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We've all heard of the Itsy-Bitsy Spider right? But have you heard of the the Hugely-Wugely Spider? He's just like Itsy-Bitsy except he's a little—no—a lot bigger.

The Hugely-Wugely Spider went up the water spout, well not really, because he wasn't invited by the other spiders. And maybe because his size was bit of an issue . . . But that didn't stop him from trying. The Itsy-Bitsy Spider and his friends get into a bind when down comes the rain and threatens to wash them out, and only the Hugely-Wugely Spider can save them. With his quick thinking and huge thorax, Hugely-Wugely clogs the drain and saves the day.

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ISBN-13:	9780374306168
Publisher:	Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date:	05/22/2018
Series:	Junior Library Guild Selection
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Ethan T. Berlin is an Emmy Award-nominated comedy writer and performer who has written for some of today's top comedy voices and networks. He teaches comedy writing classes at NYU and the Peoples' Improv Theatre. The Hugely-Wugely Spider is his debut children's book.

Karl Newsom Edwards is a children’s picture book author and illustrator. Born in Oakland, California, he is a graduate of the California College of the Arts with a degree in drawing. He made his debut as an author/illustrator with Fly! He lives in Portland, Oregon.

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On Celebrating Differences (Because Not Everyone is Itsy-Bitsy): A Guest Post by Ethan T. Berlin, Author of The Hugely-Wugely Spider

As it turns out, it was my size that gave me the idea for my debut children’s book, The Hugely-Wugely Spider. One night, while I was singing the Itsy-Bitsy Spider to my then 3-year-old son, I imagined the Itsy-Bitsy Spider and all his friends having the time of their lives, running up and down the […]

"A gigantic spider saves their itsy-bitsy friends in this hilarious twist on an old fingerplay. With remarkably appealing spiders showing energy and emotion on every page, this clever, well-paced story is sure to appeal to children with a taste for zany, self-referential humor." —Kirkus

"In this debut children's book, Ethan T. Berlin, an Emmy Award-nominated comedy writer, mines comic gold from that familiar sing-song rhyme about the Itsy Bitsy Spider who climbed up the water spout. The plot line follows the song perfectly, complete with the dire threat of rain which brings Hugely-Wugely to the rescue. The droll illustrations by Karl Newsom Edwards are perfect." - The Buffalo News

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2018-03-04
A gigantic spider saves their itsy-bitsy friends in this hilarious twist on an old fingerplay.Cute, fuzzy, pastel spiders Itsy-Bitsy, Mitsy-Bitsy, Litsy-Plitsy, and Witsy-Ditsy all climb up the waterspout. "I could climb up the waterspout if I wanted to!" insists the Hugely-Wugely Spider, "Which I don't!" Then they try to squeeze in (no easy task—they are huge, after all) only to rebuffed by the tiny spiders, who put up a sign saying "You must be at least this itsy-bitsy to climb up the waterspout." But as millions of children and adults know, "down comes the rain," threatening to "wash the spiders out." In the spirit of Rudolph and Tacky the Penguin, the Hugely-Wugely Spider plugs up the waterspout with their ample body, enduring the rain and accumulated muck from the gutters, until the sun comes out "and dried up all the rain" ("No! I dried up all the rain! The sun didn't do anything," argues the Hugely-Wugely Spider. "It's true," agrees the sun). The story concludes with an updated version of the famous song crediting the heroism of the Hugely-Wugely Spider, who is rewarded with "heaps and heaps of adorable leg warmers to keep all of my adorable legs perfectly warm!" Edwards' scratchy, cartoon illustrations take the premise and ably amp up the humor.With remarkably appealing spiders showing energy and emotion on every page, this clever, well-paced story is sure to appeal to children with a taste for zany, self-referential humor. (Picture book. 5-8)

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