Les Contes de ma mère l'Oye vs The Spiderwick Chronicles: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fairy Tales, Adventure, Children's fiction

Cover of Les Contes de ma mère l'Oye

Les Contes de ma mère l'Oye Charles Perrault · 1675 ★★★★☆ 3.9 218 pages · ≈ 4 h 02 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Spiderwick Chronicles

The Spiderwick Chronicles Tony DiTerlizzi · 2004 ★★★★☆ 4.0 160 pages · ≈ 2 h 58 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
The Spiderwick Chronicles is the easier read (Light), Les Contes de ma mère l'Oye more demanding (Challenging).

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