Does anyone know the name of a children's book with a character named horace?

I read this book around 1991-1992. I know there was a sipder for a chracter and other odd characters. i loved this book but can't remember much about it. any help?

Does anyone know the name of a children's book with a character named horace?
I don't know if any of these have a spider, but maybe one of these titles will be familiar to you:


The Horace Splatty series by David Lawrence


http://www.amazon.com/Horace-Splattly-Cu...





"Mean Soup" by Betty Everitt


http://www.amazon.com/Mean-Soup-Betsy-Ev...


"Young Horace has had a really bad day; nothing went right at school, and nothing went right after it. But, his mother knew what to do. Putting a pan full of water on the stove, she encouraged him to scream and shout and pour his frustration into the soup--the mean soup."





"My Dad the Dragon" by Jackie French


http://www.amazon.com/My-Dad-Dragon-Funn...


"Horace's dad is not like other dads. He has silver wings and a green and orange tail. But that's not the worst of Horace's problems. Nasty Sir Sneazle, the most evil teacher at Horace's school, has given him the worst homework assignment of all time: Horace has to kill a dragon. Why couldn't he be told to rescue a damsel? Even writing a hundred pages, like Horace's friend Bernard has to, would be better. Horace knows there's no way he can kill a dragon. Especially since his dad is one. How can he get out of this awful mess?"
Reply:The only book I can think of with a spider for a character is "Charlotte's Web". There was a person named Homer, but I don't remember a horace. The book is written by E.B. White.





There was a horace in 101 Dalamatians.
Reply:There are so many chidren's books I've read with a character Horace.


Maybe it's one of these..





Harry Potter books-Professor Horace Slughorn


Holly Keller books-Brave Horace





Other Horaces I know are authors, so that's out of the question.
Reply:Horace by Holly Keller?





I don't think there's any spiders in there tho, its about adoption. If that's not it then sorry I couldn't help.