Julia Donaldson is a leading writer of the most famous child books in the UK. Gruffalo, Tabc McTad, Sharing a Shell, Whale and the Snail are among her best sellers but the other less well known books like this one are also very interesting and educating.This book is about a spider, who wants to learn numbers but can not get help from anyone around. Whenever she asks howmany flies they caught all she hears is many many. loads etc. But she is not happy with getting the same answer for every question and with the help of a magicial character (hairy godmother) she manages to learn numbers and counting. This book emphasizes the importance of curiosity and learning new things in a very good and entertaining way.You can never go wrong with any Julia Donaldson books and this is not an exception