The Paper Bag Princess vs The Spiderwick Chronicles: Which Should You Read?

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

Cover of The Paper Bag Princess

The Paper Bag Princess Robert N. Munsch · 1980 ★★★★☆ 4.3 32 pages · ≈ 36 min · Light 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

Readers rate The Paper Bag Princess higher: 4.3 vs 4.0 from 52734 votes.
The Paper Bag Princess is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 2 for The Spiderwick Chronicles.

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