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The Very Busy Spider (Board book)

by Eric Carle (Author), Cynthia Benjamin (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Board book: 26 pages
  • Publisher: Philomel Books; Brdbk edition (Aug 1995)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0399229191
  • ISBN-13: 978-0399229190
  • Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 12.4 x 1.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 425,769 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Amazon.co.uk Review
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 --This text refers to the Board book edition.

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Book, 15 Oct 2005
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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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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully illustrated simple book, 18 Jan 2001
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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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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for practising animal noises, 30 April 2008
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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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4.0 out of 5 stars farmyard fun
The book has many farm yard animals beautifully illustrated, who try and make friends with the very busy spider so lots of opportunity for animal noises, and a chance to name the... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Helen

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for all ages!!
I like the Hungry Caterpiller but this is even better. I've read it to my 6 month yr old daughter, mainly due to the variety of animal characters. Def one to buy!
Published 11 months ago by A. Aziz

4.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous. Simple. Easy to enjoy time and time again.
Farmyard animals and an easy pattern from one double page to the next. The fly is there to pick out on each page until it is caught in the spider's web. Read more
Published on 8 Dec 1999

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