When Spider's kite gets stuck in a tree, he looks to his friend Bear for help, even though Bear hesitates to leave his comfort zone.

When the narrator can't scare Miss Muffet away with a spider or other animals, Miss Muffet decides to tell her own story.

Lulu Atlantis is peeved when her mother brings home little brother Sam, and she turns to her imaginary friend, Harry the daddy long-legs spider, for comfort, companionship, help, and advice as she is getting used to the addition to the family.

Seven-year-old Veronica, who is good at solving problems, starts the Fix-It Friends after she and her brother and their friends help her new classmate get over her fear of spiders. Includes notes for children and their parents.

Fourth grader Flo Gardner and her mother have just moved into the Corman Tower Apartment building, and she is pretty sure she does not like it--the boy werewolf next door is alright, but the monster spiders have got to go.

Bear likes to keep his house clean and tidy. In fact, the only thing Bear loves more than cleaning is taking care of his small stuffed friend, Ursa. Then Bear sees a sticky spiderweb . . . and where there's a web there is certainly a spider! The messy guest must be found, but what Bear and Ursa finally discover might just be an unlikely friend. Opposites attract in this adorable story, where new friends come in all shapes and sizes. -- from Amazon....

Josh's cousin Ben is having his bar mitzvah, and Sammy ends up coming along! He gets a view of the Torah readings, the blessings ... and one tradition that gets this silly little spider into even more trouble than usual.

"Spider is going on an adventure! There might be Fearsome Fish, Hungry Birds, and Hairy Beasts - but Spider's not scared. Her friends are. They try to call her back from her adventure time and time again, and each time Spider becomes upset when her adventure is interrupted. There's nothing to be scared of . . . or is there?"--

"This joyful story about a group of unlikely animal friends shows how helping someone in need can sometimes fulfill needs of our own."--

"Adults are always telling kids that spiders are more afraid of them than they are of the spider. But what about when that spider is the size of a dog? And your parents are out? And you just saw it scuttle past the open doorway to the living room? You know it's waiting to jump out and eat you. You have no choice ... you have to find it before it finds you!"--