A spider, blown by the wind to a fence post near a farm yard, begins to build her web and cannot be distracted from the task at hand - not by the horse, cow, sheep, goat, or dog. But when the rooster asks if she wants to catch a pesky fly, the busy spider is able to catch it in her web immediately!

"A beautifully executed work for the very young that satisfies the needs of both visually handicapped and sighted children without losing its artistic integrity." (The Horn Book, starred review)

"Both sighted and blind children will follow the action with ease...this is a winner." (Booklist, starred review)

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4 minutes
Author

Eric Carle
Narrator

Kevin R. Free
Audible release date

19 January 2021
Language

English
Publisher

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B08PDQP6H7
Version

Unabridged
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Listening Length	4 minutes
Author	Eric Carle
Narrator	Kevin R. Free
Audible.in Release Date	19 January 2021
Publisher	Listening Library
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B08PDQP6H7
Best Sellers Rank	#18,290 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #4 in Bugs & Spiders Fiction for Children #187 in Animal Fiction for Children #28,706 in Children's Literature & Fiction (Books)

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Abirami

One of my little one's favourites

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 24 November 2022

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Eric Carle's books are my child's favourites. Got this new book during Amazon sale. Quality of the book is good and quick delivery.

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Shyam P.

Another great book from Eric Carle

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 8 July 2022

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Nice cute story by Eric Carle about the busy spider.

You can also touch and feel the web that the spider spins. Nice little touch to the book.

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Rincy Roy

Good book for little readers

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 5 August 2022

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My 4 yrs girl loves this book

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Amazon Customer

Good for kids

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 6 June 2022

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It's a nice board book for kids upto 4/5 year. Sturdy, easy to hold. Great gift option.

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Neethu

Our 2yr old loves this book

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 1 May 2022

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Our toddler absolutely loves this book.
She has made us read it hundreds of times and knows all the words

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Shwetha

Poor binding

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 13 July 2022

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No issues with the content. It's an excellent book. But the binding was very bad. In two days, all the sheets were our separately. Even after gluing it together, it doesn't stick properly after few use.

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sindhu. kosaraju

Good one

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 24 March 2022

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Gud book kids will enjoy it

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In a world full of distractions, it is important to pursue our goals

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 6 September 2020

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It is again one of those Eric Carle's books that deliver an important message through stories that are fun to read with the young ones. It is the story of a spider who chooses to quietly do what might seem as mundane and routine work while everyone else around is trying to distract it with potentially interesting things. In the end it is because of that routine work, it is rewarded.

Beautiful illustrations, high quality printing, sturdy board book with touch and feel to ever growing spider's web. Me and my son have ended up reading it many many times together.

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Amazoni personi

Lovely book with farm animals

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 21 November 2019

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The book in itself its a lovely story of a spider building her web and being asked questions by different farm animals but she is too busy spinning her web!
My little one loves this book, it's helping him recognise the farm animals and now can do the sounds to a few of them!
The Web is slightly embossed so it's a good touchy feely book too
The only downside is that I got this second hand wish I paid that bit extra and got it brand new

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Lee

Beautiful book. Fell apart quickly

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 9 February 2021

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The book is fantastic. The fly, spider and silky thread have texture so a happy tactile surprise. Illustrations beautiful and a whole collection of friendly animals to enchant small and big humans alike...
BUT - the book has no structural integrity and promptly fell apart in my toddler's hands. She hasn't destroyed any of her other board books, some of which have been entertaining her for over a year, but this one was quite "crunchy" and pages began separating almost immediately. The whole book is now one mess of fixing-tape, and still not sturdy enough. SHAME!!

Kimmie25

Well i never knew this existed!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 2 July 2012

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I have to say what a pleasent surprise it was to find this book. I searched for the hungry caterpillar book, obviously a classic, to find this one come up in the recommendations. I honestly had o idea there was a series of these books. Its lovely, a simple story but beautiful illustrations and although bought for a friend, there little girl has really enjoyed it. Will certainly be purchasing one for my kids. With it being hard back its resiliant, especially, if like my kids, everything goes straight in the mouth (we have the hungry caterpillar in this format). Would highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoyed the hungry caterpillar as a kids, or has kids that love it......think theres a lazy ladybird one too.......exciting!

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Autumn

Has helped two year old - no longer scared of spiders

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 9 July 2013

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Arrived quickly, good quality, good value. This book is great it actually has a spider web that is tactile/touchable = starts off as a line and as each page turns the spider builds more of its web. Our two year old had no fear of spiders until unfortunately a relative got scared when they saw one. From that point on she would get upset whenever she saw one or a web. Since reading this book to her she now has actually stroked a few spiders in the garden. Still a bit wary of webs, though the other day she did go near one and very quickly touch the edge of one. It has a lovely story and I would recommend this book for any child.

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theotherguy7145

Simple but effective. Nice bedtime read.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 24 April 2020

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Simple and repetitive but one of my child's faves, and still less monotonous than other books. The raised web is fun to feel, and my child now makes the noises of the animals on each page, and takes glee in pointing out the fly in every picture too.

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