The Fairy-Tale Detectives (The Sisters Grimm #1) (Volume 1) (Sisters Grimm, The, 1)

This book is the first in the Sisters Grimm series, and what a wonderful first book it is!! Full of amazing characters, an interesting plot, and hilarious moments, this book is sure to be a favorite for... Well, forever! I absolutely loved this first story of Sabrina and Daphne Grimm. It tells the story of these two girls who, after their parents abandoned them, move in with their supposedly dead Granny Relda who lives in Ferryport Landing. There, Relda reaches the two about the family business: investigating mysteries for the Everafters a.k.a. fairy tale creatures who live in the town. Sabrina thinks that Granny Relda is tricking them, but when she gets kidnapped by a giant, Sabrina begins to believe the woman. A wonderful story perseverance and trust. First in the series, and I ate it up! I simply cannot wait to read the rest!!

I started this series when I was originally in my early teens or preteen and picked it up a few years ago! I still find it just as exciting and interesting as the first time I started it and the first time I completed the whole series. Now rereading for the second time to finish the series again!

I read these back when they first came out years ago but lost my copies over the years and hadn’t even finished the series. I’ve now started reading them to my own kids and they love them as much as I did. Great children’s series.

I love this book and bought enough to have a class set. I've read it aloud to my class for 10 years previously! I was a little disappointed that this edition changed certain parts a bit- like they didn't trust the reader to use their own inferencing or skills of deduction to figure it out. I also hated the cover graphics compared to previous editions. This is a fantastic series for kids though! The story is engaging and exciting. The series is great for 4-5 graders or if you had a high level 3rd grade reader.

I bought this book for my 8-year-old granddaughter for Christmas. I decided to read it first to make sure it was appropriate to give her. I'm happy to say that I think it's wonderful. It is full of action, adventure, humor, and love. My older sister took care of me just like the older sister in this book, so I can relate well to their relationship. Thanks to the author's written descriptions, it was easy to use my imagination to picture the scenes. I have to say, it was a lot of fun to read!

I have several grand-daughters close to the Grimm Sister’s ages. I encourage them to read and buy several different types of young adult books to keep them interested. I always read those books first. I liked it enough to start and finish it over the course of two evenings. I started with the Kindle version, but I’ll get the paperback for this one and the next in the series. What I probably liked best was the author’s section at the end of the book explaining that this is a detective story, to enjoy it as such and how to read the stories. Nice touch.

The Sisters Grimm is a delightful book about 2 young girls, Sabrina & Daphne, who are orphaned & are brought to their grandmother's house in the town of Everafter. Living at Granny Relda's (Grimm) house with them are Elvis, a very large & loving dog, Mr. Canis, Granny Relda's friend, and Puck, the mischievous boy who Granny has taken in. The sisters are almost immediately drawn in to a mystery, finding out that detective-ing is the family business. In solving this crime, they meet many familiar fairy-tale creatures, both pleasant & not. It is funny and at times creepy, but great fun for kids and adults. I read this book about 18 months ago & am buying it for my niece, who loves to read. With all of the references to fairy tale creatures (and surprisingly Shakespeare) and those characters not assuming their traditional roles, it's an entertaining read.

This was just what I needed to escape from my unhappy thoughts, it was magic! I love books that retell fairy tales and this had a great twist.

Great story for young kids to read , not scary

Great series of alternative fairy tale retelling and they become better with each next volume.

Not as per description and kids may not be able to appreciate. Average read for adults.

This book is a good read. It includes some pictures in black and white.

My grandchildren loved the book so much they are asking for the next book in the series. Always great to find books that make children excited about reading