The Little Tin Soldier vs The Spiderwick Chronicles: Which Should You Read?

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

Cover of The Little Tin Soldier

The Little Tin Soldier Hans Christian Andersen · 1900 ★★★★☆ 4.0 30 pages · ≈ 33 min · Moderate 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: 4.0 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
The Little Tin Soldier is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 2 for The Spiderwick Chronicles.
The Spiderwick Chronicles is the easier read (Light), The Little Tin Soldier more demanding (Moderate).

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