Raymond T. Davies, author of 'Jimmy the (House) Spider', has featured in the Northern Echo talking about his book.

'Jimmy the (House) Spider' was created by Raymond to help children (and adults for that matter) overcome their fear of spiders.

A charming little children's book explaining the role of the house spider. A must read for children who are frightened of them.

Raymond has said:

'I have spent a good deal of time teaching my children and grandchildren to respect the other creatures we share our world with. Many children and even many grown-ups, suffer from arachnophobia with unfortunate results for themselves and the spiders; particularly those who inhabit our homes. My hope is this house spider adventure will dispel some of those fears and influence children and their parents to look kindly on these useful and harmless little creatures and indeed, all life forms which...'

The Northen Echo article can be seen in the image below.