Aubrey and the Terrible Spiders

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“…Horatio Clare has the voice of a great storyteller ...a joy, a sheer joy!”

Michael Morpurgo

“...something very special – a book that is both pensive and sparkling with originality and life. It is a testament to the healing power of the imagination.”

Branford Boase judges

“What a treasure ... rambunctious spirit, massive heart, and a poet’s eye. It’s also really funny.”

Frank Cottrell Boyce

If children ran the world…

When the animals start rebelling, and Aubrey is stung by a very polite wasp, he realises there is something weird going on in the valley below Rushing Wood. And as he’s the only boy he knows of who can talk with animals, he is determined to find out what.

With help from his friends Ariadne the house spider, Silvio the silverfish and Lupo the Huskey pup, the young warrior sets out to find the terrible Terrible Spiders and their genius creator Big B and, just maybe, save the world.

Funny and adventurous, Aubrey and the Terrible Spiders touches on how much is expected from children in this era of climate change.

A bestselling author known for travel, memoir and nature writing, Clare’s first book for children, Aubrey and the Terrible Yoot (2015) won the Branford Boase Award for best debut children’s book. Along with its sequel Aubrey and the Terrible Ladybirds (2017) it was nominated for the Carnegie Medal.