Spid the Spider Helps Out at Spidmas

Spid the Spider Helps Out at Spidmas is a festive, funny and uplifting children’s story that encourages gratitude, generosity and emotional growth — perfect for family reading during the Christmas season.

It’s Spidmas in Spider Webdon — and Spid is very excited.

There are presents to wrap, friends to welcome and celebrations to enjoy. But when things don’t go quite as planned, and he helps a burglar up his chimney … Spid begins to realise that Spidmas isn’t about what you get…

…it’s about what you give.

As small mishaps turn into important lessons, Spid discovers that kindness, thoughtfulness and helping others create the happiest and most memorable moments,

Why Parents & Teachers Love It

·         Encourages kindness and generosity

·         Reinforces gratitude over materialism

·         Supports emotional awareness

·         Promotes empathy and inclusion

·         Perfect for family and classroom reading over the festive season

Includes two original songs with QR codes linking to animated musical short films: “A Faraway Spidmas Wish” and “Spidmas Day”. These charming films bring the story to life and reinforce key themes 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.

John Eaton is a British author and lyricist whose work spans comic crime fiction, poetry, children’s books and musical satire. His music has been streamed over 12 million times worldwide, and he is the creator of the Spid the Spider series, several collections of humorous verse and the author of Murder at Cranborne Abbey, the first Chipp and Pinn novel. Eaton is known for his wit, warmth and character-driven storytelling across genres.