Showing posts with label Spiders. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spiders. Show all posts
Saturday, June 28, 2025

Charlotte's Web by EB White illustrated by Garth Williams

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“Attention, please!” he said in a loud, firm voice. “Will the party who addressed me at bedtime last night kindly make himself or herself kn...
Sunday, March 16, 2025

Spiro by Anna McGregor

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This book completely surprised me. The cover made me think this would be quite a silly story about a funny spider but instead I discovered a...
Thursday, October 12, 2023

The rescuer of Tiny Creatures by Curtis Manley illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummins

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Roberta sees the world in a different way - she notices the tiny creatures that everyone else seems to ignore or avoid or worse. "I res...
Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Cobweb Christmas: the tradition of Tinsel by Shirley Climo illustrated by Jane Manning

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Do you put tinsel on your Christmas tree? Have you ever wondered why? How wonderful to discover this tradition is linked with a Ukrainian fo...
Saturday, September 15, 2018

Aranea A story about a spider by Jenny Wagner illustrated by Ron Brooks

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I have been collecting and reading past CBCA treasures - books that were short listed or won prizes since these awards began either in ...
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Thursday, November 29, 2012

The magnificent nose and other marvels by Anna Fienberg illustrated by Kim Gamble

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In 1992 The Magnificent Nose and other marvels was short listed for the CBCA awards.  It is a collection of five enchanting short stories...
Thursday, February 23, 2012

Charlotte's Web by EB White illustrated by Garth Williams

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“ At last Wilbur saw the creature that had spoken to him in such a kindly way. Stretched across the upper part of the doorway was a big spid...