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Spiderwick Chronicles Care and Feeding of Sprites by Holly Black, Tony DiTerlizzi

neenthefiend's review

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5.0

People put way too many expectations onto this book after the field guide was published. It’s intended to be an instructional almost pamphlet for sprites which is an infinitesimal portion of the aforementioned field guide. It’s fun, it’s cute, it allows their readers, who are children, to participate, contribute their own narratives, and feel included in this fandom. I guess it might have been more captivating for me due to the fact that I anxiously awaited its release as a child. Nonetheless, things can just be fun and short and silly and sweet.

meadowsolace's review

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4.0

dont know much about the spiderwick chronicles but this is so cute

clwojick's review

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funny informative medium-paced

4.0

pascaleb's review

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5.0

Lovely illustrations! A great little companion book to the Spiderwick Chronicles!

dairine's review

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4.0

WOW, this is a beautiful, wry little book. I love all the illustrations, the legend, and the various "sections" of Sprite Care. Very clever.

valdi's review

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4.0

I bought this book to get drawing references of sprites, and I ended up enjoying a lot this beautifully crafted guide. I would have loved for it to be longer, but I'm still very pleased with both the textual content and the illustrations. I'm certain I'll read this book again to do research and drawings.

xsassypants's review against another edition

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3.0

Avete presente quando vedete qualcosa che vi fa paura/vi mette ansia/vi disgusta e viene un prurito immenso su tutto il corpo?
Ecco, una delle cose che mi provocano una reazione del genere sono gli insetti.
Si dà il caso che gli spiritelli disegnati in questo libricino siano tutti troppo... Insettosi? 😂 Ho passato letteralmente tutto il tempo a grattarmi ovunque, che sensazione orribile! 😱
Ovviamente questo è un mio limite, quindi non ha influenzato la valutazione..

È un libricino di poche pagine, le illustrazioni sono bellissime (io speravo in fate più "fatose", ma mi è andata male 🤣), e leggendo le varie istruzioni su come allevare fatine e folletti mi è venuta una voglia pazzesca di averne una tutta per me ♥... Possibilmente una fatina fatta come dico io, queste me le ritroverei solo in un incubo 😪😂

toad_maiden's review

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1.0

This was disappointing, especially when compared with the wonderful [b:Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You|277187|Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You (The Spiderwick Chronicles)|Holly Black|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388374469s/277187.jpg|2410851]. Not only was the premise exceedingly contrived, there was something creepily imperialistic about the language used concerning the "collection" of humanoid sprites. This crossed a line for me that the other Spiderwick books stay away from.

autisticmisabel's review

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lighthearted mysterious
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

lizzicrystal's review

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3.0

Cute book with tips on how to properly care for sprites - I want a fairy pet! ;-)
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