The Spiderwick Chronicles vs The water-babies: a fairy tale for a land-baby: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fairy Tales, Adventure, Fantasy, Children's fiction
The Spiderwick Chronicles
German-language description Jared und seine Geschwister Simon und Mallory haben in dem alten Haus, in dem sie seit kurzem wohnen, eine geheimnisvolle Entdeckung gemacht: Arthur Spiderwicks Handbuch der magischen…
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The water-babies: a fairy tale for a land-baby
The story follows Tom in his land-life as a climbing boy for a chimney-sweep and in his after-life as a water-baby, where he gains redemption from selfishness as well as from drudgery. On to his fantasy Kingsley grafts…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Spiderwick Chronicles highest: The Spiderwick Chronicles 4.0 · The water-babies: a fairy tale for a land-baby 3.8.
- The Spiderwick Chronicles is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 6 for The water-babies: a fairy tale for a land-baby.
- The Spiderwick Chronicles has the widest readership — 43038 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Spiderwick Chronicles | The water-babies: a fairy tale for a land-baby | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (43038) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (6) | 3.3 (14) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (2) | — |
Reception
| The Spiderwick Chronicles | The water-babies: a fairy tale for a land-baby | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 43038 | 14 |
| Editions | 32 | 213 |
| Citations | — | 64 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 11261 | — |
| Reading it now | 260 | — |
| Written reviews | 1395 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 5951 | — |
| Pages | 160 | 350 |