There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a..., Simms Taback
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a..., Simms Taback
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There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

Author: Simms Taback

Narrator: Stuart Blinder

Unabridged: 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/20/2018

Synopsis

An old favorite as you've never heard it before! Simms Tabak gives us a rollicking, ear-popping version of the well-loved poem.

About The Author

Simms Taback grew up in the Bronx and graduated from Cooper Union. He has worked as an art director and a graphic designer, and has taught at the School of Visual Arts and Syracause University. He has illustrated many children's books, including I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly (Viking), Spacy Riddles, Snakey Riddles, Buggy Riddles, and Fishy Riddles (all written by Katy Hall and lIsa Eisenberg, Dial). His work has won many awards, including the Caldecott Honor Award Medal for I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly and a New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book. A father of three and grandfather of three, Mr. Taback lives with his wife in Willow, New York.

Reviews

Goodreads review by ♥ℂĦℝΪՖƬΪℕÅ on November 12, 2018

5 SILLY ★'s Oh. My. Goodness. This is another one of my favorites from back when I was a kid. There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly is a goofy lyrical book that was rewritten from a 1940s American folk poem by Simms Taback and is also a Caldecott Honor Book. It's bold, whimsical and the illustrat......more

Goodreads review by Sophia on February 19, 2019

A silly, funny book based on an old American folk poem. A old lady swallowed a fly and then she kept swallowing bigger animals in order to eat the smaller animals as a domino effect. In the end unfortunately she (view spoiler)[dies (hide spoiler)] . But it is still a funny story with all these exaggerating events.......more

Goodreads review by Calista on September 24, 2017

This little story is a folktale from the 40s, didn't know that. I enjoy the art of this book. You get to see the animals inside her stomach. My nephew asked for this book again last night.......more

Goodreads review by midnightfaerie on June 24, 2013

My children were eating dinner when I read this to them and my 5 yr old was disgusted and my preschoolers were fascinated. The book wasn't quite the old folk song that I remembered and I was a little disappointed. Certain verses were repeated twice and I'm not sure why. I tried to guess at the pictu......more

Goodreads review by Laura on June 04, 2018

Caldecott Honor 1998: This American folk poem was first heard in the US sometime during the 1940's. My children enjoyed the bold, whimsical, illustrations because a hole was cut out of each page to reveal the eaten animal in the old ladies belly. It's a goofy, silly book with a great moral: NEVER SWA......more

Awards

  • Caldecott Honor Book
  • New York Times Best Illustrated Book
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