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The Spiderwick Chronicles #1-2
The Field Guide and The Seeing Stone
Twins Jared and Simon and their older sister, Mallorydon't like the ramshackle old mansion their mother moves them to when their kooky Great Aunt Lucinda is sent to an asylum. When a series of mysterious events leads them to an old book that contains hand-drawn pictures of all kinds of fantastic creatures, Jared believes they have found the key to all the weird things that have been going on.
256 pages, Audio CD
First published January 1, 2003
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Tony DiTerlizzi
128 books2,209 followers#1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator, Tony DiTerlizzi, has been creating children’s books for twenty years. From fanciful picture books like The Broken Ornament and The Spider & The Fly (a Caldecott Honor book), to chapter books like Kenny and The Dragon and The Search for WondLa, DiTerlizzi imbues his stories with rich imagination. With Holly Black, he created the middle-grade series, The Spiderwick Chronicles, which has sold over 20 million copies, been adapted into a feature film, and translated in over thirty countries. He teamed up with Lucasfilm to retell the original Star Wars trilogy as a picture book and his collaboration with celebrated author Mo Willems created the bestseller The Story of Diva & Flea. The Norman Rockwell museum’s retrospective, “Never Abandon Imagination”, featured artwork from the beginning of DiTerlizzi’s career as a contributing artist for Dungeons & Dragons and broke attendance records. He has been featured in Time magazine, USA Today, CNN, PBS, NPR the BBC and The Today Show.
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March 21, 2020
Y'all, Mark frickin Hamill narrates the audiobooks for this series, and that's worth the price of admission all by itself imo. Each human gets a subtly different voice, and he never tries to voice a woman with a falsetto! (Four for you, Mark Hamill. You go, Mark Hamill.) And all of the fae sound different and frickin COOL and I just love Mark Hamill, you guys.
As for the books themselves, they are fun and spooky, but contain more (off-screen) animal death than I like*.
SPEAKING OF WHICH, here are things that I, an unofficial Holly Black scholar, have noticed that she seems to like:
1. Angry women with swords (who doesn't tho)
2. Twins
3. Being mean to fictional people's fictional pets
4. Cinnamon in coffee (doesn't happen in these ones, but yeah. also, hard same.)
And faeries, of course.
OH and who the FUCK let these children read Tithe?? Because that's the only one of Black's books about faeries that would have been available in 2003. Idk about DiTerlizzi, but I he's written stuff about magical critters so maybe that's what they read?? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
EDIT: Except I am 99% sure that the Grace kiddos make a pre-Spiderwick cameo in Ironside so????? Idek?????
Anyway, I will absolutely listen to the rest of them. This one only took about 2 (1ish hour each) hours from start to finish, so just right for my attention span right now in these Trying Times.
*which is anything more than NONE, but anyway
As for the books themselves, they are fun and spooky, but contain more (off-screen) animal death than I like*.
SPEAKING OF WHICH, here are things that I, an unofficial Holly Black scholar, have noticed that she seems to like:
1. Angry women with swords (who doesn't tho)
2. Twins
3. Being mean to fictional people's fictional pets
4. Cinnamon in coffee (doesn't happen in these ones, but yeah. also, hard same.)
And faeries, of course.
OH and who the FUCK let these children read Tithe?? Because that's the only one of Black's books about faeries that would have been available in 2003. Idk about DiTerlizzi, but I he's written stuff about magical critters so maybe that's what they read?? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
EDIT: Except I am 99% sure that the Grace kiddos make a pre-Spiderwick cameo in Ironside so????? Idek?????
Anyway, I will absolutely listen to the rest of them. This one only took about 2 (1ish hour each) hours from start to finish, so just right for my attention span right now in these Trying Times.
*which is anything more than NONE, but anyway
July 22, 2008
Very short but very cool. The reader does a fantastic job, he made the troll in book 2 sound so scary! All the creatures are so creative and very well (and mostly scary) described. I like how the authors tried to avoid clichés in both, content and language.
