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 Aaaarrgghh, Spider! - Lydia Monks
Newest Review: ... his efforts to make the family love him by showing how clean he is (being in the bath) and how low maintenance he is don't ... more  ... work at first and lead to him being thrown out with a "aaaarrgghh spider out you go!". Our eight legged hero tries all that he can to become a pet like any other in what is a cracking read.
Toddlers love joining in with the refrain of the book and the story takes a humourous change as the spider gets accepted but then gets a little over confident. I don't want to ruin the ending for you, but suffice to say that this is an engaging and fantastic book!
The illustrations are bright and colourful and just lov...more |
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Aaaarrgghh, Spider! - Lydia Monks: What if spiders have feelings too? (372 words)
by - written on 13/01/09 (Very useful, 55 readings)
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Imagine a world that is turned on its head - as the illustration on the first page of this book is - where the spider is the hero of the book.... Aaaarrgghh Spider is a delightful paperback (also available in boardbook version) where the spider tells the story. The spider decides that he wants to be a pet and goes about courting a family by trying to show them how lovely he is and what a great pet he would make. Of course his efforts to make the family love him by showing how clean he is (being in the bath) and how low maintenance he is don't work at first and lead to him being thrown out with a "aaaarrgghh spider out you go!". Our ... Read the complete review
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