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Spider in the Library
The children at Riddleham Primary School (Riddleton Elementary School) are eager to read and learn. One day, they get to visit their school library and are very excited about this interesting excursion. They are looking forward to exchanging their books and seeing Ms. Gresh, the school librarian.
Everything is going well...but what will happen when an unexpected guest appears?
Everything is going well...but what will happen when an unexpected guest appears?
- GenresPicture Books
73 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 28, 28
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January 13, 2022
I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.
Spider in the Library is a beautifully illustrated children's book about a class of children who love going to the school library once a week to exchange their books. One week when they go they get a surprise when they fund a spider in the library. At first the children scream and are scared of the spider, until their teacher shows them how the small spider is actually more scared of them. They take it into the school garden and release it on a flower. The next week they return to the library and the spider returns again and again each week. The children decide the spider must enjoy the library as much as they do and they make a new environment for it to live in.
Firstly this is the cutest spider I've ever seen!! I wouldn't mind him coming in my house! And secondly I enjoyed the problem solving and ideas of the children in the book and the fact the book had repetition too. Each page is beautifully illustrated with fun things to see and it was great to spot the spider in the background on many pages too. Children will delight in this book for sure!
Spider in the Library is a beautifully illustrated children's book about a class of children who love going to the school library once a week to exchange their books. One week when they go they get a surprise when they fund a spider in the library. At first the children scream and are scared of the spider, until their teacher shows them how the small spider is actually more scared of them. They take it into the school garden and release it on a flower. The next week they return to the library and the spider returns again and again each week. The children decide the spider must enjoy the library as much as they do and they make a new environment for it to live in.
Firstly this is the cutest spider I've ever seen!! I wouldn't mind him coming in my house! And secondly I enjoyed the problem solving and ideas of the children in the book and the fact the book had repetition too. Each page is beautifully illustrated with fun things to see and it was great to spot the spider in the background on many pages too. Children will delight in this book for sure!
December 12, 2021
Spider in the Library. Have you found one? I have never noticed it but the children in Riddleham Primary School met one everytime they were in the library.
It was chaos at first. They screamed. They ran. One of them suggested to squish that peculiar spider with a book. I am glad they did not kill it. I like how they decided to do something with that tiny animal without hurt her.
I am not a big fan of the illustration but I like how she drew the spider and the color choices.
Thanks to Net Galley and Matador, the publisher who has approved my request
It was chaos at first. They screamed. They ran. One of them suggested to squish that peculiar spider with a book. I am glad they did not kill it. I like how they decided to do something with that tiny animal without hurt her.
I am not a big fan of the illustration but I like how she drew the spider and the color choices.
Thanks to Net Galley and Matador, the publisher who has approved my request
December 26, 2021
Spider in the Library is very cute. There is repetition that can make it fun for children that like to help you, “fill in the blanks”. My younger children tended to get a little antsy with this part.
I love children’s stories that teach acceptance, and this is one of those. With it being about a SPIDER (eeek!), it’s a good leeway into discussing fears.
In the story the children must come together and make a decision! What kind of solution is needed? How will they go about implementing it? Read this story to find out!
Thank you to #NetGalley for the advanced copy and to #Kristen Petr for the sweet story.
#SpiderintheLibrary
I love children’s stories that teach acceptance, and this is one of those. With it being about a SPIDER (eeek!), it’s a good leeway into discussing fears.
In the story the children must come together and make a decision! What kind of solution is needed? How will they go about implementing it? Read this story to find out!
Thank you to #NetGalley for the advanced copy and to #Kristen Petr for the sweet story.
#SpiderintheLibrary
December 25, 2021
Spider in the Library
by Kristen Petr
5 stars
Thank you NetGalley and Matador for giving me this opportunity to read this arc and give an honest review.
Super cute kids' book, my daughter loved this book we read it about 4 times in one day. The illustration is fascinating, showing kids that even the smallest things should live and how to make them a home was great. Also, having the kids be super excited about visiting the library was so great.
by Kristen Petr
5 stars
Thank you NetGalley and Matador for giving me this opportunity to read this arc and give an honest review.
Super cute kids' book, my daughter loved this book we read it about 4 times in one day. The illustration is fascinating, showing kids that even the smallest things should live and how to make them a home was great. Also, having the kids be super excited about visiting the library was so great.
March 20, 2022
Spider in the Library is a children's book about a class of children who love going to the school library each week to exchange their books. One week when they go they find a spider in the library. At first they are all afraid an scream. Their teacher explains that the spider is so small that he is more afraid of them than they are of it. They take it out to the garden and let it go on a flower. children scream and are scared of the spider, until their teacher shows them how the small spider is actually more scared of them. They take it into the school garden and release it on a flower. The next week they return to the library and the spider is there again. They return it to the garden, but each week it returns. The children decide that the spider must love the library as much as they do, so they make an environment for him to live in.