May 8, 2017
Do you ever read a book, and wish you could travel back in time and give it to your primary school-aged self?That's how I feel about this book. I feel a re-watch of the film is in order.
January 6, 2022
I will always enjoy Holly Black's depictions of fairies
February 16, 2022
I'm really sad that I didn't read this when I was younger...
May 2, 2019
I had no idea what to expect from this book, but I loved it! I will definitely be trying to get my hands on some other books.
December 9, 2019
The Field Guide - 3/5
Simon, Jared and Mallory Grace move in to a creepy Victorian house with their mother after their parents divorce and the three kids get themselves in trouble. After moving in, they discover that something isn't quite right with the house. It's haunted, but not by ghosts. It's haunted by fairies and other classic fantasy creatures from another world.
It's a fun little mystery book with cool fantasy elements and it does a good job setting up the characters and premise at an incredibly fast speed without feeling rushed. The ending shows a lot of promise for the future of the series. My only complaint is that it ended too soon, just when I was about to get into the meat and bones of the fantasy side of things. I enjoyed what little I was given though and I plan on reading the rest of the series.
***
The Seeing Stone - 4/5
Things get weirder and a helluva lot more dark for the Grace kids when Simon gets kidnapped by a pack of bloodthirsty goblins. One thing I really loved about this one is how disturbing the monster designs are. They look like something you would see in a 18+ dark fantasy manga, not a kid friendly adventure story. There were also scenes where the goblins cooked cats alive over a fire while making Simon watch as they planned to cook him alive next. Surprisingly brutal and scary for the age rating and I think I liked this one more than the first for that reason.
The stakes were higher and the monsters were impressive. The Grace kids seem to be growing closer to each other as they find themselves thrown into one nasty situation after the other. As Stranger Things would say, shared trauma brings people together.
Simon, Jared and Mallory Grace move in to a creepy Victorian house with their mother after their parents divorce and the three kids get themselves in trouble. After moving in, they discover that something isn't quite right with the house. It's haunted, but not by ghosts. It's haunted by fairies and other classic fantasy creatures from another world.
It's a fun little mystery book with cool fantasy elements and it does a good job setting up the characters and premise at an incredibly fast speed without feeling rushed. The ending shows a lot of promise for the future of the series. My only complaint is that it ended too soon, just when I was about to get into the meat and bones of the fantasy side of things. I enjoyed what little I was given though and I plan on reading the rest of the series.
***
The Seeing Stone - 4/5
Things get weirder and a helluva lot more dark for the Grace kids when Simon gets kidnapped by a pack of bloodthirsty goblins. One thing I really loved about this one is how disturbing the monster designs are. They look like something you would see in a 18+ dark fantasy manga, not a kid friendly adventure story. There were also scenes where the goblins cooked cats alive over a fire while making Simon watch as they planned to cook him alive next. Surprisingly brutal and scary for the age rating and I think I liked this one more than the first for that reason.
The stakes were higher and the monsters were impressive. The Grace kids seem to be growing closer to each other as they find themselves thrown into one nasty situation after the other. As Stranger Things would say, shared trauma brings people together.
May 19, 2020
*3.5
I wish I read these as a kid, because they would've been my jam.
I wish I read these as a kid, because they would've been my jam.
June 28, 2019
I read this at my granddaughter Sarah’s suggestion. Great fun. Reminded me of the kind of books I loved during the summer when I was her age.
July 20, 2019
If only I was 10 years old again🤷♀️
Some middle grade books are just great no matter what age you read them, this one is such a NO for me
Some middle grade books are just great no matter what age you read them, this one is such a NO for me
April 23, 2020
Cute story, a little spooky. I don’t care for the way the children talk to each other. Also, when did “crappy” become an appropriate word for children’s literature? Of course my kids LOVED them (eye roll)! They were interesting and entertaining enough that we will definitely be reading more!
August 24, 2022
I was in love with this movie when I was a child, and I believed it was high time I read the books.
