There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Books!

Some of the books in this series are favorites of my kids. But this installment has no real value other than preparing your kids to get excited for school, and good luck. The rhymes are hard to stay with and the book seems shorter than the other entry's in the series.

Some of the books in this series are favorites of my kids. But this installment has no real value other than preparing your kids to get excited for school, and good luck. The rhymes are hard to stay with and the book seems shorter than the other entry's in the series.

The pattern is stretching r-e-a-l-l-y thin for this series, but they have been successful read alouds.

This is pretty good, especially for a back to school read. It's another simple choice for younger readers. They react well to the illustrations. The rhyme is easy to spot (though it seems forced to me), and the repetition is pretty consistent if you'd like to incorporate that into your teaching.

I enjoyed this book for 2 reasons. The first reason I liked this book was because of the patterned language. This book has a very clear pattern. Each time the Old Lady swallows another crazy object, the object relates to something else that she has swallowed. The text turns into an organized,

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pattern cycle. For example, in the beginning of the book the Old Lady has swallowed books and a pen. By the end, “She swallowed the chalk to decorate the folder, she swallowed the folder to protect the ruler, she swallowed the ruler to measure the pencil case, she swallowed the pencil case to hold the pen, she swallowed the pen to write in the books.” The reader is able to chant along with the writing, as the author recounts all of the objects the Old Lady has eaten again and again. I also enjoyed this book for the rhyme and flow of the writing style. For example, “There was an Old Lady who swallowed a bag. She didn’t brag when she swallowed that bag,” has a distinguishable rhyme and beat to it. The reader can chant along the order of the objects the Old Lady has swallowed; the sequence flows off the tongue. Though this book is mostly just a silly story, the book also shows children the purpose of each item the lady swallows. Additionally, the objects move from smallest to largest, and the children can learn about all of the things (rulers, pens, books, etc.) that are related to school in some way. This book teaches rhyme, flow, pattern, and purpose, and is a great silly book for children.

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This book is perfect for going back to school. The lady swallows school supplies and spit them back up as a book bag. The text rhymes and makes it easy to follow. The younger kids enjoy this story and laugh while looking at the picture. I would read this book to grades pre-k-fourth.

This funny rhyming book is part of a series about an old lady who swallows lots of strange things. This is clearly her version of a back to school book. The rhyming is fun and the things she swallows are funny. The illustrations are also pretty entertaining. Can't wait to see what else she swallows.

This funny rhyming book is part of a series about an old lady who swallows lots of strange things. This is clearly her version of a back to school book. The rhyming is fun and the things she swallows are funny. The illustrations are also pretty entertaining. Can't wait to see what else she swallows.

This funny rhyming book is part of a series about an old lady who swallows lots of strange things. This is clearly her version of a back to school book. The rhyming is fun and the things she swallows are funny. The illustrations are also pretty entertaining. Can't wait to see what else she swallows.

This funny rhyming book is part of a series about an old lady who swallows lots of strange things. This is clearly her version of a back to school book. The rhyming is fun and the things she swallows are funny. The illustrations are also pretty entertaining. Can't wait to see what else she swallows.

This book is a spin off of the book THERE WAS AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A FLY. An old lady, who is portrayed as a teacher starts to swallow al of these school supplies. It starts of in the beginning of the day and ends at the last hour of the day. The illustration captures the content tremendously.

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The illustrations make the book much more entertaining and real. I do not feel that this book has a deeper connection. I would not use this as a book to teach a lesson as a teacher. I would use it maybe on Halloween or just for a fun read aloud.

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This book employs rhyme and repetition to create a read for the first day of school. Unfortunately the final pages did not continue the repetition. The book is the first of several school-related items she swallows. The whimsical illustrations are the book's strongest feature. Young children will

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probably enjoy it, but it's a story they will not wish to repeat often.

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