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johnnymacaroni's review
4.0
Pretty adorable. My favorite are the bits that mashup with other spidery rhymes and songs. Might be fun with a slightly older crowd for a read aloud (K-1)
mnstucki's review
4.0
Loved this book! It includes references to Little Miss Muffet, The Itsy Bitsy Spider, and There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, all of which we have covered in our PreK curriculum in the last month, so this was really fun to read. The text was probably slightly too complex for read-aloud to most PreK kids, but mine caught most of it because we've learned those nursery rhymes so recently. Plus it's got a fun little growing up theme, which is perfect for PreK and Kinder kids who just want to be a big kid!
aylea's review
4.0
This review published by Brigham Young University's The Children's Book and Media Review
Itzy loves being a spider and the things he gets to do as a spider, but he hates his nickname. Everyone calls him Itzy Bitzy and he can’t stand it. He wants to convince everyone that he's not a spiderling anymore. His brother says that grown-up spiders catch their own lunches, so Itzy decides to leave the one his mom made him at home. He tries to build a web, but a girl scares the fly he’s chasing away. He sees another fly, but an old lady swallows it. When he goes to investigate, he gets swallowed, along with a lot of other things. He tries to go up the spout, but he gets washed out of it when it rains. He is about to give up, but when his brother needs help, he’s able to find a way to not be so Bitzy after all.
Fans of common stories and nursery rhymes will be amused at how one spider accidentally gets involved in familiar stories in his attempt to grow up. The spiders are drawn in a cute way so that they don’t look too much like spiders and even people who don’t like spiders can enjoy the book. Itzy teaches that if you “keep your eye on the fly” and don’t give up, it is possible to achieve a goal even if it seems impossible for a while. Itzy’s perspective of himself changes and he is able to realize that he can do hard things. Young readers who can identify with wanting to be more grown up than sometimes other people are willing to see them will enjoy this story and the nursery rhyme references in it.
Itzy loves being a spider and the things he gets to do as a spider, but he hates his nickname. Everyone calls him Itzy Bitzy and he can’t stand it. He wants to convince everyone that he's not a spiderling anymore. His brother says that grown-up spiders catch their own lunches, so Itzy decides to leave the one his mom made him at home. He tries to build a web, but a girl scares the fly he’s chasing away. He sees another fly, but an old lady swallows it. When he goes to investigate, he gets swallowed, along with a lot of other things. He tries to go up the spout, but he gets washed out of it when it rains. He is about to give up, but when his brother needs help, he’s able to find a way to not be so Bitzy after all.
Fans of common stories and nursery rhymes will be amused at how one spider accidentally gets involved in familiar stories in his attempt to grow up. The spiders are drawn in a cute way so that they don’t look too much like spiders and even people who don’t like spiders can enjoy the book. Itzy teaches that if you “keep your eye on the fly” and don’t give up, it is possible to achieve a goal even if it seems impossible for a while. Itzy’s perspective of himself changes and he is able to realize that he can do hard things. Young readers who can identify with wanting to be more grown up than sometimes other people are willing to see them will enjoy this story and the nursery rhyme references in it.
barbarianlibarian's review
3.0
pretty good, covers typical itsy bitsy spider problems and pulls in a variety of the classic tales. illustrations 'okay'
readingthroughtheages's review
4.0
Itzy the spider no longer wants to be known as Itzy Bitsy. But to lose the nickname he needs to prove himself in spider school by weaving a web and catching a fly.
Nice message and fun spider nursery rhymes and stories are woven (no pun intended, well, maybe a little) throughout this book.
Nice message and fun spider nursery rhymes and stories are woven (no pun intended, well, maybe a little) throughout this book.
michelle_neuwirth_gray9311's review
3.0
While reading this to kids, it would be fun to see if they can name the hidden nursery rhyme songs in the book. :)
libraryjen's review
4.0
A little long for a preschool group, but doable! With a couple nods to other spider stories (Little Miss Muffet, There Was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly, and the Itsy Bitsy Spider), this is a sweet story of a little spider coming into his own. It will certainly make the parents laugh and kids will appreciate the "background" of the Itsy Bitsy Spider song. :)
emmaearlene's review
4.0
This was such a cute and clever little book. Itzy is beginning "spindergarden" and learns through nods to nursery rhymes (which I loved), how to spin a web. I really enjoyed this read.
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