Aaaarrgghh, Spider! Is the story of a household spider trying to find her place and be accepted into her chosen family. The spider's efforts are somewhat in vain as each attempt to impress them leaves them horrified and squealing "aaaarrgghh, spider! Out you go!". The spider finally does win their respect through dazzling them with its wonderful webs.
Lydia Monks' illustrations are vibrant and bold, perfect for capturing the heats and attention of ks1 pupils. The glittery spider webs probably go some way to help too. The text is very simple and the repetition of phrase patterns helps to build sentence structures for children whilst introducing new vocabulary. The chorus of "out you go!" Is also great for giving the kids something to latch on to and participate in the storytelling.
Overall a gleeful book full of punch and colour, and of course children and going to love it when they can squeal at little beasties! Who knows, maybe it will make them think a little before stamping on them...
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