Anne Bowen

The pictures and story are wild and hilarious. I love Steven Gammell's use of color and hidden words incorporated throughout the book in the art work. One could stare at his art for hours finding hidden elements. I like the idea behind the story line, however it is a bit exhausting and repetitive to read aloud. I don't think I would personally like to own this book, due to the fact the pictures are enticing and it would be requested to be read constantly.

Honestly I found this kind of disturbing, and I have no idea what my 2.5yo thought of it. The original ("I know an old lady who swallowed a fly") gets *so* absurd (swallowing a cow, a horse, etc.) that it's not as disturbing. But here it's a teacher swallowing classroom pets, that are, actually, swallowable (snake, spider, lizard). So, probably brilliant for someone, but for me, umm, ick.

Honestly I found this kind of disturbing, and I have no idea what my 2.5yo thought of it. The original ("I know an old lady who swallowed a fly") gets *so* absurd (swallowing a cow, a horse, etc.) that it's not as disturbing. But here it's a teacher swallowing classroom pets, that are, actually, swallowable (snake, spider, lizard). So, probably brilliant for someone, but for me, umm, ick.

This is a very funny book to read aloud to your students. It is about an old teacher who swallows a flea and then other classroom pets. It also adds on as each page so this would be a good book to read so that children can join in when reading the book.