Watching the movie made me love fantasy, the fact that the improbable could become reality always made me hopeful for what life has in store for me. Reading the book wasn't any different. I listened to it while doing my math and science homework--bc it was easy and I needed something to listen to--and I loved it all.
Can't wait to continue the series through the audiobooks, they were so cheerful and are grouped together.
Watching the movie made me love fantasy, the fact that the improbable could become reality always made me hopeful for what life has in store for me. Reading the book wasn't any different. I listened to it while doing my math and science homework--bc it was easy and I needed something to listen to--and I loved it all.
Can't wait to continue the series through the audiobooks, they were so cheerful and are grouped together.
August 7, 2019
Adorable mysteries. I can see why these books were so popular a decade or so ago. Hopefully the next wave of kids coming up will also discover them!
Content: a couple of crude terms in part two (Seeing Stone)
Content: a couple of crude terms in part two (Seeing Stone)
April 12, 2019
The Terror’s House
In the book Spiderwick The Field Guide, there is one very particular character who
creates problems. The main character Jared Grace needs to make very important
decisions. He has gone through bad things with his family since their parents have
divorced. Including changing to a horrible house that has been abandoned. Jared
began to adapt, until he makes his biggest mistake. In that house there are a lot of
mysteries that Jared will need to solve. Even though it might be dangerous, he is
intelligent and will solve the problems and mysteries. Jared Grace is a very brave
person, because even with what he has been through, he solves his problems.
Jared has suffer a lot, he needed to change. He becomes braver, strong, intelligent, a
problem solver and other things that help him from suffering more. On page 6 it says
that “ever since their dad moved out, everything close to grateful”. So their parents
divorced and his dad went away so they were sad. It said on page 6 none of them
said anything “. So they were so sad that they didn't want to talk. Unfortunately, they
moved to another house. When they arrived Jared, Simon and Mallory realize it is a
horrible house. Jared said I will managed to lug the suitcase inside the door before he
dropped it. He do it because he want to get stronger than Mallory. When Jared enter
he thought he saw a goust, in that moment he was scared. He was scared for two
weeks until he went to a secret room, from there he became brave.
Jared has deal with a lot of things but there's one thing that will be so challenging for
him to solve. When he change of house two weeks later it said on page 28, “he
raised into darkness hold, it was like a metal box that went up a few feets inside the
wall”. Than, he saw a room and he entered. On page 31 looking around he realized
there was no door”. He will need to go out as he entered and he didn't know where
he was. This room was a library, there were strange things and at the center a desk.
In the desk he found a poem that said:
“In a man’s torso you will find
My secret to all mankind
If false and true can be the same
You will soon know of my fame
Up and up and up again
Good luck dear friend”.
He don't know what to do but he kip it and steel watching the room. On page 37 it
said as he hold up the makeshift lamp, Jared saw that something had been scrawled
in the dust of the desk. This was something that was not their before. It said:
“Click click, watch your back”.
He went down and try to figure the the poem with Simon. Simon said that Jared was
the intelligent after a lot of time he figured. He when the up of the house and he found
a door inside he found a treasure with the kiss down of the treasure. He opened and
found a book on page 55 it said Embossed on the brown leather, the title read: Arthur
Spiderwick’s Field Guide to the Fantastic World around you. Jared only started
reading the book.
Jared is so intelligent that he will need to solve the problem of the boggarts. His first
mistake was that he start reading the book. When he started reading, all the thing
that were in the book became true. He didn't know it until he almost finished the book.
Jared knew that they were boggarts because they destroyed the house. For Jared
and his family, the house was the only thing that will protect them from the boggarts.
They are a lot of boggarts, they are the size of a rat. Jared gets an idea, he makes all
the boggarts get out of the house. Next, he said some words and a bubble appeared
around the house to protect it. They were safe of the boggarts, but a big animal
came and destroy the house. Jared did not knew what to do and a the last he didn't
find the way. The boggarts went to the forest and Jared could not solve it.
