Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles: Nixies Song

 

 

Authors: Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black

Illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi
Narrator: Andrew McCarthy
Series: Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles 

Book Number: 1/3

 

Publisher: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers

Audiobook: New York : Simon & Schuster Audio; 2007

Available on CD

Come into the world of Spiderwick where creature's abound and children walk with them.
The attention-grabbing nature of this story is suspenseful and funny. With character-duos moving quickly through this fast paced narrative. Detailed, textured and charming black and white illustrations line the pages of the story.

Nicholas Vargas moves with his family to Mangrove Hollow and he feels everything is changing and not in a good way. During a trip to a lake in the area a "nixie" (who is fire-breathing!) asks Nick for help. With his stepsister and his big brother an adventure like no other begins in the sweaty, hot setting of Florida. They then try to stop giants from ruining Florida!

Tonu DiTerlizzi comes back with a follow up series to the Spiderwick Chronicles. His illustrations are detailed and magical adding a nice touch to the mysterious story.

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The Familiars

Authors: Adam Jay Epstien and Andrew Jacobson
Illustrators: Peter Chan and Kei Acedera
Narrator: Lincoln Hoppe
Publisher: New York: Harper, 2011
Series: The Familiars
Book number: 1/4

Audiobook Available : Playaway Digital Audio: Findaway World, LLC 2010 

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This fantasy fiction and animal fantasy series is set in a magical world filled with good and evil, wizards, child wizards and women rulers. Adventurous rescues abound as animal, human and wizards set out to save the land of Vastia in this action packed story.

A cat named Aldwwyn pretends he's magical to win his new owner Jack's affection. The other magical cats must be convinced too. Jack is in danger and the magical pets and Aldwyn the cat go on an adventure to same him and the other wizards. A secret is revealed in the end and destiny is at play in this story full of mystery.

Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson's work on this internationally bestselling series shows that they work well together in this genre bringing adventurous mysterious stories to children globally.


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Clover's Luck

Author: Kallie George

Illustrator: Alexandra Boiger

Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Books, New York, [2014]

Series: The Magical Animal Adoption Agency (3 books in total)

Book number: 1/3

This short series is a perfect introduction to chapter books and can even be very enjoyable read out loud. The mystery and magic inside this series will keep readers turning the pages and hoping for the main character's achievements to continue coming.
Written in a descriptive manner this plot-driven story reveals all that a complex character can accomplish when working with magical animals. The illustrations in this book are soft and whimsical black and white pencil drawings.

In this story we find the main character Clover has been extremely unlucky. Now she is pondering the fact that she may never have luck. When chasing her pet canary Clover finds an advertisement for in the dark mysterious woods near her house she becomes curious.
The ad is for volunteers to help at an animal adoption agency. When she inquires at a cottage on Dragon Tail Lane she learns that the animals that are fostered here aren't just regular animals, they are Magical animals. 

Mr. Jams the head of the agency accepts her to come volunteer and immediately Clover is going on a special rescue mission. Can she lead the mission and rescue these magical animals even with her incredibly bad luck?

Author Kallie George is an author, editor and creative writing teacher. She writes mostly for children having written several books outside of the Magical Animal Adoption Agency.

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