The Spider and the Fly, illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi

"Will you walk into my parlor?' said the Spider to the Fly. 

'Tis the prettiest little parlor that ever you did spy;...

"Oh no, no,' said the little Fly, 'to ask me is in vain,

For who goes up your winding stair can ne'er come down again."

This Caldecott Honors book is delightfully illustrated in black and white, keeping with the spirit of the original 1829 poem written by Mary Howitt. (You can apparently download an audio version of this poem with the same title on storynory.com (http://storynory.com/2006/06/26/the-spider-and-the-fly/). This tale helps children to learn how one can be wooed to dangerous ends by flattery. 

(New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2002).