Children's fantasy about 3 kids who move into their great-aunt's old house with their mother and discover a secret room, a riddle that leads to a book and "something in the walls" that turns out to be something not quite of this world and seems determined to get them in trouble. A bit 'young' for my taste--I read it in less than an hour--but still an enjoyable tale.

In this book we are introduced to the Grace children, the twins, Jared and Simon, who are very different from each other, and their older sister, Mallory. Simon loves animals and has many pets, Mallory enjoys fencing, and Jared, well, he gets into trouble, especially since his parents divorced. After moving into their great-aunt Lucinda's house, strange things begin to happen to the Grace children. Jared discovers a dumb waiter leading to a secret library filled with weird books and riddles where he finds 'Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World around You,' from which he learns about boggarts and other creatures. The Grace children meet a boggart named Thimbletack who warns them to get rid of the book. Is he a friend or foe? I enjoyed this book, a great beginning to a fantastic story. Lemony Snicket fans will surely enjoy this series.

This is book 1 of 5 of the New York Times best-selling serial.

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Interesting. Has some language that is not acceptable in our home.

This is a wonderful children's story or a great story for us adults who refuse to become stuffy and let go of our inner child. I wanted to read this before watching the DVD I rented, and since it was a quick read it wasn't hard. I'm going to be reading more of the series ASAP because I found this book to be utterly charming!

I thought this was a sweet series and bought it for my granddaughter!

My friend recomended these books to me years ago, to be honest, not my favorite.

I light, enjoyable kids book. Reccomended for fans of Lemony Snicket

Sometimes when you move to a creepy old house you find things you don't expect....
The first of the Spiderwick Chronicles.

INTERESTING STORY ABOUT FAIRIES AND CREATURES THAT WE BELIEVE DON'T EXCIST.

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