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Tony DiTerlizzi

1 universe Last reviewed 2026-08-20

Tony DiTerlizzi is an American fantasy artist, illustrator, and children's book author, born September 6, 1969, in Los Angeles, California. He attended South Fork High School in South Florida before studying at the Florida School of the Arts and earning a graphic design degree from The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale in 1992. He began his career as a freelance illustrator for tabletop games, working extensively on Dungeons & Dragons artwork, illustrating cards for Magic: The Gathering, and contributing to the Planescape game line. DiTerlizzi later transitioned into children's literature and motion-picture production, eventually serving as an executive producer on film and television adaptations of his work. He co-created The Spiderwick Chronicles with author Holly Black (2003–2004), a bestselling illustrated fantasy series for young readers, and wrote and illustrated The Spider and the Fly (2002), for which he won the Caldecott Honor Medal in 2003. His other major works include the WondLa trilogy — The Search for WondLa (2010), A Hero for WondLa (2012), and The Battle for WondLa (2014) — and The Story of Diva and Flea (2015), co-created with Mo Willems. DiTerlizzi lives in Amherst, Massachusetts, with his wife, author Angela DiTerlizzi, and their daughter Sophia.

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The Spiderwick Chronicles

  • Core Canon books: 5
  • Current rank: #513 in the official ranking
  • Weighted average: 3.94
  • Award recognitions: None recorded

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