[.ca] There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Trout (ISBN 0805069003)

there was an old lady who swallowed a trout!:
What a fun book!! My preschoolers love it. The illustrations are both colorful and beautiful and certainly depict the Pacific Northwest. It's such a great participation book, all the children love to join in and never tire of it.

We LOVE this book:
I am a Nursery School Teacher's Aid, and I pick out the books and read the my classes- I work with three year olds- We LOVE this book, we loved I knew an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly- but this one is equally as good. I can't wait to read the Old lady who Swallowed a Pie! Enjoy- EMw

The Pacific Northwest does wonders for this old rhyme!:
I'm not a big fan of the song/rhyme "There Was an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly", but I do like this quirky book. The old woman is now an old lady, and she no longer swallows flies, cats, and dogs. Instead, she swallows, trout, salmon, otters, and other animals indigenous to the Pacific Northwest. She no longer dies, either--although she does become dangerously large after swallowing the ocean. This book is a lot of fun. The change of venue does wonders for the old rhyme, and Reynold Ruffins' colorful, folk-artsy illustrations are a pleasure. Sure, it's a cross-cultural gimmick, but it works. My two-year-old and I love singing this book together.

Happy- Go -Lucky!:
This book is a delight for children. I read it to a first grade class in the library. I noticed how interested they were in the lovely art work the book contains. I found it fun and perhaps a good book to read at the seashore!

A book no primary room or library should be without!:
Teri Sloat offers a delightful twist to the old familiar lady who swallows the fly. I really think I prefer this version, as with young children I always change "perhaps she'll die" to "it made her cry" or "it makes me cry." In this story, the sea creatures are swallowed one by one and each phrase ends with "he wanted out!" The children catch on and repeat the last line or so and enjoy splishing, splashing and thrashing like the trout. The illustrations are beautiful and the children are thoroughly amused with both the pictures and the words. I LOVE THIS BOOK! You will, too!