from akoches

In my opinion, "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly" is a fantastic fictitious book. It details a lady who swallows an assortment of things including a fly, spider, horse, etc., and finally a house. This unique (and slightly strange) book is definitely exciting, fun, and exhilarating to rea...

from MichelleForestier

Silly goofy book about old lady who swallows a fly. She continues to swallow all the different types of animals to catch the other animals. A good book to show kids the orginal book and then show them other versions of the book where they got their idea from. Catchy for kids and always makes you ...

from Soonergal021

Summary: An old lady swallows a fly. No one knows why she swallowed the fly. She swallows some other types of animals to catch the fly. Personal Reaction: A lady acted this book out to me and some of my friends at church camp in Pink, Oklahoma. Classroom Extensions: 1. I would have my students wr...

from cmesa1

Easy and pleasent book to read. It's illustrations enhance the story and gives the reader a clear visual of what is going on int the stomach of the old lady and how she is getting bigger and bigger. I like the fact that the book has a motif . Repeating She sawllowed the fly perhaps she'll die. Th...

from DayDreamBear

This is a good classic rhyming repetition book. It's catchy and gets kids repeating parts from memory. The chain of events is fun and pictures give hints as to what is coming next. I really like the Alaskan influence it has with totem-poles in the background and Alaskan creatures. I would read th...