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Tony DiTerlizzi
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Tony DiTerlizzi

Tony DiTerlizzi is co-creator of the international bestselling series, The Spiderwick Chronicles. He has illustrated numerous picture books for children, including Ted, G is for 1 Gzonk and the critically acclaimed The Spider and the Fly, which won... Read full bio

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Q. What was/is your favorite job?
A. I love making books for children. Big kids, little kids, old kids and new.
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My life in 8 words: "A dream come true. (Did it in four!)"
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A Hero for WondLa will be released on February 28, 2013 in Mass Market Paperback
Feb 28, 2013
A Hero for WondLa is now available in Mass Market Paperback
Feb 28, 2013
Excerpt:
Excerpt 1 from The Seeing Stone
Feb 02, 2013
Kenny & the Dragon will be released on December 11, 2012 in eBook
Dec 11, 2012
Kenny & the Dragon is now available in eBook
Dec 11, 2012
The Search for WondLa will be released on December 11, 2012 in eBook
Dec 11, 2012
The Search for WondLa is now available in eBook
Dec 11, 2012
Excerpt:
Excerpt 1 from The Seeing Stone
Oct 09, 2012
News:
The Search for WondLa has won an award
Sep 26, 2012
News:
The Search for WondLa has won an award
Sep 26, 2012
News:
The Search for WondLa has won an award
Sep 26, 2012
Excerpt:
Excerpt 1 from The Seeing Stone
Sep 01, 2012
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Excerpt 1 from The Field Guide
Sep 01, 2012
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from The Wrath of Mulgarath
Sep 01, 2012
Spider and the Fly will be released on August 30, 2012 in
Aug 30, 2012
Spider and the Fly is now available in
Aug 30, 2012

Tony DiTerlizzi Revealed

Tony DiTerlizzi Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Never abandon imagination Q. What do you regret most? A. Not holding onto my old Star Wars toys when I was a kid. Q. If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be? A. I'd love to be an astronaut. I bet you get a better understanding of our planet seeing it from a distance. Q. Who is your favorite fictional hero? A. Peter Pan. Q. What’s your greatest fear? A. Not living life to the fullest. Learn more about Tony DiTerlizzi

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Time For Kids, May 17, 2013
...Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi talk about the 10th anniversary of The Spiderwick Chronicles COURTESY BERNARDO FAMILY TFK Kid Reporter Bridget Bernardo poses with The Spiderwick Chronicles authors Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi and...
PublishersWeekly.com, May 17, 2013
...Field Guide, Simon & Schuster), which follows the adventures of the Grace siblings into the world of fairies, Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black made a couple of stops in Rhode Island on May 15. First, they did a presentation for students at Rhode Island...
Barrington Patch, May 13, 2013
...Wednesday, May 15, from 6-8pm.  The first 50 guests will receive a free, limited edition sketchbook by Tony DiTerlizzi. THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES -- about three siblings who have adventures in the fantastical world of fairy -- boasts more than...
East Bay Newspapers, May 12, 2013
...Spiderwick Chronicles, Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. The first fifty guests will receive a free, limited edition sketchbook by Tony DiTerlizzi. Now in it’s 10th anniversary year, the there are more than 12 million Spiderwick Chronicles in print,...
Broadway World, April 15, 2013
...1998. Since then it has published numerous popular and bestselling titles and series, including The Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi & Holly Black, work by multi-award winning author Sophie McKenzie, The Great Hamster Massacre by Katie Davies...
STLtoday.com, April 13, 2013
...Z 2013-04-12T14:57:40Z stltoday.com 19 hours ago • By Here are the best-selling books from Publishers Weekly for the week that ended April 7. HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Starting Now” • Debbie Macomber 2. “Six Years” • Harlan Coben ...
Greenwich Time, April 10, 2013
..."Caps for Sale" by Esphyr Slobodkina; "When Dinosaurs Came with Everything" by Elise Broach; "The Spiderwick Chronicles" by Tony DiTerlizzi Books to buy The following books are available at favorite bookstores. "Jacob Wonderbar and the interstellar...
Evanston Patch, May 6, 2013
...hordes of goblins and creatures that lurk just outside.  Based on the book, The Spiderwick Chronicles , by Tony DiTerlizzi.  2008    Running time:  101 minutes   Rated:  PG Website:...
Guardian.co.uk, April 23, 2013
...'I thought this book got off to quite a slow start, however, towards 2/3 of the way through it became much more exciting' A Hero for WondLa is the sequel to the Search for WondLa which I haven't read so I sometimes found it a little hard to understand,...
Broadway World, April 15, 2013
...1998. Since then it has published numerous popular and bestselling titles and series, including The Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi & Holly Black, work by multi-award winning author Sophie McKenzie, The Great Hamster Massacre by Katie Davies...
STLtoday.com, April 13, 2013
...Z 2013-04-12T14:57:40Z stltoday.com 19 hours ago • By Here are the best-selling books from Publishers Weekly for the week that ended April 7. HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Starting Now” • Debbie Macomber 2. “Six Years” • Harlan Coben ...
Pocono Record, April 12, 2013
...Choices this week: "Bark, George" by Jules Feiffer; "Inch by Inch" by Leo Lionni; "The Spiderwick Chronicles" by Tony DiTerlizzi "Jacob Wonderbar and the Interstellar Time Warp" written and illustrated by Nathan Bransford, Dial, 2013, 263 pages, $16.99...
Digital Cinema Report, March 1, 2013
...Johnson, Chris Murphy, Jay Chandrasekhar, Mark Andrus, Dan Lagana, Butch Hartman, Doug Tenapel, Colum McCann, Mike Jones, and Tony DiTerlizzi. On the production side, The Gotham Group has a first-look deal at Sony Pictures Animation for fully animated...
School Library Journal, February 26, 2013
...Holly Black is not a particularly well-known name amongst the younger set of readers. Years ago she helped Tony DiTerlizzi create the Spiderwick Chronicles and all the books in that series. Kids these days don’t remember Spiderwick all that well,...