Spider! is an illustrated story recommended for ages 6 to 8. Huntsman spiders usually live in Australian bushland, but sometimes they wander into Australian homes. Like every Australian family, Min’s family have to deal with a scary hairy Huntsman, this one called Harold, in their own special way.
Written by David Metzenthen and illustrated by Peter Sheehan. The story is based on a huntsman spider David Metzenthen found in his home. David and his children did catch the spider with a vacuum cleaner – and it did crawl back out!
David Metzenthen is an award winning author. “...one of Australia’s top writers for young people.” – Goodreads.
Peter Sheehan is an award winning Australian illustrator.