Jared has been through bad things and he has overcome them, that is why he is
brave. He is a 9 year boy that has gone through many bad things and through the
story he change. Jared create a problem but he is so intelligent he will solve them.
The boggarts are the most challenge problem that he will be able to fix it. Still Jared
has not solve how to get read of the boggarts. As a result, Jared is a boy that has
gone through many things but no matter what he don't stop and continue with his live
being brave, strong, intelligent and a problem solver if Jared could do it why can't
you.
In the book Spiderwick The Field Guide, there is one very particular character who
creates problems. The main character Jared Grace needs to make very important
decisions. He has gone through bad things with his family since their parents have
divorced. Including changing to a horrible house that has been abandoned. Jared
began to adapt, until he makes his biggest mistake. In that house there are a lot of
mysteries that Jared will need to solve. Even though it might be dangerous, he is
intelligent and will solve the problems and mysteries. Jared Grace is a very brave
person, because even with what he has been through, he solves his problems.
Jared has suffer a lot, he needed to change. He becomes braver, strong, intelligent, a
problem solver and other things that help him from suffering more. On page 6 it says
that “ever since their dad moved out, everything close to grateful”. So their parents
divorced and his dad went away so they were sad. It said on page 6 none of them
said anything “. So they were so sad that they didn't want to talk. Unfortunately, they
moved to another house. When they arrived Jared, Simon and Mallory realize it is a
horrible house. Jared said I will managed to lug the suitcase inside the door before he
dropped it. He do it because he want to get stronger than Mallory. When Jared enter
he thought he saw a goust, in that moment he was scared. He was scared for two
weeks until he went to a secret room, from there he became brave.
Jared has deal with a lot of things but there's one thing that will be so challenging for
him to solve. When he change of house two weeks later it said on page 28, “he
raised into darkness hold, it was like a metal box that went up a few feets inside the
wall”. Than, he saw a room and he entered. On page 31 looking around he realized
there was no door”. He will need to go out as he entered and he didn't know where
he was. This room was a library, there were strange things and at the center a desk.
In the desk he found a poem that said:
“In a man’s torso you will find
My secret to all mankind
If false and true can be the same
You will soon know of my fame
Up and up and up again
Good luck dear friend”.
He don't know what to do but he kip it and steel watching the room. On page 37 it
said as he hold up the makeshift lamp, Jared saw that something had been scrawled
in the dust of the desk. This was something that was not their before. It said:
“Click click, watch your back”.
He went down and try to figure the the poem with Simon. Simon said that Jared was
the intelligent after a lot of time he figured. He when the up of the house and he found
a door inside he found a treasure with the kiss down of the treasure. He opened and
found a book on page 55 it said Embossed on the brown leather, the title read: Arthur
Spiderwick’s Field Guide to the Fantastic World around you. Jared only started
reading the book.
Jared is so intelligent that he will need to solve the problem of the boggarts. His first
mistake was that he start reading the book. When he started reading, all the thing
that were in the book became true. He didn't know it until he almost finished the book.
Jared knew that they were boggarts because they destroyed the house. For Jared
and his family, the house was the only thing that will protect them from the boggarts.
They are a lot of boggarts, they are the size of a rat. Jared gets an idea, he makes all
the boggarts get out of the house. Next, he said some words and a bubble appeared
around the house to protect it. They were safe of the boggarts, but a big animal
came and destroy the house. Jared did not knew what to do and a the last he didn't
find the way. The boggarts went to the forest and Jared could not solve it.
Jared has been through bad things and he has overcome them, that is why he is
brave. He is a 9 year boy that has gone through many bad things and through the
story he change. Jared create a problem but he is so intelligent he will solve them.
The boggarts are the most challenge problem that he will be able to fix it. Still Jared
has not solve how to get read of the boggarts. As a result, Jared is a boy that has
gone through many things but no matter what he don't stop and continue with his live
being brave, strong, intelligent and a problem solver if Jared could do it why can't
you.
