Westly
A Spider’s Tale

Name: Westly
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Bryan Beus
ISBN: 9781504663854

Author: Bryan Beus

Narrator: Ramón de Ocampo

Unabridged: 4 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Shadow Mountain

Published: 09/29/2015

Categories: Children's Fiction, Fantasy Stories, Fairy Tales

Synopsis

Westly is a caterpillar who is destined to be a Monarch butterfly, but when he emerges from his cocoon he is not what he expected. He’s a spider!Westly flees his home among the butterflies and is eventually adopted by the “dirt eaters.” But where does Westly belong? And what can he do to stop an outside threat that could destroy his entire kingdom? One thing is for certain, Westly is determined to make a difference, to belong, to be loved, and most importantly, to become who he was born to be.

About Bryan Beus

Bryan Beus—which rhymes with Zeus—is the winner of the Kirchoff/Wohlberg Award from the New York Society of Illustrators. He has done illustrations for book covers and now works full time as an artist of fine art illustrations. When not writing and drawing, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Amanda, mindful meditation, drinking root beer floats, and eating far too many Sour Patch Watermelons. Westly is his debut novel.

About Ramón de Ocampo

Ramón de Ocampo, a graduate of the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, has been seen on television, film, and stages worldwide. He has won the Obie Award for his stage work and eleven AudioFile Earphones Awards for his narration.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lynda on March 29, 2016

Westly knows he's a little bit different but, then again, he IS a prince - heir to the Monarch butterfly who is the king of the chandelier realm inside a glass menagerie. Westly finds out just how different he is after the transformation ceremony, when he emerges from his cocoon totally unlike his f......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on July 07, 2017

The message of this book is a good one - trust yourself, believe in yourself, it's okay to be different. At times though the story just felt a little contrived. A cute middlegrade read for 2nd and 3rd grade.......more

Goodreads review by Ramsey on March 31, 2017

From my 7-year-old: "This book was so good that I read EVERY SINGLE WORD on EVERY SINGLE PAGE." My kiddo is a very fast reader with very advanced skills for his age (he read Ender's Game, for example), but because he's still only seven we have a hard time finding things that reach him at his level wi......more

Goodreads review by Melanie on October 06, 2015

What a great story! Westly is a caterpillar who is destined to be king. However, when he emerges from his cocoon as a spider, he knows life will never be the same. The butterflies are stunned by what he's become so he leaves home. He has a new life to adjust to and tries hard to fit in. There are so......more

Goodreads review by Rhonda on September 30, 2015

Westly is a very different butterfly. He is a prince of the butterflies. He learns a lot of lessons in this cute story. So did I.. I was busy saying that this can't happen really and was missing the point of the story. Things a lot of the time don't happen like we expect it too but it can be even be......more

Quotes

“Perfect for younger kids who are not quite sure where they fit into this world. Westly learns there’s nothing wrong with being different…Insightful and fun.” Middle Shelf magazine

“Fans of animal tales who don’t mind a few life lessons thrown in with their fiction will appreciate this breezy chapter book.” Booklist