Sophie's Masterpiece: Sophie's Masterpiece

By Eileen Spinelli

Book Overview

Sophie's no ordinary house spider. She's an artist; and every web she spins is more wondrous than the one before. But don't mention that to the guests at Beekman's Boardinghouse, because they don't like spiders. No one there wants anything to do with Sophie or her magnificent creations -- no one except the woman on the third floor. She's a new mother "weaving" something herself; and when she runs out of yarn, Sophie knows the time has finally come to create the masterpiece of a lifetime.
Eileen Spinelli and Jane Dyer, the award-winning duo who created the best-selling When Mama Comes Home Tonight, team up once again to tell the charming and bittersweet tale of an exceptionally gifted spider and the lengths she's willing to go to share her gifts with those around her.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689801122
• ISBN13: 9780689801129
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 11.3" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

Absolutely perfect! An awsome book.

Sophie's Masterpiece: A Spider's Tale , written by Eileen Spinelli and illustrated by Jane Dyer is one of the very best children's book I have ever read. The story concerns a spider named Sophie. Sophie doesn't just spin a web--she weaves extraordinary works of art. Everyone who knows her is in awe of her talents. She strikes off on her own to a drab little boarding house where she takes up residence and weaves her wonderful webs--but none of the people there care for her webs--or for her, for that matter. Except for a boarder who is expecting a child. She welcomes Sophie into her room and as she knits clothes for the baby Sophie, now old and frail, weaves a special baby gift of her own.Warm and touching without being maudlin, Sophie's Masterpiece is a kind and loving story with extraordinary illustrations the dazzle on their own yet blend perfectly with the tale.I have given this book as a gift to many children and am told time after time that it soon ranks as those kids favorite book.Sophie's Masterpiece is a masterpiece, indeed!

Sophie

I read this book as part of our spider unit. My third grade class was absolutely enthralled with this beautiful story. When nine year old boys are wiping their eyes along with the teacher and the girls, you know you've got a special book.