The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008 Movie)

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Find out about the adventures of the nine-year-old twins Simon and Jared, and their older sister Mallory in The Spiderwick Chronicles.

After they move to the decrepit Spiderwick Estate they discover a Mysterious Field Guide.  Join them as they discover Faeries.  Some are funny and cute...

Others are more malicious...

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The Movie 

The feature film comes out in February, 2008. Find out more at the official site.

From the official site:

Peculiar things start to happen the moment the Grace family (Jared, his twin brother Simon, sister Mallory and their mom) leave New York and move into the secluded old house owned by their great, great uncle Arthur Spiderwick. Unable to explain the strange disappearances and accidents that seem to be happening on a daily basis, the family blames Jared. When he, Simon and Mallory investigate what's really going on, they uncover the fantastic truth of the Spiderwick estate and of the creatures that inhabit it.

The Spiderwick Chronicles

Trailer for the Movie 

Peculiar things start to happen the moment the Grace family (Jared, his twin brother Simon, sister Mallory and their mom) leave New York and move into the secluded old house owned by their great, great uncle Arthur Spiderwick. Unable to explain the strange disappearances and accidents that seem to be happening on a daily basis, the family blames Jared.

When he, Simon and Mallory investigate what's really going on, they uncover the fantastic truth of the Spiderwick estate and of the creatures that inhabit it.

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Now on DVD 

The Spiderwick Chronicles has just been released on DVD.

The Spiderwick Chronicles (Two-Disc Special Edition)

Amazon Price: $25.99 (as of 12/22/2009)Buy Now

The special edition features a number of kid friendly extras. These include Spiderwick: Meet the Clan featurette, Making Spiderwick featurette, The Magic of Spiderwick featurette, Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide: In-Movie Mode, etc.

Did You Know? 

The characters of Simon and Jared Grace were both played by the British actor Freddie Highmore.

(I wonder how they filmed the scene when they're fighting for the book.)

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The Books 

Written by Holly Black and illustrated by Toni DiTerlizzi.

Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You (Spiderwick Chronicles)

The superdeluxe, lavishly illustrated "field guide." Has enough information to satisfy even the most demanding faerie enthusiast. Learn all about the 14 fantastical creatures featured in the seriesas well as an additional 15 creatures featured in this elaborate volume--including mermaids, gargoyles, and more. Also includes dozens of snippets from Arthur Spiderwick's personal journal.

Amazon Price: $17.96 (as of 12/22/2009) Buy Now

The Seeing Stone (The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 2)

After making tentative peace with Thimbletack (a coveralled house brownie who's "the size of a pencil"), Jared chooses to ignore the creature's pleas that he destroy his great-great-uncle's mysterious tome, Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide. Thimbletack warns, "You kept the book despite my advice./Sooner or later there'll be a price."

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Lucinda's Secret (Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 3)

Thimbletack--the house brownie who's transmogrified into an angry "boggart"--has lost his patience with the kids, and he starts subjecting Jared to increasingly nasty pranks.

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The Ironwood Tree (The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 4)

A mysterious and menacing shape-shifter shows up at Mallory's fencing match--and before Simon and Jared can suss out what's up, their sister disappears, presumably kidnapped.

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The Wrath of Mulgarath (The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 5)

Thirteen-year-old Mallory and nine-year-old twins Jared and Simon return to the Spiderwick Estate only to find their home in shambles, with trash and broken furniture scattered across the lawn and Simon's griffin chasing a "goblin" across the roof.

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Now that the Harry Potter series has ended, I'm looking for more books to read.

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