"The Very Busy Spider" is about a spider that spends all day spinning her web. A variety of different farm animals approach her and ask if she wanted to go do something with them that they enjoy doing. Each time, the spider didn't answer because she was busy spinning her web. In the end, after she finishes her web, she catches and fly and an owl asks who made this beautiful web. But, again, the spider didn't answer because she fell asleep, as it had been a very long day spinning her web. I think More...

I love this book as do my nursery+reception class.This busy little spider does not want to go and play with all the various animals who ask her to join them in an adventure instead she is busy spinning her web.On each page is a fly hovering about.Ask the children why and they say, 'It wants to play with the spider/animal.'
The tactile web and fly capture children's concentration as they touch these and shout out what sound the animals make.
The repetitive narrative is particularly enjoyed once the More...

In this pleasant sequel to The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Eric Carle introduces a spider who, carried by the wind, lands on a fence post and begins to spin her web. In each two-page spread, a different animal approaches her, inviting her to participate in an activity familiar to them: the horse wants her to go for a ride, the cow invites her to eat some grass, the sheep invites her for a run in the meadow, and so on. The spider's response to each invitation is silence, because "She was very busy s More...

One of the things that Eric Carle seems to be really into using animals for his books and I think it works for him! In this book, the main character is a spider—not something that many would use as a main character. The spider starts spinning his web and as he is spinning, animals periodically come and ask him if he wants to do things, such as run in the meadow (with the sheep) or take a nap (with the cat). The spider never answers though, because she is too busy spinning her web. At the end, wh More...

This is probably one of my favorite Eric Carle books. Generally his artwork isn't my thing. Usually, the way that the text is layed out on the page with the style of his art is more annoying than pleasurable. I'm thinking of stories like The Grouchy Ladybug or The Very Hungry Catepillar where there is simply too many word that get into the way of a mediocre story line and art that tries too hard to be clever.

The Very Busy Spider is a different story. It is simple, like Brown Bear Brown Bear, wi More...

I totally recommend this book to every parent to get it for childre! This book is a really good picture book for children to learn that hard work can lead to great success and harvest. Maybe this is only a profound truth for me, because children can just think it as an interesting book. Actually, it is a insitent process for this spider to make its web. And also during this process, someone else come to desterbe it, but the spider never shake its mind and just say nothing to insist to make web, More...

The Very Busy Spider is a picture book intended for nursery or primary readers. It is about a spider that is very busy spinning her web. Many different animals want her to play with them, but she is much to busy. If she doesn't get her web spun there will be no food for her to eat. Once she is finished her web a rooster asks her if she wants to help him catch a pesky fly. The fly lands in her web and all of her hard work payed off.
I found that there was not much to this book, and that's why I More...

"The Very Busy Spider" by Eric Carle is a simple, but enjoyable read for young children. This is the story about a spider who wakes up one morning and begins to build her web. One by one, farm animals ask the spider if she wants to play, nap or roll in the mud, but the spider is too busy weaving her web. Until finally, when rooster asks the spider if she wants to catch a pesky fly, the spider does, because she has finished weaving. Once the spider finishes weaving, she is tired, and falls alseep More...

The very busy spider by Eric Carle

This book is about a spider that spins a web with her silky thread on a fence post near a farmyard.

Different farm animals come along and invite her to go and do different things with them, but the spider does not answer, as she is too busy spinning her web.
‘Neigh! Neigh! Said the horse ‘want to go for a ride?’ But the spider doesn’t answer. She is too busy spinning her web.

This book gives the children the opportunity to learn about different animals, the sounds More...

It is a great book for early readers. You can not only read it, but you can also feel it by touching the web. This simple story conveys lots of important information. It is a perfect introduction to learning about different kinds of animals and an opportunity to copy the sounds they make. The story begins one early morning when the spider starts to spin her web. Various animals such as the pig, the horse, the cat or the cow try to interrupt and invite her to join their typical activities, but sh More...

