maxwell the spider

Maxwell the Spider

A groundbreaking new addition to the children’s book pantheon, “Maxwell,” by Jeremy C. Gredone, is as exciting and fresh as it is interactive and innovative. Children will delight in Maxwell’s invitation to join in on the celebration of imagination, and will inevitably become an integral part of the story for all future readings to come.

What makes Maxwell truly unique, however, is that his intent is for parents to get just as much out of the experience as their children. With vibrant and detailed illustrations provided by D. Sherene Offutt, parents and children alike will delight in discovering new games to play and new “easter eggs” to find in many a subsequent reading. This alone will make reaching for this book again and again a joy for everyone involved.

maxwell the spiderBut, what really makes Maxwell stand out for the adults involved is the fact that they are really getting two books in one. Separately bound in a back pocket of the children’s book is “The Chain of Life: The True Story of Maxwell the Spider & An Invitation to a Time Capsule.” In this 16 page short story we find out that Maxwell was indeed a real, wild spider who somehow forged a relationship with our author, and this true story of wonder was the inspiration for the children’s book.

“I thought about writing the short story just as it happened,” explains Gredone, “but then I thought to myself, ‘No, this is just too fantastical. No one will believe it!’ And that is when I decided I should make it into a children’s book. I’d really had no intention, ever, of writing a children’s book, but then I was given this truly extraordinary gift of an experience and felt compelled to return the favor in its telling.”

In addition to this inspiring, true story behind the magic of the children’s book, there is yet another gem awaiting parents. The separately bound story in the back pocket is meant to be removed and serve as a “time capsule”; a means for parents to write a letter of sorts to their children in the present, and give them years later when they are old enough to understand the more adult tale being told in this “story behind the story.” There are several blank pages at the end of Maxwell’s origin story where parents are encouraged to write, or draw or post photos for their children. The passage of time does the rest.

“Well, once I decided to write the children’s book, I promised myself that I would make it different, find a way to make it stand out,” says Gredone, “and since the power of imagination and wonder are something that we should never lose, even as adults, I decided that Maxwell should have something for everyone. The time capsule seemed like the perfect addition; ideally serving as a kind of generational love letter, passed down over and over again as the chain of life moves on. Children becoming adults and finding that one of their more wondrous books from childhood was actually based on a true story as experienced by an adult.”

“Maxwell” is truly a children’s book for all ages and stakes its claim as a bold innovator in the genre. Visit the website maxwellthespider.com for more family fun and purchasing options.

About The Author:

Jeremy C. Gredone is in love with telling stories, and, he would prefer to tell you one in person. While he fully admits that telling stories often includes the art of tasteful exaggeration, one of his favorite personal anecdotes (about a spider) seemed so fantastical to him that he had to do something he never planned on in his wildest dreams – write a children’s book. Since leaving the big city for the proverbial cabin-on-a-mountain some years ago, Jeremy has written five screenplays, over thirty short stories, hundreds of poems, and, the one children’s book he never planned on. Another adventure he never planned on until it fell in his lap, was joining the Peace Corps right out of college, and spending three years in the West African, island nation of Cabo Verde, teaching English. He readily attributes this with being one of the best decisions he ever made and remains eternally grateful for the incalculably rich and wonderful life lessons he was lucky enough to receive there.

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Product Details

Author: Jeremy C. Gredone
ASIN ‏ : ‎
B09BW5M8TW
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mascot Books (August 3, 2021)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 3, 2021
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 13455 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Not enabled
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 56 pages
Lending ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Best Sellers Rank: #1,073,780 in Kindle Store