I read The Spiderwick Chronicles to my eight-year-old daughter last fall. We both enjoyed the series, and poured over the illustrations in the companion book, Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around YouSince we both enjoyed the books so much, we were looking forward to seeing the film version. With the amazing CGI that many fantasy films employ these days, we both looked forward to seeing some of our favorite creatures brought to life on the big screen.