The Spider & The Fly was published 22 years ago, on October 1st. Creating this award-winning, bestselling picture book was a journey as twisting and winding as Mr. Spider’s web. Simon & Schuster editor, Kevin Lewis (above), planned on publishing a picture book adaptation of Mary Howitt’s classic 1829 poem with hopes of approaching Caldecott-award-winning … Continue reading "BEHIND-THE-BOOK: “The Spider & The Fly”"
