Eventually things return to normal in the backyard, but the spider receives a revelation from the moonlight and changes his ways. Reason #4: This is not a heavy-handed morality tale. I LOVE the source of the disaster! No spoilers here, just teasers!

Reason #3: Surprise factor…an Unexpected Disaster happens, leaving spider without his object and friendless. But the bugs begin to grumble and eventually leave the millionaire spider and his pile of leaf money alone…. As the bugs flock to see the object, Spider gets more greedy and starts charging higher leaf prices. That greedy ol’ spider builds an amusement park (possibly with the help of ants) and starts charging leaf admission for viewing. The frog thinks it’s a gumdrop, but doesn’t like its taste.īut when spider claims the object as his own, things begin to heat up. The walking stick is happy to find something stranger than himself in the garden. Everyone has their theory as to where it came from, how it landed, and what it is. Look at that pop of color in an otherwise pseudo-realistic black and white world (or should I say gray scale).Ĭue enormous bug consternation. So reason #1: Kids love picture books where they know something (they’re in on the joke) that none of the story characters know. The reader will know what it is-a marble-but the creeping, crawling, flying creatures of this backyard world haven’t a clue as to what it is. The story begins with an object of interest. I’m not sure what I could say about this book other than it’s brilliant! It’s gorgeous! It should be added to your permanent collection immediately!

It fell from the sky fan brothers