On July 2nd, My Christmas Crate, a Christmas oriented subscription service, featured Erin Rafanello Ferguson’s book Earl: The Christmas Spider in their mid-year promotion. The feature gave an exquisite review of the book and the backstory that compelled Erin to write this wonderful book. Earl: The Christmas Spider is a children’s storybook based on the author’s real-life experience with spiders in her Christmas tree. The spiders kept coming back year after year to the point that author and her family were no longer afraid of them. It is the story of a spider, Earl, and its journey from forest to a loving home. Get a copy of the book for your kids and yourself and enjoy reading. Erin Rafanello Ferguson is a passionate event planner and a writer. Her love for holidays and writing, helped her complete this book. The idea behind this adorable book was to soften the image of these unfortunate houseguests, the spiders.