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	The Chronicles of Spiderwick: A Grand Tour of the Enchanted World, Navigated by Thimbletack (The Spiderwick ... Tony DiTerlizzi, Holly Black Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2007 - 32 pages average customer review:based on 11 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Take a tour with Thimbletack, resident and caretaker of the Spiderwick mansion, as he guides you through his scrapbook and personal collection of faerie artifacts. Learn the history of the Spiderwick estate and its former occupants; peruse lost letters that uncover long-hidden secrets; browse through personal items from the Grace kids; and read clips of stories from around the world about other encounters with strange and mythical creatures. The Chronicles of Spidewick comes complete with pullouts, pop-ups, foldouts, and more.

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Spiderwick Field Guide a Fantastic Book

This is one of the best movie tie in books I have seen yet. Looks just like the Field Guide in the movie. Lots of really nice paintings and lots of hidden pockets with little things in them and envelopes. Just a fascinating book to read and browse. After reading through this book I feel I am fully prepared to see the movie when it premiers next week. Highly recommended.


A light-hearted, good-humored romp

In this oversized, visually pleasing and thoroughly enjoyable tome, the brownie caretaker of the Spiderwick mansion, Thimbletack himself, shares his scrapbook. Each page offers up treasures, such as maps and photos. Many are in the form of separate sheets folded into envelopes, foldouts, pop-ups, riddles to solve, secret objects to find, hidden messages, booklets and similar pleasing gimmicks.

On one spread we learn all about brownies, from the mascot for the St. Louis Browns baseball team to information about our host, Thimbletack. We also read a note of apology to the boggart from Mallory, Jared and Simon Grace. And we get to check out a brownie's wardrobe. Thimbletack includes a self-portrait titled "Common House Brownie" with detailed, not terribly complimentary notes ("Thimbletack has beady black eyes and whiskers like a rodent...") And he makes a point to warn us: "Brownies are a blessing, true, But anger one and pity you."

A spread about Spiderwick House presents a cross-section of the mansion, along with notes about each room. The following pages display a family tree of the Spiderwick clan, along with family photos, letters and journal entries from, to and about everyone who has lived in the mansion.

Thimbletack has also scrapbooked letters, photos, awards, drawings, notes and much more about Jared, Simon, Mallory and Helen. These personal items make the Graces seem even more real than before. A spread warning readers about staying away from the ominous carriage house makes its case with cautionary scraps of journals, newspaper clippings, bits of stories, photos --- and a very cool booklet.

Luckily for us, Thimbletack has not forgotten "the curious fey." The spread explores unicorns, changelings, wyrms, dragons and many more fantastical creatures. We are also treated to detailed pages devoted to information snippets, tales and notes about trolls, goblins and elves. The awful Mulgarath gets his due in a spread devoted to the whims, practices and descriptions of ogres.

You have to love a book that describes its typeface by saying there are so many kinds that the publisher can't remember them all. That sets the tone for a light-hearted, good-humored romp through this scrapbook crammed full of myriad tidbits of information. (There is even a letter from Mallory, Jared and Simon to authors Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi!) For those who have not yet experienced the Spiderwick books, THE CHRONICLES OF SPIDERWICK is quite likely to inspire them to find the series and dive on in. In addition, the short snippets in this scrapbook will encourage reluctant readers.

--- Reviewed by Terry Miller Shannon

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A delightful addition

My four-year old and I just loved this book. It's illustrated charmingly, and has lots of "stuff" that's fascinating to us both. Your Spiderwick library isn't complete without it.


A great book which makes reading a cool experience again

I won't spoil it, but i can say that this book went a long way to please the reader, who won't get bored quickly like with classic books. Reading this book is a bit challenging because it's more than book; many would say it's a book for children but i think anybody will have fun just flipping a few pages. Very good quality at a surprisingly low price..


Another Hit!

This is the 6th Spiderwick purchase. As before she was thrilled! This line of fantasy is right up her "alley". The quality of the product is superb. I cannot profess to comprehend the depth of these fantastical creatures, but my little girl can introduce you to them all!

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