About this title: Sophie the spider considers herself an artist and every web she creates a unique work of art. However, the human residents of the house where she lives do not appreciate her artistic endeavors and are constantly tearing down her creations. Then one day Sophie meets an expectant mother, a woman who is not afraid of spiders but who is so poor that ...
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Binding: HARDCOVER
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Childrens Books
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780743478700ISBN:0743478703
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780689866807ISBN:0689866801
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER CHILDRENS BOOKS
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780743490122ISBN:0743490126
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Date Published: 2004
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Date Published: 2004
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Binding: Hardcover
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ISBN-13:9780743478700ISBN:0743478703
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Binding: Hardcover
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Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
ISBN-13:9780689801129ISBN:0689801122
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publ
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780689801129ISBN:0689801122
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"Sophie Spider spins artistic works of arts, yet the humans who inhabitat the boardingshouse where she lives do not appreciate her talent. They screech when they see her and destroy her works. As Sophie grows old, she nestles herself into a basket full of yarn. This yarn belongs to a young, poor mother who knits booties and sweaters for her baby-to-be. As money is tight, the mother has no more yarn to make a blanket. Sophie creates one last, loving, beautiful masterpiece. A blanket full of wishes and dreams, moonbeams and starlight is Sophie's Masterpiece.
A beautifully illustrated gentle story of acceptance and compassion."
"I watched/listened to this story on storylineonline.net. Sophie is an artist. She is also a house spider, but one that children will certainly cheer and not fear. The webs she weaves are spectacular--some are stars, or hammocks, or sun patterns--and her mama is very proud of her. When she grows old enough to strike out on her own, however, she is not warmly greeted by the world at large. At Beekman's Boardinghouse, a dull sort of place that "cried out for her talents," she only wants to beautify it with her gossamer artistry. But even as she is spinning a web of curtains for the front parlor, "blending a golden thread of sun into her silk," she is swatted by a screaming landlady! She scampers into the tugboat captain's closet where she sets to work on making him a new suit, day after day, a sleeve here, a collar there. Once discovered there (the captain screeches and climbs out onto the windowsill), she moves on yet again. Now a much older spider, she climbs up a long staircase to settle into a young woman's knitting basket. One day, the woman discovers Sophie... and smiles! Sophie, noticing that her new friend is pregnant and in need of a baby blanket, decides that she will spin one for her baby, a cloth into which she weaves starlight, snippets of fragrant pine, wisps of night, old lullabies, playful snowflakes, and, in the end, her very own heart. Illustrator Jane Dyer, who worked with Eileen Spinelli on When Mama Comes Home Tonight, has outdone herself in Sophie's Masterpiece, painting this bittersweet story in gentle watercolors. She manages to convincingly anthropomorphize Sophie, and paintings like the one of the courageous spider struggling up the long staircase, casting long shadows, will linger long with readers. (Ages 4 and older) --Karin Snelson"
"Absolutely loved this sweet, simple, original little story! Sophie is a gentle little soul who wants nothing more than to share her art with the world. But that's hard to do when everyone is horrified by the mere sight of you. Highly recommended!"
"I am in love with this book! So beautiful, so sweet, gently humorous, totally loving--yes, I am talking about the spider, Sophie. Sophie is a very special spider with webs of rare artistry. She wants to make life beautiful for humans but they don't seem to appreciate her or her creations--until one day when she finds someone worthy of her masterpiece. The ending brought tears to my eyes and I kept thinking about this sweet story on the way to work! Also, it made me feel some compunction for making spiders unwelcome in my home... but, then, they aren't nearly as cute as Sophie! ;->"
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