Book Worm

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Books!

Written by: Lucille Colandro    Illustrated by: Jared Lee 

Published by: Scholastic Inc, 2012

Traditional Literature 

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Books gives a fun new twist to the original story that everyone will love to calm first day of school jitters! In this story, the old lady swallows several things like some books, a pen, a ruler, and even a backpack! What will happen to the old lady this time after swallowing all of those things? Will she be able to get them out in time for school? This twist on the classic story is surely a fun read for all ages!

The illustrations in this book were originally hand drawn with pencils. The illustrations are designed to model that of cartoons to help keep the story silly, lighthearted, and inviting for children. A multitude of colors are also used to add a joyous mood to the story. The pictures are very detailed and truely add excitement and humor to the text. 

I would use this book as an ice breaker for the first day of Kindergarten. The class would first listen as I read the story aloud, then we could discuss what kinds of school supplies they will be using in the classroom this year! This would also be a great time to introduce concepts of print to students such as the direction that books are read (left to right), which side is the front of the book, etc.