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Spider Stories

Not all spiders are spooky! In these stories, you’ll meet web-weavers who are curious, kind, and full of surprises, showing that even the smallest creatures can do great things.

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  • "When the rain pours down, Itsy Bitsy Spider's water spout becomes a water slide in this nursery rhyme reimagining."
    Book, 2025New York : Holiday House, [2025] — E CABRERA
  • "Why did Itsy Bitsy make his famous journey? With a dose of warmth and whimsy, Steve Light's remarkable, intricate artwork spins a backstory of unexpected friendship. Itsy Bitsy sits at home, drinking tea, all alone... Everyone knows the rhyme "The…
    Book, 2023Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, [2023] — E LIGHT
  • "Breaking News: Wishing Well Broken! The townspeople of Bad Göodsburg are up in arms. With their beloved well busted, none of their important, generous, kindhearted wishes are coming true! Time to send that good-for-nothing Newsboy to investigate..."
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024] — E HANNIGA
  • "A little girl finds a spider in her bedroom at bedtime."
    Book, 2021New York : Roaring Brook Press, [2021] — E DEROMA
  • "Stanley the spider must make a new start after rain comes and collapses the home he has spun and filled with his collection of seeds, twigs, leaves, and other precious items."
    Book, 2018Minneapolis, MN : Andersen Press USA, 2018. — E SHI
  • "In the town of Snohomish, nestled into the shrubs of the riverbank, lives an ordinary writing spider named Alvera. She loves weaving her webs by night and watching the townspeople by day, until things go topsy-turvy. The people begin waving signs…
    Book, 2022[Place of publication not identified] : Orison Publishers, [2022] — E STANFOR
  • "Seaver is an orb spider with a sky full of inspiration. His siblings prefer traditional round webs and aren't afraid to let him know. But Seaver doesn't mind! He loves his new shapes and isn't afraid to stand out."
    Book, 2015Minneapolis, Minnesota : Mighty Media Kids, [2015] — E CZAJAK
  • "When a lady mistakes him for kitten, big hairy spider Luigi resists her kind advances until tasty breakfasts and getting tucked into bed convince him otherwise, but he soon learns what might be at stake when you pretend to be someone you're not."
    Book, 2024Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2024. — E KNUDSEN
  • "A picture book about a surreptitious spider who gathers the courage to help the neighbors she has watched over from afar--a promising painter, a proper little lady, a mindful young man, a brave girl and her exceptionally brave tortoise."
    Book, 2022New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2022 — E REIDY
  • "The farm animals try to divert a busy little spider from spinning her web, but she persists and produces a thing of both beauty and usefulness. The pictures may be felt as well as seen."
    Book, 2021New York : Random House, [2021] — E CARLE
  • "Follows a spider as it collects items to decorate its web from a landscape filled with insects, leaves, flowers, feathers, and seeds, all labeled for identification."
    Book, 2018White Plains, New York : Peter Pauper Press, Inc., 2018. — E SIMLER
  • "Presents an adaptation of the "Itsy Bitsy Spider," in which Pete and his friends know just how to help the spider succeed."
    Book, 2019New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2019] — E DEAN
  • "A little boy and a tickly spider discover the joy of sharing the outside world."
    Book, 2018San Diego : Silver Dolphin Books, [2018] — E BROWN
  • "Frank loves making beautiful webs, scaring humans, running, and scurrying but after waking up one morning missing a leg, he wonders if he still is a spider."
    Book, 2017Seattle, WA : Little Bigfoot, an imprint of Sasquatch Books, [2017] — E RAZI
  • "A young spider named Walter tries to weave a very sturdy web. Can you pick out the different shapes that are formed while he is working?"
    Book, 2016New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2016. — E HOPGOOD
  • "Tired of being called "Itzy Bitzy," Itzy tries to catch his own lunch on the first day of spindergarten to prove he is a big spider, but a girl sitting on a tuffet, a dangerous waterspout, and other nursery rhyme characters get in his way."
    Book, 2015Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2015. — E KRUMWIE
  • "Although Harry the red spider mite is "smaller than the head of a pin," he imagines big adventures."
    Book, 2015New York : Enchanted Lion Books, 2015. — E MILLER
  • "A young spider discovers, day by day, that there is a lot to learn about being a spider, including how to spin webs and avoid vacuum cleaners."
    Book, 2005New York : Joanna Cotler Books, [2005] — E CRONIN
  • "Sophie the spider makes wondrous webs, but the residents of Beekman's Boarding House do not appreciate her until at last, old and tired, she weaves her final masterpiece."
    Book, 2001New York, N.Y. : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2001. — E SPINELL