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The author and illustrator of the New York Times best
selling book Diary of a Worm have teamed up
again to bring us the delightful new picture book
Diary of a Spider. The book takes us on an adventure
through the spring and summer of one young spider as he goes
to school, plays with his friend Fly, does his homework,
goes to the park and generally does everything that human
children do, but in a much different way.Diary of a
Spider is a wonderful book for children in a number
of different ways. First, the story and the pictures will
definitely keep the attention of and amuse children of a
variety of ages. The pictures by Harry Bliss and story by
Doreen Cronin are very interactive and children will have
just as much fun poring over the illustrations as they do
listening to the story of Spider.
This is also a good book for children because it helps
give them information on spiders (like how they spin webs
and molt), yet it gives the spiders a personality that will
make it easy for children to relate to the characters. It’s
also nice that Spider has friends, Fly and Worm, who are
different from him. This will help teach children to accept
those who may be not be like them instead of being afraid of
or making fun of them.
Diary of a Spider is a funny, cute book that
should be informational and amusing for young children. With
large type and only a few sentences on each page, this would
also be a good book for beginning readers to read out loud
to their parents. Recommended for all parents whose children
are interested in insects and bugs and want to read more
about them.
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Diary of a Spider