When it comes to Eric Carle’s book, The Very Busy Spider, it is a classic children’s book. This is a picture book for developmental stages, with a focus on board books and participation books. With its collage style animals and textured web, this book engages children with repetition, onomatopoeia, and feeling the texture of the web.
This book is about a spider who is so busy working on her web that she has no time for any of the animals that ask her to do things with them. Every page has a different animal, making its own sound and something that animal likes to do. For example, “‘Neigh! Neigh!” said the horse. “Want to go for a ride?’” The child learns about the different kinds of animals. The spider’s web continues to grow, until finally her web is complete and the spider falls asleep. This book is told from the point of view of an outsider watching the spider build her web and seeing the animals ask her questions.
The art is unique to Eric Carle. He uses collages of bright colors and patterns to create his artwork; he even adds texture to the web. The text is on the top of every page and the spider web remains on the same side throughout the entire book. The last page is the only one that is different, because it is night time; he makes the picture look like one whole picture with an owl and a spider.
This book is about a spider who is so busy working on her web that she has no time for any of the animals that ask her to do things with them. Every page has a different animal, making its own sound and something that animal likes to do. For example, “‘Neigh! Neigh!” said the horse. “Want to go for a ride?’” The child learns about the different kinds of animals. The spider’s web continues to grow, until finally her web is complete and the spider falls asleep. This book is told from the point of view of an outsider watching the spider build her web and seeing the animals ask her questions.
The art is unique to Eric Carle. He uses collages of bright colors and patterns to create his artwork; he even adds texture to the web. The text is on the top of every page and the spider web remains on the same side throughout the entire book. The last page is the only one that is different, because it is night time; he makes the picture look like one whole picture with an owl and a spider.
Works Cited
Carle, Eric. The Very Busy Spider. New York: Philomel Books, 1984.
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