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by Julia Donaldson (Author), Sebastien Braun (Illustrator)
A fantastic new picture book all about a football-playing spider, written by Julia Donaldson, author of The Gruffalo, with glorious full colour illustrations from the talented Sebastian Braun and a sparkling, glittery foiled cover.
Spinderella the spider has a passion for football She tries to play a match with her brothers and sisters but she doesn't know how many spiders should be on each team. Even worse, she can't 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 Donaldson is the internationally renowned author of the best-loved picture books in the world, including The Gruffalo, What the Ladybird Heard, Sugarlump and the Unicorn and Night Monkey, Day Monkey. Julia Donaldson's collaborations with Axel Scheffler have sold millions of copies, and Room on the Broom is 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 been working exclusively on children's picture books, having been published by Orchard, Walker, Campbell, HarperCollins and Puffin.
Author Biography
Julia Donaldson, the 2011-2013 Children's Laureate, is the author of many of the world's best-loved picture books. Among her acclaimed titles are The Gruffalo, What the Ladybird Heard, Stick Man, Zog, The Smeds and the Smoos, The Scarecrows' Wedding and Night Monkey, Day Monkey. Her books have sold over 17 million copies and been translated into 75 languages.
Sebastien Braun studied fine arts in Strasbourg, France. His first two books, I Love My Mummy and I Love My Daddy were successful all over the world. Since then, Sebastien has gone on to create many more books for children. He lives with his family in Gloucestershire.
