Luigi, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten

Michelle Knudsen is the New York Times bestselling author of Library Lion, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes; Argus, illustrated by Andrea Wesson; Big Mean Mike, illustrated by Scott Magoon; and Marilyn’s Monster, illustrated by Matt Phelan, as well as the Trelian middle-grade fantasy trilogy and the Evil Librarian YA fiction trilogy. She lives in Brooklyn, USA, and is terrified of spiders. Find her online at michelleknudsen.com and on Instagram @michelle.knudsen and Twitter @michelleknudsen.Kevin Hawkes is the award-winning illustrator of more than fifty acclaimed picture books, including the New York Times bestselling Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen, Me, All Alone at the End of the World by M. T. Anderson, The Librarian Who Measured the Earth by Kathryn Lasky, and Sidewalk Circus and Weslandia by Paul Fleischman. He is also the acclaimed author-illustrator of both picture books and chapter books. Kevin Hawkes lives in Maine, USA. Find him online at kevinhawkes.com and on Instagram @kevinhawkesofficial.

Kevin Hawkes’ illustrations portray Luigi’s kitten-ness with panache…and Michelle Knudsen offers a sympathetic story of being yourself, trying out a new persona and companionship.