January 9, 2023
Spooky
The book is the first of five books that constitute one story that is divided up into bite-size books that again are divided up into bite-size chapters. Be sure to read all the periphery notes and charts left in the book. And if you are reading out loud to someone you may want to show them the pictures.
The author knows how to write creepy stories. It makes you want to sleep with one eye open. There is nothing cutesy yet, on the other hand, there is no violence for violence's sake. The story just squeezes into the realm of possibilities. However, it takes an evil mind to write these chronicles. One good advantage is that they are short and to the point, enough to hold your attention and then be over before you realized what happened.
Three children (Mallory, Jared, and their younger brother, Simon) and their mother move into a new home (O.K. shack… O.K. more like several shacks stacked on top of each other.) There they find strange noises in the walls. Perusing the source of the noises and with the use of a dumbwaiter they locate a secret library and you guessed it a riddle that may lead to “The Field Guide.” There is an outwritten warning that if they find it to get rid of it. However, the story is fascinating. All of this comes at a price. I do not want to elaborate but if you have long hair or a suspicious mother then I suggest you read with caution.
The book is the first of five books that constitute one story that is divided up into bite-size books that again are divided up into bite-size chapters. Be sure to read all the periphery notes and charts left in the book. And if you are reading out loud to someone you may want to show them the pictures.
The author knows how to write creepy stories. It makes you want to sleep with one eye open. There is nothing cutesy yet, on the other hand, there is no violence for violence's sake. The story just squeezes into the realm of possibilities. However, it takes an evil mind to write these chronicles. One good advantage is that they are short and to the point, enough to hold your attention and then be over before you realized what happened.
Three children (Mallory, Jared, and their younger brother, Simon) and their mother move into a new home (O.K. shack… O.K. more like several shacks stacked on top of each other.) There they find strange noises in the walls. Perusing the source of the noises and with the use of a dumbwaiter they locate a secret library and you guessed it a riddle that may lead to “The Field Guide.” There is an outwritten warning that if they find it to get rid of it. However, the story is fascinating. All of this comes at a price. I do not want to elaborate but if you have long hair or a suspicious mother then I suggest you read with caution.
March 8, 2020
This bind-up is the first and second book into a fantastical world of supernatural creatures of the fantasy world. I can see the appeal of this fast pace, creative and magical series. The illustrations are wonderfully done. I highly enjoyed the beginning of the book, it caught my attention instantly.
If you want a quick and pleasantly fun adventure, The Spiderwick Chronicles is a good place to start.
Dear Mrs. Black and Mr. DiTerlizzi:
I know that a lot of people don’t believe in faeries, but I do and I think that you do too. After I read your books, I told my brothers about you and we decided to write. We know about real faeries. In fact, we know a lot about them.
The page attached* to this one is a photocopy from an old book we found in our attic. It isn’t a great copy because we had some trouble with the copier. The book tells people how to identify faeries and how to protect themselves. Can you please give this book to your publisher? If you can, please put a letter in this envelope and give it back to the store. We will find a way to send the book. The normal mail is too dangerous. We just want people to know about this. The stuff that has happened to us could happen to anyone.
Sincerely,
Mallory, Jared, and Simon Grace
* Not included.
If you want a quick and pleasantly fun adventure, The Spiderwick Chronicles is a good place to start.
Dear Mrs. Black and Mr. DiTerlizzi:
I know that a lot of people don’t believe in faeries, but I do and I think that you do too. After I read your books, I told my brothers about you and we decided to write. We know about real faeries. In fact, we know a lot about them.
The page attached* to this one is a photocopy from an old book we found in our attic. It isn’t a great copy because we had some trouble with the copier. The book tells people how to identify faeries and how to protect themselves. Can you please give this book to your publisher? If you can, please put a letter in this envelope and give it back to the store. We will find a way to send the book. The normal mail is too dangerous. We just want people to know about this. The stuff that has happened to us could happen to anyone.
Sincerely,
Mallory, Jared, and Simon Grace
* Not included.
