A review by jiffy1066
Spider and the Fly by Mary Howitt

3.0

I'm torn about this one. I love the illustrations. I like the moral that one should be wary of flattering strangers. And I like the lesson that not all stories have happy endings. A lot of people complain that this story is too dark or scary for children, but it really didn't bother me or my 5 year old. What did bother me was that this story pushes the stereotypical 'male aggressor praying on vulnerable, naive female' trope and I'm not comfortable with that message being pushed onto little kids.