Anne Bowen

So true.

A silly and a slightly gross retelling of the old nursery rhyme. Gross to parents and adults, but loads of fun to the children screaming "eww." Great for Halloween read a-louds.

Honestly I found this kind of disturbing, and I have no idea what my 2.5yo thought of it. The original ("I know an old lady who swallowed a fly") gets *so* absurd (swallowing a cow, a horse, etc.) that it's not as disturbing. But here it's a teacher swallowing classroom pets, that are, actually, swallowable (snake, spider, lizard). So, probably brilliant for someone, but for me, umm, ick.

This book is about a kid who learns how to love for family. Ages 4-8. Source Pierce College Library.