January 5, 2023
I am a big fan of both Black and DiTerlizzi, but I had not gotten around to going back and reading these books. I must admit after reading this first one, I will be devouring the rest of this series and the three books in the Beyond Spiderwick series. I have seen and enjoyed the movie but so long ago it did not affect my reading of the book. I had big expectations for this book and it did not disappoint.
The five books in this series can really be taken as one continuous story. Yet they were originally published individually. They are available in a boxed set and a single volume omnibus edition. But no matter how you read them you will be enchanted by the world presented by Black and DiTerlizzi.
The story follows 3 children, Jarod, Simon, and Mallory as they move into a relative's home. Soon they discover the house has secrets, from a dumb waiter, to a hidden library, and even residents that the children previously would not have believed existed. This first instalment into their story is fun and rambunctious as children are often wont to be. It is the beginning of what looks to be an awesome series.
The five books in this series can really be taken as one continuous story. Yet they were originally published individually. They are available in a boxed set and a single volume omnibus edition. But no matter how you read them you will be enchanted by the world presented by Black and DiTerlizzi.
The story follows 3 children, Jarod, Simon, and Mallory as they move into a relative's home. Soon they discover the house has secrets, from a dumb waiter, to a hidden library, and even residents that the children previously would not have believed existed. This first instalment into their story is fun and rambunctious as children are often wont to be. It is the beginning of what looks to be an awesome series.
April 22, 2020
Mark Hamill, the man, the legend, brings his voice skills to this narration. He is a great choice to embody the various creatures within this series.
The introduction by Holly Black, lends that strong dash of credence to this small treasure of a book.
I have seen the movie, and delayed reading the book series that started it all. I am thrilled to discover, it is a very short series. Each slender book ends with a thrilling cliffhanger that has me scampering for the next book. The size of the books, thus far, means that the film perfectly adapted the action.
I will revisit it after I finish the series.
A classic combination of the nearly-absent adult supervision, with encountering an Other World, while challenges from fairy, and modern life vie for attention on every side, in every moment. I don't know the recommended age group, yet, I found the vocabulary and syntax pleasant and engaging.
The introduction by Holly Black, lends that strong dash of credence to this small treasure of a book.
I have seen the movie, and delayed reading the book series that started it all. I am thrilled to discover, it is a very short series. Each slender book ends with a thrilling cliffhanger that has me scampering for the next book. The size of the books, thus far, means that the film perfectly adapted the action.
I will revisit it after I finish the series.
A classic combination of the nearly-absent adult supervision, with encountering an Other World, while challenges from fairy, and modern life vie for attention on every side, in every moment. I don't know the recommended age group, yet, I found the vocabulary and syntax pleasant and engaging.
June 17, 2022
The 3 sibling protagonists here remind me of how the 3 sibling protagonists in a Series of Unfortunate Events are treated. They are each defined by their main characteristic: one is into fencing, one loves animals and the other is misunderstood as a rebel.
The voice narration is good, the writing is catchy and smart, the story is short and great for early readers (the intended audience) but might be too simple for older readers.
The voice narration is good, the writing is catchy and smart, the story is short and great for early readers (the intended audience) but might be too simple for older readers.
September 19, 2022
Great story. I don’t usually like fantasy, but this story was super fun! The siblings are great together, moving into an old house with their mom after divorce. Listened to the audio version—both #1 and #2 were included.
Wouldn’t it be fun, as a kid, to find a little dwelling in the wall? Who or what is living there? Is it friendly? Or maybe an animal? That’s exactly what Simon, Jared and Mallory are discovering.
The books are super short and a quick read for the reader.
Wouldn’t it be fun, as a kid, to find a little dwelling in the wall? Who or what is living there? Is it friendly? Or maybe an animal? That’s exactly what Simon, Jared and Mallory are discovering.
The books are super short and a quick read for the reader.
June 27, 2018
On our way home from vacation we listened as a family to The Spiderwick Chronicles narrated by Luke Skywalker 😜
Seriously though Mark Hamill did a great job. His voices for the various creatures and things were very well done. It kept my 9 year old daughter enthralled and interested throughout.
