Little Miss Spider

“Little Miss Spider” by David Kirk is a good book for children. As a teacher you are encouraged to recognize all types of families, which includes families that may adopt. That brings me to the number one reason I like this book. Little Miss Spider arrives in this world looking for her mother but cannot find her. When an older bug realizes she is all alone, she offers to help her look. This is the beginning to two very different bugs becoming part of each other’s lives after the older bug tells Little Miss Spider that she wants to be her mother.
Reason two that I like this book is because we are not only told how different families are, but individuals too. The way I see it the illustration of each bug is representing how show more different people are not only in appearance, but personality, culture, etc… In other books from this author he has a common saying “every buggy is different.” You can use books like these with younger kids to explain how all families and people are different in a simple and enjoyable way. show less

There are many reasons why I liked this book “Little Miss Spider”. One the reasons was how the book rhymed when the little spider was looking for her mother. “Watching brothers and sisters, All scooting for cover, She dangled there wondering, Where is my mother?” This creates a rhythm to the story, which makes it easy for the reader to follow along. The book also pushes the reader to think about what qualities a mother should have. Little Miss Spider keeps looking for someone who looks like herself, but only bigger, “Have you seen my mom? She’s like me, only big.” One of the characters a beetle named Betty shows concern and provides comfort to help the little spider find her mom. In the end, Betty rescues Little Miss show more Spider from being eaten by hungry hatchlings. The story demonstrates to the reader that Betty the Beetle becomes a mother figure for Little Miss Spider because she provides safety and comfort. “For finding you mother, There’s one certain test. You must look for the creature, Who loves you the best.” The big idea of this story is that it does not matter what someone looks like on the outside, but how much someone love you on the inside. show less

This book is a wonderful book for a mother to read to her adopted child. It shows unconditional love a stranger must have in order to take in a child and love them as their own. Throughout this picture book, Little MIss Spider is on a search for her mother and runs into a Beetle willing to help her on her journey. The journey entails the relationship between Little Miss Spider and Ms. Beetle. Little Miss Spider has such and enormous amount of determination when searching for her mother. The book ends with Little Miss Spider realizing that a true mother doesn't necessarily mean it has to be your birth mother. A true mother is someone who loves you to the best of their capability.

Davik Kirk swoons readers with his vibrant artwork, simple poetry, and and touching lessons. Little Miss Spider is a picture book about a freshly hatched spider who cannot find her mother. After journeying through many strangers, she finds that her mother is the one who loves her the most, which turns out to be an adoring beetle who takes Miss Spider under her wing. This book is perfect for young children, especially in teaching them about adoption or children who live with grandparents or anybody who is not their blood parents.

In this book the character is Miss Spider and she is lonely and seeking companionship. She invites all her fellow insects to a tea party. her friends did not want to come because she is a spider and was afraid she would eat them. The creatures did not want to get to know her because they were scared of Miss Spider. The theme suggests that the creatures were afraid of her and assumed because she was a spider that all spiders ate insects and creatures. their assumption did not allow them to get to know her for who see was. Miss Spider let a moth loose out of her web and di not eat it. the other insects were surprised and decided to go to the tea party. At the tea party Miss Spider ate flowers and drank tea and found out she did not eat show more other insects or creatures. This is a good technique to show children that we are all different but yet the same. We all have qualities and uniqueness about our selves and we should not judge a person. The pictures were bright, big, and funny. The pictures were moving and you felt sorry for Miss Spider and wanted her to have that Tea party with her friends. show less

This is a very sweet book about a little spider who is born and immediately goes on a search for her mother. She runs into a beetle and the beetle decides to help her search for her mom. They ask several other bugs if they have seen her mom, and all say no. The little spider almost gets eaten by baby birds, but the beetle saves her life. The little spider says that she has at last found her mom, the beetle, because she loves her the best. This book is illustrated very brightly and captures kids attention. The lesson of the one who loves you the best can take care of you and not look a thing like you could be taught here.

Summary:
Little Miss Spider is a young child whom searches for her lost mother and along the way she finds a mother figure in Betty the Beetle.

Personal Reaction:
This book reminded me of how I lost my grandmother and was able to find a woman who become a grandmother figure to me and how she has given me the love that I was missing after my grandmother passed away.

Class Room Extension Ideas:
1. In the classroom the kids could create paper versions of Little Miss Spider and write about qualities they share with her.
2. In the classroom the kids could write a little about acceptance and what it means to them and we could discuss this.