The Spider and the Fly

Mary Howitt lived back in the 1800s and she wrote many stories like this classic in my hands. Tony DiTerlizzi, who illustrated the Spiderwick chronicles, did the fabulous and amazing artwork. He used Edward Gorey, Chaz Addams and Arthur Rackham as his inspiration and I can see that in the art. I kno......more

"Will you walk into my parlour?" said the Spider to the Fly. This cautionary tale dating back to 1829 still resonates today, the cunning spider uses all his charm to try and seduce his pray into his trap. The first line is so iconic and really sets up the battle of wills in this creepy poem. The timele......more

This book was not my cup of tea. I don’t like spiders, flies, or horror stories. The (award winning) illustrations were too creepy, scary, ghoulish for my taste. This one could have given me nightmares if I’d had it read to me as a small child, but some children are much less sensitive. The poem by......more