I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie

This book is very similar to There Once was a Lady who Swallowed a Fly. I would read this around Thanksgiving and allow the children to do some sort of craft that went along with this book. Its a super cute book that allows children to use memorization strategies. Good for K-3

I know an Old lady who swallowed a pie is a story about a old lady who swallows many different food items in which a series of events occur, If she doesn't find anything to get rid of the dry Thanksgiving pie, then perhaps she will die. Oh my!

This book really kept my attention and kept me on the

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edge of my seat, guessing what she was going to eat next. This story introduces rhyming words, as well. I feel as though the rhyming words really make this story pop.

Children can make a mobile of the different foods that the old lady ate. Children could also cut out pictures of foods they would like to eat for Thanksgiving, or foods that they actually eat. This is another way you could introduce the food pyramid to the children.

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It is one of my favorite Thanksgiving stories. When I read to a class, they can easily participate because of their prior knowledge of the Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. It's fun and silly all the way through. Let's face it, sometimes, we all feel like a "Thanksgiving day float" after the big meal.

I don't know how I missed this classic from 1997, but it's a gem. The rhymes flow effortlessly and amusingly,

"I know an old lady who swallowed a squash.
OH MY GOSH, A FAT YELLOW SQUASH!"

The focus of each rhyme, however, is not always clearly depicted in the whimsical pen and watercolor

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illustrations. Still, great fun for Thanksgiving and perfect for storytime.

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An old lady swallows a pie on Thanksgiving, and it begins a chain reaction! The old lady keeps swollowing food, drinks, and pots whole, and she grows bigger and bigger with each thing she swallows! Finally the old ladly swallows some more bread and she is finally full! On the last page, we see her

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blown up, and tied to a string, fit for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade! This is a fun and creative book with a great rhyming pattern. Any child is sure to enjoy this book, and laugh at the hungry old lady.

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Many picture books exists which follow the cumulative pattern of "There's was an old lady who swallowed a fly", but this one takes the cake... errr, Pie. Not only are the illustrations eye catching, thanks to Skippyjon Jones creator Judith Schachner, but the new twist on the old song is fun and the

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ending is a pleasant surprise.

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These "I Know an Old Lady Who..." books are multiplying like bunnies, and most are cute but schlocky books with minimal value. This one, though, is hilarious, and close enough to the original folktale ("Perhaps she'll die") that kids are hooked. Plus it's terribly silly without being insipid. The

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rhymes are so funny, ("Oh my gosh, she swallowed a squash!") and in the repetitive countdown, kids will not be able to resist joining in.

Curriculum: a terrific Thanksgiving read aloud.

Jackson, A. & Schachner, J. (1997). I know an old lady who swallowed a pie. New York: Dutton Children's Books.

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The main message in this book is to entertain the reader by telling a story of a lady who swallows a whole turkey, told through a rhyme.
I had mixed feelings about this book because I liked the text, but I don't know about the illustrations. I liked the text because it follows a good pattern of

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rhyming and a lot of repetition. For example, after new item she eats the text always follows, "she swallowed the squash to go with the roll. She swallowed the roll to go with the cider. That rumbled and mumbled and grumbled insider her" adding on all the new things she eats.
I don't think the illustrations are bad but they aren't my taste and think that another style would have made the story more captivation. The majority of the backgrounds are really light colors and the main focuses aren't that much brighter making them pop. The colors are not as bright as they maybe could be.

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Follows same written format as "I know an old lady who swallowed a fly" but this is Thanksgiving themed.
Children will like to chant along with the text.
The old lady swallows bread, pie, turkey, a cow, etc.
Exaggerated and silly
Fiction

The illustrations in this book are so detailed. This book really makes the kids laugh!

This is a Thanksgiving time story. The book has a lot of repetition throughout the story and is good for prediction.

Loved the opening pages-some of the later pages felt "forced' for the rhyme. But still a fun read-a-loud for Thanksgiving.