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If you want to get children excited and howling in delight this is a book to read out loud to a 2nd or 3rd grade class every Thanksgiving. The children I read this book to were wild with excitement about the absurdity of the situation but still somewhat believing it could happen. It strikes a chord of the wonderful open minds of a 7 or 8 year old child.
The old lady swallows some CRAZY stuff (which hopefully doesn't give any daring children any ideas)., and several times the author writes ' Maybe she'll die' or something about her dying. Not only does the CHILDREN'S BOOK (for very young children)talk about dying, but there is no moral or lesson to the story. Needless to say, there are other books that are a lot better in a lot of ways (Storyline, Lessons-Learned & Illustration). I do not recommend this book.
You have to learn the tune to the favorite "I know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly" and then substitute with the words of this wonderful book. I think it's funny that a few reviews have complained about this being a boring book to read and the "repetitiveness" of the words. It's a song. My 2 and 4-year-olds loved this book, but they already knew the fly version of the song and found this hilarious. I highly recommend it.
She even eats a pan. If you liked 'The Old lady Who Swallowed a Fly', then you should read 'The old lady Who Swallowed a Pie'. The old lady eats so much food that she turns into a balloon at the Thanksgiving Parade. it is hilarious. You should read this woth your class and your family at Thanksgiving.
This was so-so. The illustrations were the best part, but even those didn't capture my four-year-old's attention that much. He hasn't asked for it again.
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