The Busy Spider
By Eric Carle
Eric Carle is famous for his illustrations. He used many different techniques when creating his illustrations. The texture, lines, and colors all, make the illustrations interesting to look at. When I was reading the book it was hard to look away from the illustrations. My favorite page is the night scene at the end of the book. . I like how the background is dark blue and it looks water stained. The stars are sliver and that make them stand out against the dark background. The spider web is silver and stands out as well. .
The text in the book is very simple and the story very straightforward. The spider is not distracted by other animals asking her to do something else instead of spinning her web. In the end she catches a fly. I would classify this book as informational because the reader learns about what spiders do with their webs. There is more to spiders than this but if teaching a unit on insects to a younger group of children I feel that this would be an appropriate book to use.