‘Tis the season for merrymaking. A botched gift exchange leads to giggles. A girl's art skills come in handy while preparing for Diwali. A boy needs help on Día de los Muertos, and friends throw an impromptu Solstice party.
Cover art by Richard Bernal
Go to a winter ball thrown by December itself, attend a gift exchange with Doodlebug and Dandelion, and visit towns with festive names from around the country! When Tessa wakes up to snow on December 21st, she decides to throw a birthday party for Old Man Winter. Find out how she and her friends decide to celebrate the season!
Try some creative arts and crafts to stave away winter boredom! Make a tasty chickpea snack, Miro’s holiday punch, or snowflakes in a jar that never melt away. With beautiful poetry, lovely artwork, and entertaining stories, SPIDER is a great way to kick off the winter holidays!
Enjoy features including:
· “I Hit the Piñata” by Bowman Wilker
· “The Snow Ball” by Kathleen Doherty
· “Chickpea Snack” by Deepa Agarwal
· “Lilu’s Bright Diwali” by Anita Nahta Amin
· “Tinsel Towns” by Annette LeBlanc Cate
· “An Offering to the Dead” by Michael A. Reyes
· “Winter’s Way” by Sherri Stockdale
· “Happy Birthday, Old Man Winter!” by Julie Brooks Hiller
· “What’s a Solstice?” by Elizabeth Preston
· “Solstice” by Caroline Starr Rose
Regular features of SPIDER Magazine include Doodlebug and Dandelion, Spider’s Corner, Spider’s Mailbox, Ophelia’s Last Word, Bug Adventure, Buggy Bulletin, The Fun Zone, Mind-Buggler, and Spider and the Gang.
