Little Miss Spider at Sunny Patch school - Softcover

Kirk, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0439317428 ISBN 13: 9780439317429

Publisher: Scholastic Inc./Callaway, 2001

Synopsis

Little Miss Spider's very first day at school "brings nothing but frustration as the little arachnid finds she is a failure at leaf chewing, flying, stinging, and other bug activities...[When] she rescues a fellow classmate from a spout...the principal praises her for her kindness, the best gift of all." - School Library Journal

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Review

Sunny Patch School
Was the best place to go
To study the lessons
All bugs ought to know.
When the first day of school arrives, Little Miss Spider is almost beside herself with excitement. She gobbles her breakfast ("a fresh flower plate") and runs all the way to Sunny Patch School. But poor Miss Spider is in for a day of frustration. She can't seem to master the new lessons: dung digging, leaf drilling, stinging, or flying. As the day draws to a close, Miss Spider bemoans her lack of skills. Isn't there anything she can do well? We are all soon to find out...

David Kirk's bestselling Miss Spider series, including Miss Spider's Tea Party and Miss Spider's New Car, blasts the reader with brilliant splashes of color and quirky, bug-eyed (no, really!) insect characters. In this second adventure of the spinoff Little Miss Spider series, Kirk's droll verses harmonize with the shiny, eye-catching paintings for a heartwarming tale, sure to be a favorite with Miss Spider's ever-increasing entourage of fans--especially those getting ready for their first day of school! (Ages 3 to 7) --Emilie Coulter

About the Author

The uncommonly unique imagination of David Kirk has an equally uncommon source. "I found a small copy of The Gnomes' Almanac by a little-known Viennese author Ida Bohtta Morpugo. It was a cutout book simply subtitled: A Book for Children. In it, the pictures and verse about bugs, butterflies, and mice really came to life." That got him drawing and writing. Before that he made children's toys by hand. "I love making stories. The bookmaking process is a liberation for me from the years I toiled to produce handmade items. I think the life of a children's book author is bliss." Kirk lives in upstate New York, with his wife and three daughters. For more information about David Kirk, visit: scholastic.com/tradebooks

About this edition

• Publisher: Scholastic Inc./Callaway
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0439317428
• ISBN 13: 9780439317429
• Binding: Paperback