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Abracadabra!
A spider tries to dazzle his caterpillar friend with his web-filled magic tricks. But it's the caterpillar with the biggest trick of all!
48 pages, Hardcover
Published May 29, 2020
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July 8, 2020
Abracadabra! By Shanshan Li, illustrated by Sifan Yang. PICTURE BOOK. Reycraft, 2020. $19. 9781478868446
BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH
When Spider sees his friend Caterpillar sad and sleepy in her little home, he tries using his web spinning skills to create magic scenes to cheer her up. Despite all his tries, Caterpillar goes to sleep – for many days. When she finally wakes up, Caterpillar has a magic trick for him!
The journey from Caterpillar to butterfly has been explored in many, many fiction and non-fiction picture books and Li’s version holds up against them as a celebration of change. And I love Spider’s determination to help his friend. Yang’s illustrations work together with the text in just the right way to make for a grand celebration.
Cindy, Library Teacher, MLS
https://kissthebookjr.blogspot.com/20...
BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH
When Spider sees his friend Caterpillar sad and sleepy in her little home, he tries using his web spinning skills to create magic scenes to cheer her up. Despite all his tries, Caterpillar goes to sleep – for many days. When she finally wakes up, Caterpillar has a magic trick for him!
The journey from Caterpillar to butterfly has been explored in many, many fiction and non-fiction picture books and Li’s version holds up against them as a celebration of change. And I love Spider’s determination to help his friend. Yang’s illustrations work together with the text in just the right way to make for a grand celebration.
Cindy, Library Teacher, MLS
https://kissthebookjr.blogspot.com/20...
October 15, 2020
Spider goes to visit their friend Caterpillar, but Caterpillar is all wrapped up in a cocoon and not being very talkative. So Spider tries to impress Caterpillar with a variety of magical tricks performed with their spider silk! None of the tricks seem to entrance Caterpillar, but when enough time passes Caterpillar does a trick of their own and emerges from their cocoon as a butterfly. Whimsical and delightful. A great book about patience and creativity.
Themes: Friendship, Magic, Creativity, Patience
Age range: 2-5
Themes: Friendship, Magic, Creativity, Patience
Age range: 2-5
February 2, 2022
Lovely artwork in this caterpillar & spider friendship story. Spider wants to cheer up his caterpillar friend who is stuck in a little house (cocoon), and performs all kinds of magic tricks for his friend. But caterpillar falls asleep before the end of the show and sleeps for a long time. At the end of the story, Caterpillar surprises Spider with a magical trick of her own.
May 5, 2021
A spider tries to entertain his caterpillar friend when she is wrapped in a coon and feeling down. surprise ending. preschool and up
July 21, 2021
Spider and caterpillar share magic acts of spinning webs and growing wings. Unique illustrations show just how cute bugs can be.
October 23, 2021
Nice read!
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