Kid Konnection is a weekly feature hosted by Booking Mama, featuring all things kid's books. Since I spend a good deal of time each week reading kids books, I thought it would be fun to join in!
There Was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Tabackpublished 1997
32 pages
Synopsis -
There was an old lady who swallowed a fly.......
everyone knows this one, right???
My thoughts -
This is, of course, a classic, and it was a lot of fun to share it with my kids for the first time. Of course the silly rhyme made them giggle - Sophia told me she didn't want the lady to die, so in our version it was, "There was an old lady who swallowed a fly.....perhaps she'll sleep." Silly girl.
What made this book particularly fun was the cutouts on each page - strategically placed over the old lady's stomach so the kids could recount what she had swallowed on each page. The author also had a peanut gallery of animals wisecracking their way through the story - comments like, "She left us high and dry", and "Why, oh why??" kept me chuckling, which made it a great pick for reading over and over again.
This is a great version of a classic - one both kids AND their parents can enjoy!
My kids really enjoy rhymes - books that rhyme, songs that rhyme, rhyming chants, etc. What are some rhyming stories or books we should check out next?
This looks adorable! Our son loved rhymes too - even nursery tales - when he was young.
ReplyDeleteI'll bet this one is fun, fun, fun.
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