The other day I took an unharried moment to look at that fly caught in the web. I'm spooked by its little face - those could be two human eyes and a human nose. Its little features remind me of the original version of the film 'The Fly.' This haunts me now, when the gnat-like thing with a man's head is caught in a web and cries out "help me, help me" in a high pitched squeak that is inaudible to the men sitting on a garden bench near-by. A spider scuttles over to feast on him. This observation is NOT something I'm about to share with the little ones, though should we scrutinise the illustration at some time one of them will make this observation.

Meanwhile we enjoy it, letting TBT (18 months) introduce the appropriate animal noise as each page is turned. As he familiarises himself with the pictures we encourage him to point at noses, ears and tails. Until recently he'd just say, 'thair' and point. Now he makes hesitant burblings which sound like 'owse,' and 'eeze.' Buy one now. Loved as much by boys as girls.