Just Itzy

A spider on a quest to drop the "Bitzy" and become "just Itzy" runs up against some challenges--and a few familiar nursery-rhyme characters.

Itzy the spider is tired of being called "Itzy Bitzy." On his first day of spindergarten, Itzy decides to prove to everyone that he's a big spider by catching his own lunch. But spinning a web is hard work, and every time Itzy gets close to catching a fly, something gets in the way--whether it's a girl sitting on a tuffet, an old lady swallowing everything in sight, or a dangerous waterspout. Will Itzy ever get a chance to prove himself and shake his pesky nickname? Illustrated in bold vignettes by Geisel Award winner Greg Pizzoli, Itzy's amusing adventures are a clever balm for the frustrations of preschoolers fed up with being too little.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 02/24/2015
ISBN: 9780763658113
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 10.40h x 8.70w x 0.40d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2014
Publishers Weekly 12/01/2014
School Library Journal 01/01/2015 pg. 79
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2015 pg. 68
New York Times Book Review 04/12/2015 pg. 19
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2015