Spid the Spider Welcomes In the New Year

A New Year Book for Kids About Confidence and Fresh Starts

John Eaton author

Format:Downloadable audio file

Publisher:Spidling Productions Limited

Published:8th Nov '22

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

Spid the Spider Welcomes In the New Year cover

Spid the Spider Welcomes in the New Year is an inspiring and humorous story that helps children build self-confidence, embrace fresh starts and understand that progress begins with effort.

It’s New Year’s Eve in Spider Webdon — but Spid isn’t feeling celebratory.

Spidmas is over.
The decorations are coming down.
And Spid feels forgotten, unimportant… and unsure of himself.

As fireworks light the sky, Spid begins to wonder whether he will ever achieve anything special.

But with a little encouragement — and a fresh perspective — Spid discovers that new beginnings are powerful. And that believing in yourself is the first step towards success.

Why Parents & Teachers Love It

  • Encourages self-belief and confidence
  • Introduces simple goal-setting concepts
  • Reinforces positive self-talk and supports emotional wellbeing
  • Perfect for New Year classroom activities and discussions about resolutions, goal-setting and resilience.

Includes two original songs with QR codes linking to animated musical short films: “New Year Ensemble” and “Sheen Neean Kwai Luh (Xin Nian Kuai Le) – Happy New Year in Chinese.” These reinforce confidence and motivation through rhythm, rhyme and visual storytelling.

About the Series

Spid the Spider is a laugh-out-loud illustrated adventure series for children aged 5–10, blending humour, heart and real-world life lessons.

Through exciting adventures, seasonal celebrations and relatable mishaps, Spid shows young readers that effort leads to progress, mistakes are part of learning, and challenges help us grow in confidence — bringing growth mindset to life in a natural, story-led way.

Written to be enjoyed both independently and read aloud, the books support early readers with engaging dialogue, expressive storytelling and layered humour that children love revisiting again and again.

Each title is supported by free parent and teacher resources at spidthespider.com, including discussion guides, classroom activities and posters — making the series ideal for classroom, home learning and family story time.

"A cracking book - I LOVE Spid!" Alexa Whitten, The Book Refinery; "My favourite part of the story is when Spid realised that he can be happier and spread new found happiness to others" Jess Croft,Secret World of Books;

ISBN: 9781915376053

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