Try recount writing and diary writing from the POV of characters from The Spiderwick Chronicles with these activities from Pie Corbett...
The Seeing Stone is a stone with a naturally occuring hole running through it. Looking through the hole allows you to see into the Invisible World populated by faeries. Even though any circle-formed opening can give insight to the faerie realm, none is as efficient as a true Seeing Stone. Arthur...
Thimbletack is a brownie who lives in the attic of the Spiderwick Estate. In the television series, he is voiced by Jack Dylan Grazer. Arthur often discussed things with Thimbletack during his work with the Field Guide, among them an eventual transformation from Boggart to Brownie (which...
This is what's written in Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You about Knockers. Also known as kobolds, these enigmatic creatures most commonly live in mines, mimicking the sounds of miners by tapping against the rock walls. It is said they do their own mining at...
Care and Feeding of Sprites is a book written by Holly Black and illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi accompaning The Spiderwick Chronicles and Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You. As the name suggests, the book's subject is how to keep a Sprite as a pet. Many would...
Stray Sods are creatures featured in Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You. The stray sod is a troublesome creature whose entire purpose seems to be leading travelers astray like A weird map. These faeries wander about in open fields and grassy areas and can occur...
This is what's written in Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You about the Nixies. Guardians of freshwater pools and streams, nixies, (also called naiads and nixes) are bound to the body of water in which they dwell. They are most commonly spotted alone and can be...
This is what's written in Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You about Hobgoblins. Similar to goblins in appearance, hobgoblins, or hobs as they are sometimes called, are a less malicious and more mischievous type of faerie. Friendly and sometimes even helpful...
This is what's written in Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You about Pixies. Tricksy by nature, pixies particularly delight in tormenting humans. For this reason, they can be found living in suburban and rural areas, and sometimes even in the parks of cities, any...
Sprites are creatures mentioned in Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You. Dazzling in colour and about the size of large insects, sprites have glistening membranous wings. In fact, they are often confused with exotic insects or flowers at first glance. Considered by...
Merfolk (family: Sirenidae) are a species of aquatic, marine faerie. They are mostly defined by their having a humanoid upper-body, with the long tail of a fish (or other marine sea-dwelling species) in place of legs. Merfolk are also known for their extremely beautiful singing voices, capable...
A Banshee is a ghost-like fairy species. Arthur Spiderwick often found that many reports of ghosts are merely the trick of some malevolent Faerie, but in some cases he could not identify with any specific type of Fey. He wrote that "this subject certainly warrants further exploration". Banshee...
What a strange January it’s been. We always hope that the New Year will bring new beginnings, hope, creative energy and a renewed sense of ...
Taloa is a nixie rescued by Nick and Laurie after her pond was destroyed by a fire-breathing giant. She gives them the Sight and demands that they find her lost sisters, Ibi and Ooki, eventually doing it herself and getting caught by Noseeum Jack. At the end, the Vargas kids keep their promise...
Kelpies are creatures mentioned in Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You. A ghastly water spirit assuming the form of a greyish black horse, the kelpie drowns then devours anyone who attempts to ride it. It is often spotted wandering along the shores of rivers or...
In her gorgeous essay "In Praise of the Cooks," Midori Snyder combines a memoir of her father (a fine French cook) with an exploration of the alchemy of the kitchen: "The very best of cooks are sorcerers, wizards, shamans and...