I like the repetition and the animal sounds in the book. The spider web is "3D" so children can feel it as the web development progresses. The illustrations are nice. I like how it shows the fly buzzing around the other animals while the spider works hard to build her web. Then at the end the author did a great ob of revealing why the spider was working so hard and would not stop until it was done making its web.


Extension Activity: Give each child a piece of colored construction paper and some More...

The Very Busy Spider written by Eric Carl (Philomel Books, 1984) is a delightful picture book for very young children (N). The story is about an industrious, web-building spider, which ignores the farm animals attempting to divert her from her work. Finally, when her web is complete, the web catches the pesky fly.
Young children can participate as the story is read to them by feeling the raised silk of the spider’s web as it grows throughout the book and finding the raised fly on opposite pages. More...

The artwork in this book is much like the other books by Eric Carle. The illustrator uses water color and pencils to create the images. The techniques used are very childlike. The illustrator often uses messy strokes, splotches of paint and streaky lines to create texture but keeps the illustrations very playful and juvenile. On every page, there is a large flap to flip open, making the book extremely interactive. The spider encounters many different animals and on each page, and the reader lear More...

As a child, I grew up reading Eric Carle books. Actually, not exactly. My mom read them for me. Yes, I was one of those children who couldn't go to bed without a bedtime story. HAHA. Each of us siblings had one particular Eric Carle book that our mom read to us over and over again when we were growing up. In my case, The Very Busy Spider. Honestly, I can't remember what I liked so much about that book, I'm not a very big fan of spiders! But then I remembered why. Not only because my mom made it More...

The Very Busy Spider, written and illustrated by Eric Carle, is a fantasy book written with the emerging reader in mind. It is a story about a spider who is busy spinning her spider web. Throughout the day different farm animals ask the spider if she wants to go on various adventures. Instead, the spider continues spinning her web until it is finished.

Eric Carle, engages the youngest reader through the repetitive nature of the text. Many children like to join in on the reading once they figure More...

This book is about a busy little spider, working hard at spinning her web. She's so busy, she ignores all the animals asking her to do stuff with them. It's a good book to read to young children. They'd definitely enjoy it, especially if they've read and liked "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"

Learning Extension: This book could be used to teach children how to stay busy in their work. It teaches them to ignore others trying to distract them and concentrate on what they're doing. It could also be a g More...

I love to use this book for storytime. The flaps on each right page cover the left page's text and illustration to allow toddlers and young readers more ease in focusing on the text at the appropriate time when reading. Lots of white space, colorful, bold illustrations, great animal sounds and dialog, and nice repeating to allow the readers to focus on the growing of the web.

The downside is it can be a bit long for those on the younger end of the spectrum, so I choose one or two to skip (usually More...

The very busy spider was a very interesting book. This book was about a spider who blows in, lands on a fence post, and spends the entire day building a web. She keeps working as different animals tempt her to do other things. At the end of the day, she catches a fly in her web and then falls asleep, tired from her busy day. The age range for this book would be at least two year olds. My opinion on The Very Busy Spider's color is great. It is very colorful. I felt that the colors were very inten More...

The Very Busy Spider, by Eric Carle, is one of my favorites! Eric Carle is an extremely well known and respected author. His books never fail to entertain me and his artwork is amazing. The Very Busy Spider is one of my favorites of his. It has a great message and I would definitely use it in a classroom. All throughout the story spider never gives up. No matter what distraction she is faced with, she preserves and doesn’t give up. At a young age, it is so important for kids to learn this messag More...

Since Eric Carle is one of my favorite authors, I chose to read this book. Children just love the illustrations. The spider is so busy. Many animals try to stop him through out the day. The spider is so anxious to finish building his web, that he does not stop. At the end the spider is so tired he falls asleep. The book can teach alot about animals and the noises they make. It can also show children what hard work does. It can even go into a science category because he is making a web.Another re More...

