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There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly-Simms Taback August 17, 2007

What do you think the process was? Simms Taback sitting around and thinking, “I know, we’ll do these nifty, little cut-outs in the old lady’s stomach and cleverly put the swallowees in them.” Then, maybe, “And… and we’ll have these witty, wry comments scattered all over the pages.” Well anything’s possible, but whatever happened to bring about this book, it worked. And that makes me glad. A person can’t go wrong reading There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. The kids delight in the colorful, extremely colorful, illustrations and the familiar folk poem. The students help me with the “Perhaps she’ll die.” lament with tearful voices and many hesitant swipes at fake tears. Love it. What a great “Old Lady” version! Moral: Never swallow the mediocre.

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
Written and Illustrated by Simms Taback

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