Author:  Monks, Lydia, Monks, Lydia 
Picture books
Published on 1 April 2004 by HarperCollins Publishers (Farshore) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 32 pages
271 x 216 x 4 | 190g
A rip-roaring shout-aloud picture book about a spider who wants to be the family pet from the internationally acclaimed illustrator of Julia Donaldson’s What the Ladybird Heard.
 Spider wants to be a family pet. But the family whose house she lives in are terrified of her! Whenever she tries to show them what a great pet she would make, they just scream, …AAAARRGGHH, SPIDER!…
 A delightfully funny story all about fitting in, tolerance and making friends from bestselling author-illustrator Lydia Monks.
  The perfect bedtime read for kids aged 3 and up.
 Lydia Monks is an award-winning illustrator and author, known for her colourful picture books including I Wish I Were a Dog, Aaaarrgghh, Spider! and the Mungo Monkey series. She has is also the illustrator behind Julia Donaldson's What the Ladybird Heard, The Princess and the Wizard, The Singing Mermaid and Sugarlump and the Unicorn.