Publisher Description

The #1 New York Times best-selling team behind Diary of a Worm is back. And this time their hero has legs...eight of them! This is the diary of a spider. But don't be worried—he's more scared of you and your gigantic shoe! Actually, he's a lot like you. He goes to gym class and has Grandparents Day at school. But he also spins sticky webs, scales walls, and takes wind-catching lessons. Lucky for him, his best friend is a fly!Doreen Cronin and Harry Bliss, the #1 New York Times best-selling team behind Diary of a Worm, spin a hilarious tale of an unlikely friendship, a grandparent's advice, and molting.

Back Cover

This is the diary ... of a spider. But don't be worried - he's more scared of you and your gigantic shoe! Actually, he's a lot like you. He goes to gym class and has Grandparents' Day at school. But he also spins sticky webs, scales walls, and takes wind-catching lessons. Lucky for him, his best friend is a fly! Doreen Cronin and Harry Bliss, the team behind the #1 bestselling Diary Of A Worm, spin a hilarious tale about the upside-down web world of an eight-legged charmer and his unlikely friend, Fly.

Author Biography

Doreen Cronin is the New York Times bestselling author of Diary of a Worm, Diary of a Spider, and Diary of a Fly, as well as Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type, a Caldecott Honor Book, and Giggle, Giggle, Quack. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and their daughters. Harry Bliss is an award-winning cartoonist and cover artist for the New Yorker magazine. Bliss has two published books: Sharon Creech's A Fine, Fine School, and William Steig's Which Would You Rather Be?. Harry Bliss lives in Vermont.

Prizes

Commended for Book Sense Book of the Year Award (Children's Illustrated) 2006
Short-listed for Buckeye Children's Book Award (Grades K-2) 2007
Short-listed for Young Hoosier Book Award (Picture Book) 2008
Short-listed for Colorado Children's Book Award (Picture Book) 2007
Short-listed for Beehive Awards (Picture) 2007
Short-listed for Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award 2007

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