Itsy Bitsy Spider

The nursery rhyme every child knows — brought to life by one of the most beloved names in children’s books. Itsy Bitsy Spider illustrated by Rosemary Wells is a timeless classic board book from Scholastic Press that takes the most iconic, most sung, most finger-played nursery rhyme of early childhood and gives it the warm, irresistible illustrated life that only Rosemary Wells — one of America’s foremost creators of children’s books — can bring to a page. From the very youngest child turning their very first pages to the toddler who already knows every word by heart, Itsy Bitsy Spider is the book that puts little ones on the road to reading with the most joyful, most familiar, most deeply loved starting point imaginable. What better way to instill a lifetime love of reading and learning?

Book Details

• Title | Itsy Bitsy Spider
• Illustrator | Rosemary Wells — one of America’s foremost creators of children’s books
• Publisher | Scholastic Press
• Publication Date | September 1, 1998
• Format | Classic nursery rhyme board book
• Theme | The beloved Itsy Bitsy Spider nursery rhyme — as timeless, as singable, and as universally loved as any song in early childhood
• Illustrations | Rosemary Wells’ signature warm, expressive art — as beloved and as immediately recognizable as the rhyme itself
• Age Range | Perfect from birth through early toddlerhood — the ideal first book for the very youngest readers
• Purpose | Puts the very youngest child on the road to reading through the joy, rhythm, and familiarity of a nursery rhyme classic they already love to sing

Why Kids Love It

• The Itsy Bitsy Spider nursery rhyme is one of the most powerful early literacy tools a parent has available — a rhyme so rhythmically satisfying, so melodically memorable, and so deeply embedded in early childhood culture that babies and toddlers who hear it once begin to respond to it immediately, children who hear it ten times begin to sing along, and children who hear it a hundred times can recite it from memory with a pride and a joy that is one of the most genuinely magical early literacy milestones a family can celebrate together
• Rosemary Wells’ illustrations bring the Itsy Bitsy Spider to life with the warm, character-rich, deeply expressive art style that has made her one of the most trusted and most beloved names in American children’s book publishing for decades — an illustrative voice that makes familiar words feel new, makes simple stories feel profound, and makes the very youngest children stop, look, and engage with a page in a way that is the very foundation of a lifetime reading habit
• The board book format makes Itsy Bitsy Spider the ideal first book for the earliest stages of childhood — sturdy enough to survive baby’s most enthusiastic page-turning, simple enough to hold a very young child’s complete attention, and familiar enough from the nursery rhyme that even the youngest readers feel the satisfying recognition of a story they already know and love, making every read-aloud feel like a reunion with the most beloved little spider in all of children’s literature

Perfect For

• Babies and young toddlers from birth through early childhood who love nursery rhymes, songs, and the kind of warmly illustrated, rhythmically perfect board book that makes reading feel as natural and as joyful as singing — Rosemary Wells’ classic illustrated edition of the Itsy Bitsy Spider, from Scholastic Press, the most trusted name in children’s books
• A perfect baby shower gift, newborn gift, first birthday gift, and nursery essential for families who want to start their child’s reading journey with the most timeless, most universally beloved nursery rhyme classic available — the Rosemary Wells edition that belongs on every baby’s shelf alongside every other first-year essential
• Singing, turning pages, pointing at spiders, and falling completely in love with reading — rhyme by illustration, spider by rain — the most timeless, most sing-along-ready, most Rosemary-Wells-beloved nursery rhyme board book in the boutique