A review by akooiker21
Spider and the Fly by Mary Howitt

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

This children's poetry book tells the story of a spider with an evil plan and a fly trying to be smarter than the spider. The spider does its best to use convincing words to lure the fly into its web; because of this, the fly must try to outsmart the spider's evil tricks. This book uses a variety of literary devices to convey this story. This book would be ideal for children ages 6-8. In the classroom, this book would be an excellent read-aloud when teaching a unit on poetry and the different literary devices that authors use when writing poetry.