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Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You by Holly Black
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Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You

by Holly Black

Series: The Spiderwick Chronicles (Field Guide)

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My daughter loves this book. I think I would have loved it too at her age, because it reminds me of all those good old fantastic (in the sense of being fantasy) kids' books, like Gnomes, or Mudpies and Other Recipes, the kind of just-in-case-there-really-are-fairies-in-the-garden books I loved at Bella's age. But as an adult, I have to admit that the Spiderwick franchise has an aura of being created for Hollywood. It doesn't lessen its appeal to actual children, though. ( )
  annie1378 | Sep 3, 2009 |
A field guide to the magical creatures of the spiderwick universe
  alexlea | Jul 13, 2009 |
A gorgeously illustrated fictional bestiary.

It has some violent elements. For example, the fictional author, Arthur Spiderwick, was drawn into the study of magical creatures because as a boy he saw his brother eaten by a river troll. So don't start reading it to a young one unless you're prepared to do some on-the-fly editing.

Overall, though, it does what it does superbly. ( )
  Carnophile | Dec 19, 2007 |
I thought that this book was absalutely fantastic. Almost definitely the best book I ever read. I would recomend it to almost anyone. ( )
  Mindelan | Feb 20, 2007 |
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Amazon.com (ISBN 0689859414, Hardcover)

Spiderwick fans will adore this gorgeous guidebook to the fantastical creatures featured in Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi's spectacular series. The superdeluxe, lavishly illustrated "field guide" features 142 information-packed pages, 41 full-color plates, 6 spectacular gatefolds, 6 watercolor landscapes, scores of black-and-white and color sketches, and enough information to satisfy even the most demanding faerie enthusiast. Not only will readers learn all about the 14 fantastical creatures featured in the series, but they'll be delighted and astonished by an additional 15 creatures featured in this elaborate volume--including mermaids, gargoyles, and more. And if that weren't enough, we've included dozens of snippets from Arthur Spiderwick's personal journal--information that links the Guide specifically to the Spiderwick Chronicles--as well as cameos from a few of the series' favorite characters.



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