Spinderella: The brilliantly funny illustrated children’s Halloween 2025 picture book perfect for children aged 3 to 6

The no. 1 bestselling football and counting story, from multi-award-winning former Children's Laureate Julia Donaldson, author of The Gruffalo!

Spinderella the spider has a passion for football! She tries to play a match with her brothers and sisters but she doesn’t know how many spiders should be on each team. Even worse, she can’t count the goals! Luckily for Spinderella, her Hairy Godmother has a plan…

• Meet a friendly spider with a difference – the perfect story to share for Halloween!

• 123, let’s count! Learning and practising numbers has never been more fun!

• A school based story – perfect for children starting school or preschool.

• Sturdy board pages – ideal for reading on the go.

Julia Donaldson is the internationally renowned author of the best-loved picture books in the world, including Tales From Acorn Wood, The Gruffalo, Gozzle, Jonty Gentoo, Room on the Broom, The Baddies and Night Monkey, Day Monkey.