Luigi, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten
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3.0 • 1 Rating
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
From the New York Times best-selling creators of Library Lion comes a warm (and delightfully fuzzy) storybook about learning to be—and be loved for—exactly who you are. On a street of old houses, a big hairy spider is searching for a home with dark corners to hide in. But when he wakes up, he finds a hand reaching for him and a lady proclaiming that she has always wanted a kitten—and will name him Luigi! At first, a somewhat puzzled Luigi, used to being left alone to creep and dangle and spin webs, resists her kind advances. But soon, tasty breakfasts and getting tucked into bed (no one’s ever wished him good night before) have him thinking that kittens surely live magical lives. I will be a kitten! he decides. But how long can he keep up his facade, and what might be at stake in pretending to be someone you’re not? The award-winning duo behind Library Lion delivers another classic in the making, marked by humor and depth, endearing characters, and the assurance that the right people will accept and adore us, unconditionally, just as we are.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This quirky be-yourself tale by the team behind Library Lion starts out as broad comedy, as a "big, hairy spider" takes up residence in an old house, where a pale-skinned, silver-haired lady greets him with delight ("It feels like a kitten! I have always wanted a kitten"), names him Luigi, and gives him a cat toy as well as a tiny box to sleep in ("He had never known that kittens led such magical lives"). If his host loves him as a kitten, Luigi resolves to comport himself thusly, and softly shadowed acrylic and pencil art by Hawkes deftly renders furry Luigi as remarkably kitten-like. Then the woman's friends come for a game night; after she introduces Luigi, and he knocks himself out acting like a feline, his real identity is soon revealed by the group. Luigi's anguish lasts until a heart-to-heart clarifies the situation. Though her masquerade's motive doesn't quite persuade ("I already knew you were a spider. I just never said anything because you were having so much fun pretending to be a kitten"), the woman's pledge of unconditional love assuages Luigi's doubts in this emotional roller coaster of a story. Ages 4–8. Author's agent: Jodi Reamer, Writers House.
