Treat for the Occassion 2

I L.O.V.E this book, The Spider and the Fly by Mary Howitt (the author/poet) and Tony DiTerlizzi (the illustrator). It was originally a poem written by Howitt and made into a book format by DiTerlizzi. The words are pure chilling with brilliance, and the illustrations are just mesmerizing and look like old screen caps from a 1920 movie. The story itself is haunting, in a nice way, and affirms the moral of being careful who you trust, and making sure not to fall for vain traps. 

I figured I'd share the video version that I found on the web. It's almost as good, simply because it literally is the book, but one must actually feel the pages between one's fingers, and read the story for themselves to really treasure this wonderful cautionary story.

The Spider and the Fly

Video Source: YouTube's ynotawoody Channel.

Mr. Spider!

Just wanted to introduce Mr. Spider. I bought him because I thought I would use him for a lesson presentation, but I changed the topic after buying him. He still might become a handy little helper in the future! I love his silhouette in the picture.

Treats for the Occassion

Since Halloween arrives in only a few days from now, I figured I’d post something to set the mood. The first is an animation mini movie of Edgar Allan Poe's short story “The Tell-Tale Heart.” It's a bit spooky, considering that the story itself is spooky. The third is a video of Tim Burton’s early animation titled “Vincent,” which has some traits that seem similar to Poe’s stories.

The Tell-Tale Heart

Video Source: YouTube’s jmcusack channel.

Warning: Could be spooky.

Tim Burton’s “Vincent”

Video Source: YouTube’s emfoco Channel.