This week my group was tasked with creating a general summary for House of Joy by Laurence Houseman. Truthfully, this task was a struggle for me at first as I am still not fully comfortable with using Cove or locating where resources are in the D2L page. However, once I began working on the task, I actually found the book and its illustrations very intriguing. I was surprised to learn that the House of Joy was a book of adult fairytales as at the time, fairytales were considered taboo for young children. I also found it quite impressive that Laurence Houseman not only authored the book but also created the illustrations as well. I really enjoyed the illustrations in this text as they are very detailed. Dr. Kooistra mentioned that the illustrations were originally done in pen and ink which explains its intricate detail. Housman's illustrations are so enjoyable to look at as to me, they really remind me of gothic style illustrations. Some of the illustrations are moody and a little creepy, especially The Prince with the Nine Sorrows on page 16. Due to its beautiful detail, I ended up choosing this illustration to further examine in my presentation to the class in November. For next week, I am excited to read A Christmas Carol this upcoming week and examine some of the ghostly depictions in the story.