There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

Greedy for a great rhyme? Try this funny favourite. Poke your fingers in the holes. Laugh out loud. Warning: this old lady has a very big appetite. Don’t stand too close: she’ll probably eat you up! Peep through the cutaway holes to see the creatures in her tummy wriggle and jiggle. She’s swallowed a fly, she’s swallowed a spider, she’s swallowed a cat… Whatever next?

  • A traditional rhyme in a novelty peephole format
  • Peek ahead by peeping into the old lady’s tummy
  • Part of a bestselling series which children adore
  • Structured verses build literacy and prediction skills

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    Soooooo funny

    16 October 2011

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    i loved this book when i was little. it is very funny and amazing how she can fit such large animals into her tummy.

    7 March 2010

  • loved it

    i thought this book was funny but it could do better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    7 March 2010

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