The Very Busy Spider
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The Very Busy Spider is a popular children's picture book by Eric Carle that follows a diligent spider who continues spinning her web despite various barnyard animals trying to distract her.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Very Busy Spider canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7444991 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Very Busy Spider Context triple: [Eric Carle, notableWork, The Very Busy Spider]
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A.
The Smiling Spider
The Smiling Spider is a famous Symbolist charcoal drawing by Odilon Redon depicting a fantastical, grinning arachnid that exemplifies his eerie, dreamlike imagery.
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B.
Octopus's Garden
"Octopus's Garden" is a whimsical, sea-themed song by the Beatles, written and sung by drummer Ringo Starr and featured on their 1969 album Abbey Road.
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C.
The Spider
The Spider is the English title of the 29th chapter (Surah Al-Ankabut) of the Qur’an, which addresses themes of faith, trials, and the fragility of relying on anything other than God.
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D.
The Gashlycrumb Tinies
The Gashlycrumb Tinies is a darkly comic, alphabet-based picture book by Edward Gorey that depicts the morbidly humorous deaths of 26 children, each corresponding to a letter.
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E.
Guilford the Grasshopper
Guilford the Grasshopper is the costumed grasshopper mascot who entertains fans at Greensboro Grasshoppers minor league baseball games.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Very Busy Spider Target entity description: The Very Busy Spider is a popular children's picture book by Eric Carle that follows a diligent spider who continues spinning her web despite various barnyard animals trying to distract her.
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A.
The Smiling Spider
The Smiling Spider is a famous Symbolist charcoal drawing by Odilon Redon depicting a fantastical, grinning arachnid that exemplifies his eerie, dreamlike imagery.
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B.
Octopus's Garden
"Octopus's Garden" is a whimsical, sea-themed song by the Beatles, written and sung by drummer Ringo Starr and featured on their 1969 album Abbey Road.
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C.
The Spider
The Spider is the English title of the 29th chapter (Surah Al-Ankabut) of the Qur’an, which addresses themes of faith, trials, and the fragility of relying on anything other than God.
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D.
The Gashlycrumb Tinies
The Gashlycrumb Tinies is a darkly comic, alphabet-based picture book by Edward Gorey that depicts the morbidly humorous deaths of 26 children, each corresponding to a letter.
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E.
Guilford the Grasshopper
Guilford the Grasshopper is the costumed grasshopper mascot who entertains fans at Greensboro Grasshoppers minor league baseball games.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's picture book
ⓘ
work of children's literature ⓘ |
| artStyle |
bold colors
ⓘ
collage ⓘ |
| author | Eric Carle ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Eric Carle ⓘ |
| educationalAspect |
introduces farm animals
ⓘ
reinforces sequencing ⓘ teaches animal sounds ⓘ |
| featuresAnimal |
cat
ⓘ
cow ⓘ dog ⓘ duck ⓘ goat ⓘ horse ⓘ pig ⓘ rooster ⓘ sheep ⓘ spider ⓘ |
| format | picture book ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
ⓘ
picture book ⓘ |
| hasIllustrations | yes ⓘ |
| hasMoral | Staying focused helps you complete your work ⓘ |
| illustrator | Eric Carle ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
early childhood education
ⓘ
read-aloud ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | a spider ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice |
cumulative structure
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repetition ⓘ |
| notableFeature | textured web illustrations in some editions ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A spider continues spinning her web despite interruptions from various farm animals ⓘ |
| protagonistSpecies | spider ⓘ |
| setting | a farm ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
early readers
ⓘ
preschool children ⓘ |
| theme |
diligence
ⓘ
focus ⓘ hard work ⓘ perseverance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Very Busy Spider Description of subject: The Very Busy Spider is a popular children's picture book by Eric Carle that follows a diligent spider who continues spinning her web despite various barnyard animals trying to distract her.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.