I'm Trying to Love Spiderswill help you see these amazing arachnids in a whole new light, from their awesomely excessive eight eyes to the seventy-five pounds of bugs a spider can eat in a single year!
Bethany bARTon was drawing monsters for her other picture books
(This Monster Needs A Haircut, This Monster Cannot Wait) when a
spider crawled across the page and demanded her attention. Since
she couldn’t smash Mr. Spider into her artwork, she decided to try
and love him. It wasn’t easy (RIP Mr. Spider) but in the process,
this book was born.
When she isn’t writing or illustrating books about awesome and icky things, Bethany spends her days decorating sets and painting miniatures for film/TV. Bethany lives in Los Angeles with her rad husband, their adorable son, and an outrageous number of garden spiders she won’t let anybody smash. (Well... unless they’re really big.)
A 2016 CHILDREN'S CHOICE BOOK AWARD WINNER!
PRAISE FOR I'M TRYING TO LOVE SPIDERS:
* "The skillful juggling of scientific fact and emotional truth
make this a winner." —Publishers Weekly, starred review
* "Barton's wacky ink and digital artwork is simultaneously
cringe-worthy and cackle-inducing.... Both arachnophobes and
arachnophiles will find useful debate fodder squashed within these
pages." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"The presentation is original and engaging, with a zippy text and
hilarious visuals. The cartoon illustrations are appealingly
childlike, with the font a hand-written scrawl, and the spiders
depicted are downright cuddly." —School Library Journal
"Watercolor-like splotches form the background for the
spiders, who actually look hapless and cute. Fact-filled and
funny arachnology." —Booklist
PRAISE FOR BETHANY BARTON: "Toothy and unkempt, with wild eyes
and a temper tantrum of a roar—'I wanna go camping NOW!'—Stewart
fully embodies a preschooler who has not yet mastered the art of
waiting. Barton’s sprawling, hand-lettered text and its buoyant
placement match the urgency of Stewart’s desperation." —Kirkus
review of This Monster Cannot Wait!
"The sprawling text printed in capital letters emphasizes Stewart’s
impatience, and the quirky ink and Photoshop illustrations add many
humorous moments to the story." —School Library Journal review of
This Monster Cannot Wait!
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