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katie0303's review
5.0
The illustrations in this book are AMAZING! They truly bring the poem to life.
readsbykayla's review
5.0
Creepy yet so beautiful. Mary Howitt's poem is timeless and, while sinister, teaches an important lesson. The illustrations were what drew me to the book. They are done in graphite, which is so rare now-a-days. I'm so glad that I picked this up!
booksnwhiskey's review
4.0
My daughter didn't want me to read beyond the first page but I continued for my sake. She read another book next to me. I think it might have been the dark graphic illustrations. Those illustrations are what kept me going though. I love cautionary tales for kids and this one was a good one.
kerryann's review
5.0
This the classic poem that begins "Step into my parlor said the spider to the fly..." so fun to read aloud, has a great opportunity for your little one to say "no no no!" and then of course you can "pounce!!" just like the spider.
calistareads's review
5.0
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 know because he tells us so in the end. I think there is also a good dose of Tim Burton thrown in here and I'm sure Tim was influenced by these same artists too.
The moral of this chilling tale is not to trust those that flatter us as they most likely have another motive. The spider knows every trick in the book. Our fly is smart and cunning and she knows not to trust the spider. This is not a happy ending kind of book. This is a ‘learn the lesson’ children kind of book.
I wish I could have read this as a child. Maybe it would have helped me a little in my 20s, but probably not. I was very susceptible to flattery and some of them were hard lessons. I hope I’m better now. There is a lot of wisdom in this story. I can see other applications of the story also.
I thought this story amazing and brilliant. I loved it and I want to own this wonderful tale. Everything seems so perfectly done. It’s a good one.
The nephew loved this story. He couldn’t believe the end. He giggled. Then he felt bad for the fly, but he loved this story. He too gave this 5 stars. The niece knew better than to trust the spider. She did not like the end. She thought this was a sad tale. She gave this 3 stars.
The moral of this chilling tale is not to trust those that flatter us as they most likely have another motive. The spider knows every trick in the book. Our fly is smart and cunning and she knows not to trust the spider. This is not a happy ending kind of book. This is a ‘learn the lesson’ children kind of book.
I wish I could have read this as a child. Maybe it would have helped me a little in my 20s, but probably not. I was very susceptible to flattery and some of them were hard lessons. I hope I’m better now. There is a lot of wisdom in this story. I can see other applications of the story also.
I thought this story amazing and brilliant. I loved it and I want to own this wonderful tale. Everything seems so perfectly done. It’s a good one.
The nephew loved this story. He couldn’t believe the end. He giggled. Then he felt bad for the fly, but he loved this story. He too gave this 5 stars. The niece knew better than to trust the spider. She did not like the end. She thought this was a sad tale. She gave this 3 stars.
vivsanchez's review
5.0
This was my favorite book in school as a 4th grader. I would read it every day during the “reading time” break we had in the day. Will forever be one of my favorites :)
raoionna's review
4.0
Charcoal-style drawings tell the dark tale of a spider who "befriends" a fly before eating him. A bit a tragedy for the fly but for the spider, its just lunch.