version as well as the hardback, because it's just a lot of fun! The creatures are shown, described, and information about them is shared. It's a perfect companion to the series.
December 30, 2025
Fun companion to the Wingfeather Saga. Great illustrations, funny descriptions and facts. Peterson lets his whimsical creativity shine here.
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