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The Very Busy Spider [Board book]

Eric Carle
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Book Description

26 Sep 1996

A beautiful and classic picture book from Eric Carle - The Very Busy Spider.

Early one morning a little spider begins to spin her web on a fencepost. In this multi-sensory book, children can feel the pictures aswell as see them, while they hear or read the easy rhythmic text.Alongside the visual excitement of Eric Carle's vibrant collages offamiliar animals is the tactile experience of feeling the spider's webas it grows from a simple line into a complex and beautiful creation -a perfect story for reading aloud and sharing.

Eric Carle is an internationally bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator of books for very young children. Eric lives in Massachusetts with his wife, Barbara. The Carles opened The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Massachusetts in 2002.

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Product details

  • Board book: 24 pages
  • Publisher: Puffin; New Edition edition (26 Sep 1996)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0241135907
  • ISBN-13: 978-0241135907
  • Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 1.5 x 18.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,741 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Every young child should be introduced to this story, as great a classic as its predecessor The Very Hungry Caterpillar. This colourful picture book describes a spider's day. Blown onto a farmyard fence, she starts to spin a web. The other animals ask if she wants to play, but in every case "The spider didn't answer. She was very busy spinning her web." The book is "touchable:" the strands of web and other elements are embossed onto the page and you can follow them with your fingertips. But the best thing by far is Carle's familiar--but still breathtaking--skill as an illustrator; his cow and goat and dog (just to mention three favourites) capture the essence of each animal in a way few artists can hope to approach. (Ages 0 to 4 years) --Richard Farr

About the Author

Eric Carle is an internationally bestselling and award-winningauthor/illustrator of books for very young children. He was born in NewYork, but spent his early life in Germany. He returned to the States inhis early twenties and worked as a graphic designer for the New YorkTimes. He went on to be the art director of an advertising agencybefore he began writing and illustrating children's books. Eric livesin Massachusetts with his wife Barbara. The Carles opened The EricCarle Museum of Picture Book Art in Massachusetts in 2002.

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46 of 47 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Book 15 Oct 2005
By A Customer
Format:Board book
My 9 month old son has just discovered this and absolutely loves it. We have been reading the Very Hungry Caterpillar but he much prefers this (and I much prefer reading it to him). The text is very simple but not boring to read as there are different animal sounds on each page and a gentle twist at the end when the owl comes at night and the spider has fallen fast asleep. It is just the right length for him at this age as it holds his attention right to the end.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great for practising animal noises 30 April 2008
By L Spark
Format:Board book
My son loves naming and doing each animal noise as we read the story. He also loves the spider and feeling the web that it spins, as well as the buzzing fly. Beautifully illustrated.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully illustrated simple book 18 Jan 2001
By A Customer
Format:Board book
I read this story to my 8 month old little girl and it is now her favourite. The animals are beautifully illustrated and the story is short enough to keep her attention. The tactile feel of the web means that she gets involved with the reading of the story. We all love it, espically as it keeps the tears away at cranky times of the day. Thank you Eric!!
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1.0 out of 5 stars Not arrived!
Ordered this book on 13th May and it still has not arrived (now 21st May). I am very disappointed and so is my granddaughter for whom it was bought.
Published 2 days ago by G. Stuart
4.0 out of 5 stars The very happy and surprised teacher...
This story slowly drew the children in and allowed them once more to explore the human senses in a gentle, fun, relaxing way. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ms. Kayleigh J. Nisbet
5.0 out of 5 stars Timeless Children's Book
Having worked in Nurseries, this is a staple book which is a favourite with me and with children. I bought this for my 2 year old nephew who is enjoying it very much. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Ms. J. A. Shakesby
5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful Book
This is both mine and my sons favorite Eric Carle book. It is beautifully simplistic, visually appealing and delightful for both mum (or dad) and baby! Read more
Published 3 months ago by kylie.s
4.0 out of 5 stars A really sweet book
This little story is about a very busy spider building her web near a farm. One by one, all the animals come up to her and ask if she would like to join them doing what they are... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Emma W
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent
This book teaches a couple of things at a time, which allows to make best use of the couple of minutes of focus time I get from my busy 3 year old. Read more
Published 4 months ago by agnieszka
4.0 out of 5 stars Well i never knew this existed!
I have to say what a pleasent surprise it was to find this book. I searched for the hungry caterpillar book, obviously a classic, to find this one come up in the recommendations. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Kimmie25
5.0 out of 5 stars Truly wonderful
I bought this for my 11 month old son and the story holds his interest from beginning to end. He has just started to feel the pages for the spider's web too. Read more
Published 11 months ago by MrsP
5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic for toddlers
Board books are perfect for my toddler as she cannot bend, tear, ruin the book. They are so sturdy. This book is just excellent, my 20-month-old loves it and has loved it from a... Read more
Published 11 months ago by RecklessSpirit
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice
Nice book. Longer than usually are other boardboks which is good if your kid likes the story.
In a few readings the children memorize the sentence in the second page which is... Read more
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