A FAST LESSON | About Miss Spider
FAMILY:
Miss Spider lives with her husband, Holley, and their eight children -- five spiders (Squirt, Spinner, Wiggle and the twins, Pansy and Snowdrop) a beetle (Shimmer), a dragonfly (Dragon) and a bedbug (Bounce).
There's also Grandma Betty, Uncle Gus and Spiderus (the villain).
Miss Spider and her family live in The Hollow Tree in Sunny Patch, a lush realm of trees, grass, flowers, water and leaves.
BOOKS:
"Miss Spider's Tea Party," 1994.
"Miss Spider's Wedding," 1995.
"Miss Spider's New Car," 1997.
"Miss Spider's ABC," 1998.
"Little Miss Spider," 1999.
"Little Miss Spider at Sunny Patch School," 2000.
"Little Miss Spider: A Christmas Wish," 2001.
TELEVISION:
"Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids," an hourlong 3-D computer-animated television special, aired on Nickelodeon, March 2003.
"Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends," a half-hour series, began its daily airings on Nickelodeon Jr. on Sept. 7.
HOME INVASION:
Sunny Patch, a collection of garden products, home decor and apparel featuring Miss Spider characters was launched in Target stores nationwide, January 2003.
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