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Raffi Songs to Read
Spider on the Floor
A new Raffi board book to delight the youngest of fans!
Arachnophobes, there’s a spider on the floor! A perfect silly song sure to delight and entertain toddlers everywhere, Raffi’s latest board book is a welcome addition to the series. True Kelley’s irresistible artwork is the perfect showcase for the busy spider who climbs up an old woman, and along the way, manages to ensnare lots of critters in its web, including a family dog, a snake, an alligator, a skunk, an octopus, an elephant, a moose, and even a dinosaur! Whew!
This latest high-energy entry in the Raffi Songs to Read® board book collection is just right for very young children. The repetition, rhythm, and rhyme will help build early language skills and the outrageous story will have children clamoring for it again and again. “There’s a spider on the floor, on the floor. . . .”
Arachnophobes, there’s a spider on the floor! A perfect silly song sure to delight and entertain toddlers everywhere, Raffi’s latest board book is a welcome addition to the series. True Kelley’s irresistible artwork is the perfect showcase for the busy spider who climbs up an old woman, and along the way, manages to ensnare lots of critters in its web, including a family dog, a snake, an alligator, a skunk, an octopus, an elephant, a moose, and even a dinosaur! Whew!
This latest high-energy entry in the Raffi Songs to Read® board book collection is just right for very young children. The repetition, rhythm, and rhyme will help build early language skills and the outrageous story will have children clamoring for it again and again. “There’s a spider on the floor, on the floor. . . .”
32 pages, Board book
First published January 1, 1993
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June 23, 2008
Works a lot better as a song.
July 22, 2018
Raffi is pure nostalgia and his songs have endured. Some of his hits have been made into picture books as part of the Raffi Songs to Read series. I'd definitely recommend giving your kids the treat of listening to a Raffi album and then reading these books.
Spider on the Floor is a simple song with a repeating, rhyming verse. A spider (which begins on the floor) crawls up the singer (it's written in first person). There is a verse where the spider is on their leg, then their stomach, neck, face, and head. Finally, the spider falls to the floor again and we repeat the first verse.
Paired with the visuals, this book is ideal for a child who is learning to label body parts. If you have a sensory-seeking kid, the obvious thing to do is have a spider-tickle party!
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I review books for children from the perspective of a parent of kids with autism. The review above is part of a longer post on books about singalong books: https://www.lineupthebooks.com/40-sin...
Spider on the Floor is a simple song with a repeating, rhyming verse. A spider (which begins on the floor) crawls up the singer (it's written in first person). There is a verse where the spider is on their leg, then their stomach, neck, face, and head. Finally, the spider falls to the floor again and we repeat the first verse.
Paired with the visuals, this book is ideal for a child who is learning to label body parts. If you have a sensory-seeking kid, the obvious thing to do is have a spider-tickle party!
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I review books for children from the perspective of a parent of kids with autism. The review above is part of a longer post on books about singalong books: https://www.lineupthebooks.com/40-sin...
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October 22, 2012Grade: Pre-k and kindergarten
Topic: talking about spiders and spiderwebs
This cute little song story can be used as a transition into a new area in pre-k and kindergarten. Allows for some wiggle room. You could even use it as a prequel to learning about spiders and talking about their webs. Have the students point out what is realistic or not in the pictures that accompany the story song.
Topic: talking about spiders and spiderwebs
This cute little song story can be used as a transition into a new area in pre-k and kindergarten. Allows for some wiggle room. You could even use it as a prequel to learning about spiders and talking about their webs. Have the students point out what is realistic or not in the pictures that accompany the story song.
January 17, 2019
Who doesn't love Raffi
This is a HIGH QUALITY piece educators of young children should strongly consider adding to their classroom collection.
Cute, flows, predictable and rhyming... who could ask for anything more?
A++
This is a HIGH QUALITY piece educators of young children should strongly consider adding to their classroom collection.
Cute, flows, predictable and rhyming... who could ask for anything more?
A++
March 14, 2009
Presents the illustrated text to the song about the curious spider. Includes musical notation. www.hcpl.net
April 23, 2010
This is a good song book. It is about a spider that starts on the floor and then works its way up a woman's body and creates a web so big that many things get caught up in the web. Good read.
May 4, 2011
I don't like spiders however I love this book! The illustrations are hilarious! I did do some on the spot editing since I prefer not to use the words "dumb" and "old".
May 9, 2011
My kids love this one. The woman's expressions while the spider crawls on her are great. And some interesting animals get caught in the web.
April 9, 2012
We used this action song as a wiggle break during story time. It is very fun to be overly dramatic about the spider.
May 12, 2012
This book made a kindergarten girl go from grumpy and withdrawn to silly and engaged. The rhymes are fun.
February 6, 2013
Eh, I suppose if you like the song. As it is, there's a lot in the pictures that my girls wanted the story to talk about that wasn't.
September 19, 2013
to the tune of If You're Happy and You Know It
November 7, 2013
A book ripe for reading, singing, or chanting about a spider that makes its way from the floor to the top of your head! Great audience participation title with silly artwork. PreK-2.
September 4, 2014
Presents the illustrated text to the song about the curious spider. Includes musical notation.
October 30, 2019
I skipped a few of the pages: wish I were dead, etc. But fun for story time, especially when paired with a spider puppet!
June 3, 2022
Only a decent book if you already know the song. :)
September 8, 2022
Fun book, especially to go along with the song. It has pretty funny lines (though does say dumb once)
November 21, 2025
Considered using this in storytime but when the spider gets on the woman's head she says "I wish I were dead." I think it's totally fine for one on one us, just feels a touch dark for a larger group.
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