Now to find the time to finish the rest of the series!
Seriously though Mark Hamill did a great job. His voices for the various creatures and things were very well done. It kept my 9 year old daughter enthralled and interested throughout.
Now to find the time to finish the rest of the series!
December 27, 2018
Family moves into new house which turns out to have a mysterious and magical history. It's cute but it didn't grab me as much as I think it would have thirty years ago.
A note on the audio: Mark Hammill is fun. He doesn't do any special voices for the children or their mother, but all the brownies and whatnot are delightful.
A note on the audio: Mark Hammill is fun. He doesn't do any special voices for the children or their mother, but all the brownies and whatnot are delightful.
December 31, 2019
يا رب ترزقني بقية كتب السلسلة وأكمل أقرأها كلها يوما ما :(
مرة حلوة ولطيفة وكلماتها بسيطة بالنسبة لي وترجمت ما أقول لأ بس حتى مع ترجمتي انبسطت واستمتعت وما انقطع حبل الأفكار ولا الجو
ومرة حابة إني بدأت أقرأ بالانجليزي والحمد لله (ودي القصة الثانية الي أقرأها بدي اللغة) ويا رب ما أوقف *قلوب صفراء ولميع*
مرة حلوة ولطيفة وكلماتها بسيطة بالنسبة لي وترجمت ما أقول لأ بس حتى مع ترجمتي انبسطت واستمتعت وما انقطع حبل الأفكار ولا الجو
ومرة حابة إني بدأت أقرأ بالانجليزي والحمد لله (ودي القصة الثانية الي أقرأها بدي اللغة) ويا رب ما أوقف *قلوب صفراء ولميع*
November 28, 2021
3.5
Yeah, I liked this! I read the first book as a kid and it was surprisingly dark, but this time around I liked it. The reason it gets 3.5 stars is I am so tired of the "disbelieving parent" trope. Adults are usually not as stupid as they're portrayed in kids books, and there are too many illogical leaps in here for my taste.
Still, will definitely recommend to my students.
Yeah, I liked this! I read the first book as a kid and it was surprisingly dark, but this time around I liked it. The reason it gets 3.5 stars is I am so tired of the "disbelieving parent" trope. Adults are usually not as stupid as they're portrayed in kids books, and there are too many illogical leaps in here for my taste.
Still, will definitely recommend to my students.
February 3, 2017
I'm not going to lie. I chose this audio book simply because it was about 2 hours and I knew I could knock it out quickly. The story is fun and whimsical though. Looks like I'll be listening to the rest of the series.
September 24, 2018
Book 1: I’m really glad I’m listening to an audio book, which has the first two books in one. I would have been extremely disappointed to have read the first book and wait to get my hands on the second. The first book was truly just an introduction of the characters and the magical world.
April 17, 2019
I read this book to see if I wanted my son to read it ... and I loved it.
The artwork is gorgeous, the storyline genius.
I LOVE how it begins with a note from the author about the following story you will read.
Quite reminiscent of "Series of Unfortunate Events"
The artwork is gorgeous, the storyline genius.
I LOVE how it begins with a note from the author about the following story you will read.
Quite reminiscent of "Series of Unfortunate Events"
December 5, 2020
I didn't enjoy this one. As a kid, I'd never gotten around to reading this series, which I now realize was a very good thing, because of the animal deaths. However, I'm rating it 1 1/2 rounded up to two stars because Mark Hamill did a good job narrating the audiobook.
April 12, 2021
Having seen the movie tons of time, I thought I would finally check out the books. the book was a fun little listen, Though I have to say I liked the movie better. But I will check out the other books too.
May 1, 2022
Not my cup of tea. Just didn’t find the story that captivating. Reid however loved it and plowed through the other 3 in the first series of 5. So I would say excellent for 7 year olds. Note: Mark Hamill reads the audio books and does a great job.
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