It's not surprising that the children were initially afraid of the spider as everyone always seems to squash them when they see them. I loved how the teacher spoke to the class and explained about the spider and that they didn't need to be afraid. My grandkids always leave spiders alone and call them all "Mr. Skinny Legs". There was also great problem solving and sharing ideas as well as working cooperatively. The illustrations are great. The images are large and detailed with a lot of things to look for. The spider was so cute, definitely not scary at all, and fun to look for him on each page. A great book to teach about leaving spiders alone, working together and problem solving in a fun way.
It's not surprising that the children were initially afraid of the spider as everyone always seems to squash them when they see them. I loved how the teacher spoke to the class and explained about the spider and that they didn't need to be afraid. My grandkids always leave spiders alone and call them all "Mr. Skinny Legs". There was also great problem solving and sharing ideas as well as working cooperatively. The illustrations are great. The images are large and detailed with a lot of things to look for. The spider was so cute, definitely not scary at all, and fun to look for him on each page. A great book to teach about leaving spiders alone, working together and problem solving in a fun way.
April 14, 2022
When a class heads to the library to exchange their books, they end up running into an unexpected guest. The illustrations were bright and vibrant. They are captivating and eye-catching, which is great for young readers because the book was a little on the longer side for a picture book.
A delightful tale about taking care of animals, especially spiders, Petr has crafted a light-hearted and fun story that is also a little silly at times. It is a charming read, and school librarians will love to have it on the shelves for story-time.
The children are scared of the spider, but ever patient and caring, the librarian places the spider outside in the garden, only to have the little spider come right back inside again. After placing the spider outside week after week, just for him to come back, the children decide to make the spider a permeant home in the library since he loves it so much. A great lesson about compassion and empathy for all creatures, and that killing a spider is not the best choice.
A delightful tale about taking care of animals, especially spiders, Petr has crafted a light-hearted and fun story that is also a little silly at times. It is a charming read, and school librarians will love to have it on the shelves for story-time.
The children are scared of the spider, but ever patient and caring, the librarian places the spider outside in the garden, only to have the little spider come right back inside again. After placing the spider outside week after week, just for him to come back, the children decide to make the spider a permeant home in the library since he loves it so much. A great lesson about compassion and empathy for all creatures, and that killing a spider is not the best choice.
May 18, 2024
The thing I love most about this book are the vibrant and colorful illustrations, of course I'm partial because I am the author of this silly book. The creative process of collaborating with the illustrator and conveying to her my vision was both fascinating and fun!
I love libraries and I love picture books. My hope is to convey that enthusiasm for reading and exploring on to others! The spider in the story is adorable and curious, and the children are excited to visit their school library and discover all the subjects and hobbies they are interested in.
I of course give my own book 5 stars *****
I hope you will read and enjoy!
I love libraries and I love picture books. My hope is to convey that enthusiasm for reading and exploring on to others! The spider in the story is adorable and curious, and the children are excited to visit their school library and discover all the subjects and hobbies they are interested in.
I of course give my own book 5 stars *****
I hope you will read and enjoy!
January 16, 2022
Spider in the Library is a cute story by Kristen Petr. Spider in the Library tells the story of a class that goes to the library and each week they find a spider. And each week they take the spider outside to safety until they come up with a more permanent solution. It is beautifully written and illustrated. I believe this book would be perfect for any type of story time. Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for the opportunity to read this book. (My review is also on Goodreads.)
December 13, 2021
A big thank you to NetGalley and Matador for the ARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. This is a children's book. I really liked the illustrations-the spider was adorable. I just questioned some of the ideas-what primary school does science experiments that require goggles? I realize that the book is British due to the head schoolteacher reference. I think that the second scream was overkill-and it was redundant. Cute ending. Libraries are great places! 3.5 stars
March 4, 2022
This was a 3.5 rating that had to round up because it was about being nice to spiders and spiders are some of my favorite creatures. This is richly illustrated and a fun reminder that we need to take care of treating even scary things with the proper respect. I love the solution they find to dealing with a spider who simply wanted to live among books!
December 23, 2021
Sweet story about the library. The illustrations are so wonderful and bright. Would be a terrific edition to a school library and home library alike.
January 27, 2022
so uwu baddie!!
March 11, 2022
3.5 stars
March 24, 2022
u ate and left 1 crumb, love the book, kind of.
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