There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow!

The first part of the book, riffing on the traditional nursery rhyme about the old lady who swallows a fly, is so dull it lulls you into stop paying attention so it can pull off an almost-clever twist ending. Having finished the book, I then remembered it did the same thing to me twenty years ago when I first and last read it.

Note to self: read again in twenty years to be surprised again.

Side note: I'm am stunned to see that this is part of a series of twenty-three (23 !!?!?!?!!) books at this point.

{My thoughts} – This book is much like all the other There Was an Old Lady Books that have come out. The illustrations are alright, they aren’t incredibly eye catching or appealing to younger babies as my one year old had zero interest in it. However, I can’t speak much for the older ages in which it is geared for. It is written in a rhyme/poetry form and flows quite well, however, it is a long read for a on year old and my daughter wasn’t too terribly interested in listening. She’d lost complete interest in it by the 5th page. Which I am sure is to be expected since it is above her age group.

My opinion of the book is that it is illustrated in accordance to the story within it’s pages. It is well thought out and well show more written. It is geared more towards older children that are able to sit still and listen to longer stories. I did enjoy the story, and think that any child that has grown to love There Was an Old Lady Books will love this story just as much. show less

I enjoyed this book for two reasons. First, I love that it is a new rendition of the old classic, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. The fact that I am familiar with the original book caused me to instantly recognize and want to read this different edition. I believe that this familiarity makes the book fun and interesting. In addition, I appreciate the repetition throughout the story. As the cold woman swallowed more and more snowman parts, the lines repeat themselves and end with, “I don't know why she swallowed some snow. Perhaps you know.” This repetition adds unity and cohesiveness to the book. It also possibly simplifies the text for emergent readers and makes reading easier.

The big idea of this story was to show the show more assembly of a snowman in a silly way! show less

Summary: This is a great book to help young students learn about seasons. The cold lady swallows snow, and then there a chain of events that follow as she continues to swallow various winter items. The ending does not end as one would think.

Personal Response: This was a fun book about the season of winter. This is a predicable book for young students. The chain of events builds on each other until the very end. The flow of the text is easy to follow and understand.

Curriculum Connection: There are many books in this series. This book can help with struggling readers who need the retentiveness of words and ideas. The ending is a surprise, and students could work on their prediction and discussion skills that would lead up to the show more surprise ending. show less

There was a cold lady who swallowed some snow by Lucille Colander
Love this kids book especially for those who do not get a lot of snow. It starts out with a woman who swallows some snow and then other items.
I only listened to the story, I had no pictures in front of me. Sounds like a great story and questions you can ask the child before things happen on next pages asking what the child knows by looking at the picture.
Love the elements, snow, pipe, coal, hat and a stick and a scarf. Love all the rhyming words as well, makes this a silly story for any child. You do find out at the end why she did what she did....
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).

This book was a book that we read to our class last week. I didn't care for this book all that much, honestly, for a few reasons. I kept saying the "old" lady instead of the "cold" lady. In my defense she does remind me of an old lady. It's odd that she eats everything and makes a snowman at the end, that was the part of the book that I thought was very creative.

Funny story for children. I was not expecting the ending, it was great! The book has a pattern and song to it. It is good to also practice sequencing or remembering of everything that the old lady at swallowed.