Miss Spider
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Miss Flora Spider is the name of a loving spider in the bestselling Miss Spider children's books by David Kirk
. She originally appeared in cartoon format in the movie Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids
(with Brooke Shields
providing Miss Spider's voice), which spun off the Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends
series (with Kristin Davis
providing her voice this time around), and Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends - Harvest Time Hop and Fly
video game. She is also the star of the Miss Spider apps
for iPad
, iPhone
, and iPod Touch
.
Miss Spider is also the name of a spider in Roald Dahl
's James and the Giant Peach and is voice acted by Susan Sarandon
(with a French-sounding accent) in the stop-motion film by Henry Selick
.
David Kirk (author)
David Kirk is the creator of the Miss Spider series of children's books published by Scholastic.The Miss Spider books have been adapted to a children's television show called Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends, and a video game called Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends - Harvest Time Hop and...
. She originally appeared in cartoon format in the movie Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids
Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids
Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids is a computer-animated television special from Nelvana Limited that premiered on Treehouse TV and Nick Jr. on March 31, 2003. It was based on David Kirk's book series of the same name, and was followed by a spinoff show, Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends. Voices...
(with Brooke Shields
Brooke Shields
Brooke Christa Shields is an American actress and model. Some of her better-known movies include Pretty Baby and The Blue Lagoon, as well as TV shows such as Suddenly Susan, That '70s Show and Lipstick Jungle....
providing Miss Spider's voice), which spun off the Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends
Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends
Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends is an animated program based on the children's books by David Kirk, which airs on Nick Jr. in the United States, on Treehouse TV in Canada, and on Discovery Kids in Brazil...
series (with Kristin Davis
Kristin Davis
Kristin Landen Davis is an American actress.She first rose to prominence and achieved fame for playing the role of Charlotte York Goldenblatt on HBO's Sex and the City. She has achieved success appearing in roles in film and television.-Early life and education:Davis was born in Boulder, Colorado...
providing her voice this time around), and Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends - Harvest Time Hop and Fly
Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends - Harvest Time Hop and Fly
Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends: Harvest Time Hop and Fly is a video game developed by Shin'en Multimedia based on the children's television show Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends. The game is designed for use on the Nintendo DS from publisher The Game Factory Aps...
video game. She is also the star of the Miss Spider apps
Miss Spider apps
Miss Spider Apps are children's apps for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch published by . They can be purchased in Apple's App Store and feature the beloved character Miss Spider, who also appears in the bestselling books by David Kirk and the Nick Jr...
for iPad
IPad
The iPad is a line of tablet computers designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc., primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, and web content. The iPad was introduced on January 27, 2010 by Apple's then-CEO Steve Jobs. Its size and...
, iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
, and iPod Touch
IPod Touch
The iPod Touch is a portable media player, personal digital assistant, handheld game console, and Wi-Fi mobile device designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The iPod Touch adds the multi-touch graphical user interface to the iPod line...
.
Miss Spider is also the name of a spider in Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer, fighter pilot and screenwriter.Born in Wales to Norwegian parents, he served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, in which he became a flying ace and intelligence agent, rising to the rank of Wing Commander...
's James and the Giant Peach and is voice acted by Susan Sarandon
Susan Sarandon
Susan Sarandon is an American actress. She has worked in films and television since 1969, and won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 1995 film Dead Man Walking. She had also been nominated for the award for four films before that and has received other recognition for her...
(with a French-sounding accent) in the stop-motion film by Henry Selick
Henry Selick
Henry Selick is an American stop motion director, producer and writer who is best known for directing The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach and Coraline...
.
Sunny Patch Family
- Miss Spider (spiderSpiderSpiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms...
) - Mother of the Sunny Patch Kids - Holley (spiderSpiderSpiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms...
) - Miss Spider's husband - Bounce (bed bug) - the youngest of the Spider Family
- Dragon (dragonflyDragonflyA dragonfly is a winged insect belonging to the order Odonata, the suborder Epiprocta or, in the strict sense, the infraorder Anisoptera . It is characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, and an elongated body...
) - the oldest - Pansy (spider) - an identical twinTwinA twin is one of two offspring produced in the same pregnancy. Twins can either be monozygotic , meaning that they develop from one zygote that splits and forms two embryos, or dizygotic because they develop from two separate eggs that are fertilized by two separate sperm.In contrast, a fetus...
to Snowdrop - Spinner (spider)
- Shimmer (jewel beetleJewel beetleBuprestidae is a family of beetles, known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy iridescent colors. The family is among the largest of the beetles, with some 15,000 species known in 450 genera...
) - Snowdrop (spider) - Pansy's twin sister
- Squirt (spider)
- Wiggle (spider)
Neighbors in Sunny Patch
- Spiderus & Spindella - (spiders) Married spiders who live in the Hollow Tree
- Betty Beetle - (beetleBeetleColeoptera is an order of insects commonly called beetles. The word "coleoptera" is from the Greek , koleos, "sheath"; and , pteron, "wing", thus "sheathed wing". Coleoptera contains more species than any other order, constituting almost 25% of all known life-forms...
) The kids' grandmother - Gus - (beetle) Betty's son, the kids's uncle
- Ned & Ted - (ants) Two less than completely honest (and usually hungry) ants
- Mr. Mantis - (praying mantis) The kids' art teacher. He also officiated at Holley and Miss Spider's wedding.
- Stinky - (stink bug) Lives in Dribbly Dell
- Felix - (frogFrogFrogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...
) Lives in Taddy Puddle. He was an early friend of the kids, but was originally feared by the adults - Barry - (crane bug) A lifeguard
- Beatrice - (bee) - lives in the Hollow Tree