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Little Miss Spider

The beautifully illustrated book titled Little Miss Spider by David Kirk is a story of a determined little spider that emerges from her egg to find herself abandon by her mother. She searches and searches until she happens upon a beetle named Betty who offers to help her. The story continues with the search for the mother spider until brave beetle Betty finds herself rescuing little Miss Spider from the mouth of a predator. At this point Miss Spider recognizes that she has in fact found her mother; her mother is the one that has loved and protected her. Following … Continue reading →

Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Friends

Of all of the children’s programming available on cable television, there is one that I find particularly intriguing. “Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Friends” is a show about a family of bugs and, I just found out, is based on a series of books by David Kirk. The show stars Miss Spider and her mate Holley. They are mother and father to several bugs, many of whom are adopted, and they take their parenting very seriously. Miss Spider (Flora) makes sure that all of the vegetarian meals that she prepares for her family are very healthy. She was raised by a … Continue reading →

Spider Watching – Vivian French

I do not like spiders. They give me the creepy crawlies, the heebie-jeebies – you name it, they give it to me. However, there are some people who like them, and guess what – my daughter is one of them. She finds insects fascinating. She catches moths and releases them outside, rather than see them be killed. For children like her, I’m reviewing “Spider Watching,” by Vivian French. If this was a Tristi Pinkston book, it would be called, “Spider Squashing.” This picture book is set up in an interesting format. On the right page is a story, and on … Continue reading →

Sagwa

Sagwa is a Chinese Siamese cat. Yes, that’s a little confusing – but her breed is Siamese and she lives in China, so hence, she’s Chinese. She has an older brother named Dongwa, a younger sister named Sheegwa, and they live with their parents in the palace of the magistrate, the man in charge of their country village. They have a cook to prepare them whatever delicacies they fancy (would that make their meal a Fancy Feast? I’m sorry, I really am) These are some very pampered pussies. There’s a reason for this, whoever – they aren’t just ordinary cats. … Continue reading →