by Vikram Madan (Author), Vikram Madan (Illustrator)
A busy home bustles with activity--and unexpected neighbors--in this sweet early reader about welcoming new friends, by a Geisel Honor winning creator.
This cactus is home to many critters. Birds tweet. . . bats read. . . owls play. Everyone shares, and everyone has fun!
But one day, spiders move into the cactus. The rest of the critters aren't sure about the spiders. . . They are new. Will they share? Will they be fun? No one knows.
Then a storm hits their cactus home. Right away, the spiders pitch in to help. They join. They fix. They make repairs. Maybe these new neighbors will become new friends. . .
Author Biography
Vikram Madan is the acclaimed author/illustrator of more than a dozen books for young readers, including the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor winning and ALA Notable book Owl and Penguin. His books have been honored by the American Library Association, the Texas Library Association, the Junior Library Guild, the New York Public Library, and Bank Street College of Education, and have appeared on multiple state award and Best Books of the Years lists. You can find his doodles and more, online at @artbyvikram.
Number of Pages: 32
Dimensions: 0.4 x 10.1 x 8 IN
Publication Date: June 16, 2026
