Each book promises a quick read, snappy plot progression, and dozens of DiTerlizzi's imaginative pen-and-ink drawings. Black certainly showed fey promise in her slightly freaky debut and DiTerlizzi has weird cred to spare, from his zany Jimmy Zangwow to countless credits for the Magic: The Gathering card game.īy combining their ample skill with thoughtful art direction and demanding production values, the duo has succeeded in creating a series with irresistible appeal. But Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black owe no one for the intensely absorbing world they've created. Superficially, the Spiderwick Chronicles smack of Lemony Snicket, with its 'true story' setup and breathless warnings ('Go away/close the book/put it down/do not look'). Visit her at first book in a beautifully produced series of five, The Field Guide sets up the story of the Grace children-13-year-old Mallory and 9-year-old twins Jared and Simon-who with their mother move into the dilapidated Spiderwick Estate only to quickly find themselves sucked into a dark and fascinating world of faeries. She currently lives in New England with her husband and son in a house with a secret library. She has sold over twenty-six million books worldwide, and her work has been translated into over thirty languages and adapted for film. She has been a finalist for an Eisner and a Lodestar Award, and the recipient of the Mythopoeic and Nebula Awards and a Newbery Honor. Holly Black is the #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of speculative and fantasy novels, short stories, and comics. He has been featured in Time magazine and USA TODAY and on CNN, PBS, NPR, the BBC, and the Today show. The Norman Rockwell Museum’s exhibition “Never Abandon Imagination” featured artwork from the beginning of DiTerlizzi’s career as a contributing artist for Dungeons & Dragons and broke attendance records. With Holly Black, he created the middle grade series the Spiderwick Chronicles, which has sold 20 million copies, been adapted into a feature film, and been translated in over thirty countries.

From fanciful picture books like The Spider & the Fly to chapter book series like the Search for WondLa, DiTerlizzi imbues his stories with a rich imagination. #1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi has been creating children’s books for over twenty years.

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