by Tony DiTerlizzi, Tony DiTerlizzi
Two thumbs up for the Spiderwick Chronicles! Fun. Short. Beautifully illustrated. Fairies, unicorns, elves, trolls, dwarves, goblins--all your standard fantasy creatures get some spotlight. Hits the bulls eye for being content-accessible for their target audience without talking down to them. In...
The whole series really comes together in this book, there are no lose ends, it's all tied up nicely with a satisfying ending.The biggest complaint I saw on the Goodreads reviews for this series was that the books were so short, but these are books aimed at kids. And the authors know their audience....
A great ending to the series!
The three children arrive home to their house in a mess and their mother kidnapped. They have to venture into the world of the Goblins to rescue her, questioning their Great Uncle on the way. The fifth book in the series and still a great read, I enjoyed it wholeheartedly even if it only lasted f...
Read those long ago, and can't remember what I thought of them...
Interesting storyline and twist
This was a really great end to the series. It got a little darker-as a good ending should be- and did a really nice job of wrapping the whole thing up. I also liked how they handled the Uncle, not awkardly starting his life up again. This book was nicely forshadowed with each of teh previous books i...
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