There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Boot

Superb wordsmithery for kids - pungent, smart rhyming which snaps, crackles, pops, and crucially, scans. Great illustrations too. A gem.

This story of a mean old woman who learns the error on her ways through a foiled attempt to rid herself of some children is simple and nicely told. The moral is pretty plain and the story has humorous illustrations to tie it all together.

This spoof on the nursery rhyme "There was an Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe" tells the story of that lady's next door neighbor. The woman is annoyed by the children, so she buys a potion to age them. The children become grouchy old people, and the woman despises them more this way. She buys the counter potion, and turns the kids (and her cat by mistake) into their young selves again. Such a cute story with wonderful rhymes.

There lived an old lady who was very grumpy and didn't like children. She also had a cat who was just like her and hated kittens and other small things. When a family with five children move next door, the old woman becomes annoyed and decides she is going to find a way to get rid of them. When she comes across a witch with a potion to get rid of the children, her plan backfires when it doesn't work and the children turn into grumpy and needy old people! The old lady goes back to the witch to get a new potion in order to change them back to children when she realizes how them being older is way worse then being kids. When they are turned back into kids again, the old lady decides to give them a chance and she actually liked the kids and show more enjoyed being around them. The rhymes in the book were fun and easy to read and I think young kids will love this book. The illustrations are big and colorful and will draw the kids into the story. show less

This cleverly written rhyming book tells the story of an old woman living in a boot. She is the neighbor of the nursery rhyme woman that lives in a shoe with many kids. The bitter old woman plots against the kids only to have her plan backfire. The rhymes are very impressive.