The Very Busy Spider - Eric Carle

Most of you will know Eric Carle from his most famous book 'The very hungry caterpillar'. He has also written a number of other books which I have yet to read with Noah but we got this one out of the library the other day and in our opinion (Noah can't speak yet but I'll speak for him!) it's just as good as the caterpillar. Whats the story about? Having been given the name 'The very busy Spider', it doesn't take a genius to figure out that it's about a very busy spider. The spider starts to spin a web and on each page a different animal asks it if it wants to play with them. For example the cow says 'Moo, moo want to eat some grass?'. Each time the spider ...  Read the complete review

I use this book with young children when studying minibeasts. It's great for showing how the spider builds up a web, which yes can be seen in non-fiction books but this book holds the children's attention and they demonstrate a greater interest in this storybook. I have the boardbook which is a little too small for a large group of children but it's great on a 1:1 basis or small group situation as the silky thread of the web can be felt as it is slightly raised in the book and it has a lovely silver sheen to it!! ******** The story ******** Why is the spider so busy? The story begins early one morning when the wind blew and the spider ...  Read the complete review