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Bezig met laden... The Spider and the Flydoor Mary Howitt
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This Caldecott Honor book is a fun read. It is based on the poem by Mary Howitt and Tony DiTerlizzi's illustrations are wonderfully done in black and white and shades of grey that give this ghostly poem such life. The book is also set up in the fashion of the silent film era with and it adds to the haunting storyline. The illustrations are done so well that you see the same kind of light and awe that the fly sees the spider uses such flattering words to lure her to his dark web. As the reader are always hoping for the best outcome, but that will not be so. There is a disclaimer by the spider and the moral of this tale of not to get caught by just flattering words and expressions. This is based on a poem by Mary Howitt. Born in the year 1799, in Gloucestershire. England, she and her husband William Howitt authored 180 books. Mary was more well-known than her husband and Charles Dickens was a fan. The incredible black and white illustrations of Tony DiTerlizzi give this book a spooky feeling. The poem tells the story of the fly who visits the spider. Known for his ability to talk others into visiting him at his abode where he plies the visitor with many comforts such as a soft bed to read the flies lovely little head, Then, he offers a tasty morsel from his pantry -- this is a huge bug on a large platter. Next up is a beautiful long mirror from his parlor where she can gave upon her beauty. None of the offerings suited her, until flattery wove a magic web. Soon, the vain fly came flitting by. She gave in to his poetry of love. And, as the spider notes: "And now, dear little children, who may this story read, To idle, flattering words I pray you ne'er give heed. This Caldectott Honor award-winning book will remain in my library with other lovely illustrated books.
Janice M. Del Negro (The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, November 2002 (Vol. 56, No. 3)) Oh, the poor inexperienced country fly! What chance does she have against the suave maneuverings of an arachnid seducer? Why, none at all, despite the attempted ghostly warnings of the Spider’s previous meals. DiTerlizzi’s reimagining of Howitt’s nineteenth-century cautionary poem is an illustrative tour de force, a stylistic homage to Gorey, Rackham, and Addams; the black-and-white illustrations have a junior-high-appealing slickness yet remarkable depth and detail, from border ornamentation to ironic visual touches. A Gothic dollhouse within the dusty attic of a Gothic mansion makes a clever scene for the Spider’s dastardly doings, and the depiction of the characters is imaginative as well. The oily-haired, mustachioed Spider (sort of a combination of Clark Gable and Peter Lorre) is the archetypal villain, a picture of sartorial splendor who changes costume from satin smoking jacket to tuxedo to great coat and top hat. The flapper fly has big innocent eyes, gauzy wings, and, ultimately, a too trusting demeanor: in the end she takes her place alongside Spider’s other ghostly victims. A concluding missive from Spider himself warns against expecting carnivores to go against their nature; brief bios of author Howitt and illustrator DiTerlizzi are appended. Masterful drafting and artful composition combine in this spookily sophisticated picture book that offers a macabrely funny look at trusting even the most persuasive of strangers. Review Code: R -- Recommended. (c) Copyright 2002, The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. 2002, Simon, 36p, $16.95. Grades 4-7. Kirkus (Kirkus Reviews, July 1, 2002 (Vol. 70, No. 13)) Will you walk into my parlor?' / said the Spider to the Fly." Howitt's 1829 cautionary poem is realized here in full cinematic fashion. Delightfully ghoulish full-bleed black-and-white spreads are rendered in gouache and pencil, and reproduced in silver-and-black duotone, resulting in images that recall the slightly fuzzy-edged figures from old black-and-white horror movies. The typeface and occasional framed text pages heighten this effect by evoking silent-movie titles. The setting is a dustily gothic attic in which DiTerlizzi's (Alien and Possum: Friends No Matter What, p. 494, etc.) "camera" never rests, zooming in, out, up, and down in a dazzling series of perspectives as a top-hatted and bespatted spider romances a naïve flapper fly. Her protestations in the face of his overtures grow ever weaker, and despite the warnings of the ghostly figures of past victims (one brandishes a knife and fork while another points urgently at The Joy of Cooking Bugs), she goes to her inevitable doom. The illustrations embrace the primness of the poem-the wide-eyed fly is the very picture of a bygone innocence-but introduce a wealth of detail that adds a thick layer of humor. Aside from the aforementioned ghosts, evidence of the spider's predilections abounds: in his parlor, he relaxes with his feet up on a very dead ladybug stool with X's for eyes. A tongue-in-cheek "letter" from the spider follows the poem, in which he exhorts readers to "be advised that spiders are not the only hunters and bugs are not the only victims." This cautionary intrusion serves to explicate the metaphor for concretely minded readers, but the message is not likely to diminish their pleasure in the grisly doings one bit. 2002, Simon & Schuster, $16.95. Category: Picture book. Ages 5 to 9. Starred Review PrijzenErelijsten
An illustrated version of the well-known poem about a wily spider who preys on the vanity and innocence of a little fly. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)821.8Literature English English poetry 1837-1899 Victorian period, 19th centuryLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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