There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Rose!

The whole series of these books are cute and likeable. This is a classic story line taken used with art to tell a different story, to tell holiday stories. There was an old lady who swallowed a rose. The storyline is a classic; there are several versions of this story and several written by this same artist. The original story has bland graphics, but these are colorful and help paint a more vivid picture of what the classic story is telling us. This illustrator also illustrates for several stories and has a style that I am drawn too. The colors and pictures are unique and I enjoy looking at them. Illustrator Jared Lee. I would buy this for a friend because it is a classic story and it would be a nice alternative to a Valentine Day’s card.

Summary: In this story, the old lady is swallowing a rose. Why would she be swallowing a rose? What holiday goes with roses? This is a great story about teaching valentines cards and crafts. Valentines is more than just a card, it’s the thought that goes into make the card that counts.

Personal Response: These “old lady” texts are fun and easy to read out loud. They are predictable plots, with easy to read and decode texts. If I needed a quick book to read to young children, I would go to this series.

Curriculum Connection: These books are good for struggling readers. The text, pictures, and plot all go together, and keep the attention of the reader. All of the books in this series can be housed together in the library.

This old lady is always eating a lot of different things in her stories. This one surrounds itself around Valentine's Day, the old Lady decides to swallow a rose, lace, glitter, candy, a jewel, hearts, and a card. Normally she throws up everything shes eaten at the end of her stories but she blows a big kiss of everything out in this one. These stories have a lot of rhyming words and sequencing, it goes over everything she eats repetitively throughout the whole story.

This is an interesting book that tells a story of a woman who does unbelievable things. It is a fun book for children and the illustrations are useful to understand and follow the story.

You won't believe why this old lady swallowed a rose, some lace, some glitter, candy, a jewel, some hearts and a card!

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Valentine's Day
Rhyming story about an old lady who swallowed a rose, some lace, some glitter, candy, a jewel, some hearts, and a card!

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