Howitt''s 1829 cautionary poem of a fly''s risky entanglement
with her perfidious predator springs to cinematic life amid
silver-sheened black-and-white illustrations by an artist well
known for his work on the Magic: The Gathering trading cards.
Gouache images that seem to glow in the dark deftly recall the
silent film era, craftily luring in readers even before the tale''s
famous opener, " `Will you walk into my parlor?'' said the Spider to
the Fly." An exterior view of a darkened mansion,
內容簡介:
"''Will you walk into my parlor, '' said the Spider to the
Fly..." is easily one of the most recognized and quoted first lines
in all of English verse. But do you have any idea how the age-old
tale of the Spider and the Fly ends? Join celebrated artist Tony
DiTerlizzi as he -- drawing inspiration from one of his loves, the
classic Hollywood horror movies of the 1920s and 1930s -- shines a
cinematic spotlight on Mary Howitt''s warning, written to her own
children about those who use sweet words to hide their not-so-sweet
intentions.
關於作者:
Tony DiTerlizzi is the author of The Search for WondLa. He is
also the co-creator and illustrator of the bestselling Spiderwick
Chronicles, the author and illustrator of Jimmy Zangwow''s
Out-of-this-World MoonPie Adventure, as well as the Zena Sutherland
Award winning Ted. His brilliantly cinematic version of Mary
Howitt''s classic The Spider and The Fly earned Tony his second Zena
Sutherland Award, and recieved a Caldecott Honor. Tony''s art has
also graced the covers of such well-known fantasy writers as Peter
S. Beagle, J. R. R. Tolkien, Anne McCaffrey, and Greg Bear. He has
also made significant contributions to Dungeons and Dragons and
Wizards of the Coast''s Magic; The Gathering. His first chapter
book, Kenny the Dragon debuted as a New York Times
bestseller. He lives with his wife, Angela and their daughter in
Western Massachusetts and Jupiter, FL.