Elk jaar voert onze dorpsbib - wegens nijpend plaatsgebrek - een deel van haar collectie af. Boeken, strips, films, cd-tjes worden er tijdens een dolle week tegen 'n symbolisch prijsje aan de man gebracht. Dit jaar zijn alle stukken die meer dan 10 jaar in de rekken staan aan de beurt. Enkel 'klassiekers' ontsnappen aan hun lot.
Maar ook de omgekeerde beweging gebeurt gelukkig! 'Oude vertrouwden' die door kleine kinderhandjes al te beduimeld geworden zijn, worden opnieuw aangeschaft. En zo is dez More...

Summary:
This book is about a spider that has to build its web. However, the other animals keep asking the spider to do something with them. The spider has to keep declining the offers so that she can finish her web. The spider shows perseverance.

Response:
I noticed the art in this book most of all. Eric Carle always has a unique looks to his illustrations, but this book in particular has a shiny effect to the web that the spider is spinning. It has a texture to it that is unlike the rest of the b More...

This book is a fun way to introduce new words to children and familiarize them with sounds that different animals make. The perseverance of the spider can also proves to children that hard work may take a long time and you may have to make some sacrifices in the process, but it always pays off.This book can be used to introduce children to spiders and help them learn about how spiders live.
Extension
This story can be used for conducting a role play in the classroom. Children could dress up as dif More...

I love Eric Carle's books as they are very easy for young children to understand.I like his illustrations which are colorful and multi sensory in this particular one.I give it four stars because his themes are always the same so you can almost predict what is to come and sometimes is not exciting especially if you have read his other books.


Learning Experience: I would have a poster board made with velcro backing on the poster board and on the pictures of animals in the book such as the horse, co More...

Very cute repetitive book. I love the books that have my daughter involved more than just turning the pages. She loved the embossed pages and had to touch each one while reading. After the first few pages, she could pretty much "read" the rest of the book to me -- with a little help -- of course. I can tell the repetitiveness is helping build my daughters confidence because she's actually HELPING me read. And -- THAT's something to be proud of. It also allows us to be silly when making the farm More...

This book is about a spider that is blown by the wind when she lands on a fence post and begins to spin her web. Different animals come up to her inviting her to play with them. the horse wants her to go for a ride, the cow invites her to eat, and many more approach and ask her as well. The spider stays silent because "She was very busy spinning her web." At the end of the day, when her web is finished, a rather obnoxious fly gets caught in it. She finally gets to rest from her long day. The pic More...

Another great book by Eric Carle. I love the way the story is structured. This story is an easy read, with illustrations that also tell a story. I can relate to this story because I too, am very busy and if you look closer you will see why. As a homework activity I would have students look for spider webs around their house and draw what they see. If students dont have spider webs in their home, I would have them create what their spider web would look like if they were a spider. For insect unit More...

I loved reading this book. Eric Carle always puts so much creativity into his books; for example, you are able to "feel" the spider's web and the fly and spider in The Very Busy Spider. Also the colors of the other animals were unique as well. This book is also full of animal sounds, which the children will love to imitate.


Learning Experience: I will make a sensory box full of different materials(yarn. cotton balls, pine cones, etc). The children will have to feel around in the box without looki More...

This book is for: PreK-1
Topic: Spiders (could use as and Engage for food chains and food webs)
Reflection:
This book is a simple story of a spider who works hard to complete his web. During the process the spider could stop and go off with one of his friends but continues working. This book could be used to ask students "Why is he making a web?" This discussion could springboard your lesson about food chains and food webs.
This book could also be great for talking to students who become easily dis More...

We read "The Very Busy Spider" in class last week by Eric Carl. I liked the book overall, however it did get a bit repetitive when the spider kept repeating the same sentence over and over again. From a child's perspective however that might be a very good thing, and help's the child to follow along with the book. I did enjoy the graphics, and the fact that the web was 3D. After reading our teacher did a fun group activity with string, which helped us learn each other’s names. I think that a lot More...