The Little Spider [Hardcover]

Sigmund Brouwer (Author), Cindy Morgan (Author), Susan Kathleen Hartung (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up

Best-selling author Sigmund Brouwer and his wife, Dove Award-winning recording artist Cindy Morgan, collaborate on this classic retelling of a Christmas legend about a small spider whose gift protects Joseph, Mary, and Baby Jesus from Herod's soldiers during the flight to Egypt.

The bonus CD includes an original song, "What Can I Give?" from Cindy Morgan and complete dramatization of the story, with character voices provided by Cindy and other popular recording artists. This combined CD and book offers a treat for the eyes, the ears, and the heart, and it will be a family favorite for years to come.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

As happens in many a tale of holiday spirit, the protagonists here start out as enemies and, inspired by the miracle of Christmas, become fast friends. The greedy and cranky ox hogs all the feed and is generally rude to his weak, sad barn mate, the donkey. But when the animals' stable becomes the birthplace of Jesus, the donkey's joy softens the ox's heart. Koopmans's (The Christmas Visitor) pale and gauzy watercolors cast a reverent light throughout. Ages 5-8. (Sept.)
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Tyndale Kids (September 4, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0842339183
• ISBN-13: 978-0842339186
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,371,916 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Whether writing youth or adult fiction, Sigmund Brouwer is a best-selling author of more than 40 fast-paced novels. He loves going to schools to get kids excited about reading, reaching roughly 80,000 students a year through his Rock&Roll Literacy Show.

Sigmund is married to songwriter recording artist Cindy Morgan. The couple and their two young daughters divide their time between Red Deer, Alberta and Nashville, Tennessee.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A story for the season, January 3, 2002

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Little Spider (Hardcover)

Sigmund Brouwer's The Little Spider is a wonderful picturebook retelling the classic Christian folktale about the animals who lived in the stable when the baby Jesus was born on a cold winter's night. Here youngsters will encounter a fickle mouse, an easily distracted cat, a fearful dog, and a loyal donkey. But it is with the lowly spider that they learn that even the smallest gift, given in love, will never be forgotten. The accompanying CD offers a multi-cast dramatization of the story, enhanced with "What Can I Give?" an original song written and performed by Cindy Morgan. The Little Spider is a story for the season, with a message that will be enjoyed and appreciated the whole year round.