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Monks begins with a visual bang and an unusual premise: a spider wants to be this family's pet!
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Monk's cartoonish illustrations are lively and offer some genuinely funny moments.
Kirkus Reviews --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
School Library Journal
Monk's cartoonish illustrations are lively and offer some genuinely funny moments.
Kirkus Reviews --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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All Spider wants is to be a family pet. But the family whose house he lives in are terrified of him. Whenever he tries to show them what a great pet he would make, they simply cry, 'Aaaarrgghh, Spider!'. Themes of tolerance and misunderstanding make key discussion points for children in this book.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Poor little spider! She just wants to be a family pet but despite showing the family how good she is at dancing, feeding and washing all they do is scream "Aaaarrgghh SPIDER!" and throw her outside.
It's not until she makes beautiful sparkly webs in the garden that the family reconsiders - much to the delight of the spider. However a beautiful twist at the end keeps the fun going until the very end!
This is a fantastic picture book and has been a great hit with my daughter (aged 3 and a bit).
It works on so many levels - it's got: emotive phrases (shouting "Aaaarrgghh SPIDER"), simple repetition for joining in ("out you go!"), simple language for early readers ("Look at me"), large bold simple pictures (with great expressions), a page of touchy-feely sparkly webs and a great sense of humour.
Since this book is just plain fun from cover to cover, it's sure to become a firm favourite with your family too. And since it's so much fun it won't become one of those books you'll get fed up with re-reading (and soi you won't have to hide it behind the sofa).
Suitable for young'uns up to starting readers.
If you like fun books, I also highly recommend:
"Hiccup. The Viking who was Seasick" by Cressida Cowell
"Wolf Academy" by Jonathan Allen
"Eat your peas" by Kes Gray and Nik Sharratt
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book in an attempt to stop me passing on my totally irrational fear of spiders onto my then 16 month old daughter. (It also made a nice change from stories about baby animals). At first I worried that the book might be too grown up for someone so young but I shouldn't have worried. The illustrations are just fabulous, very eye-catching and vibrant with some great detail. The story is simple enough for young readers and very funny and it soon had my daughter (and me)giggling out loud.
As a consequence, 'Spider' was one of the first words in her vocabulary. Now just over 2 years old, my daughter still loves this book and it is much-requested tale at bedtime, and whenever she wants the comfort of something familiar.
A success all round. I cannot recommend this book enough. Buy it, you won't regret it.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Although my daughter is only 11months old she loves this book! She giggles everytime I read out Aaarrghh Spider and is even trying to join in. The pictures are really good and the ending of the story is great too! Aarrghh Spider !!
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I have 17 month old b/g twins who both love this book. They both ask for it over and over, and join in with the aarrgghhs. Especially on the very funny final page. Read more
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