Spiders, football and counting collide with magical results in this bestselling picture book from master picture book creator Julia Donaldson! Spinderella the spider has a passion for football! She tries to play a match with her brothers and sisters but she doesnt know how many spiders should be on each team. Even worse, she cant count the goals! Luckily for Spinderella, her Hairy Godmother has a plan Julia Donaldson does it again in this hugely engaging and funny story all about football, spiders and counting what's not to love! The perfect picture book for children of all ages boys and girls alike. Julia Donaldsonis the internationally renowned author of the best-loved picture books in the world, includingThe Gruffalo,What the Ladybird Heard, Sugarlump and the UnicornandNight Monkey, Day Monkey. Julia Donaldson's collaborations with Axel Scheffler have sold millions of copies, andRoom on the Broomis now an Academy Award-nominated short film. Sebastian Braun studied fine and applied arts at Strasbourg University. He moved to London in 2000 and since then has beenworking exclusively on childrens picture books, having been published by Orchard, Walker, Campbell, HarperCollins and Puffin.

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 3-6 years.

There are 32 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2022 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Sebastien Braun studied Fine Arts in Strasbourg. As well as illustrating books, he makes beautiful wooden toys. He lives in London. Julia Donaldson is a former Children's Laureate and the author of the internationally bestselling book The Gruffalo, as well as numerous other popular titles.