An illustrated version of the cumulative folk song in which the solution proves worse than the predicament when an old lady swallows a fly. Some pages are die-cut, permitting a portion of the next illustration to be seen.
year: 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2013
call number/section: 920, 782.42, 1000, 782.4
subjects: big books, toy and movable books, folk songs, english, folk songs, nonsense verses, nonsense verses, english, specimens, english folk songs, compact discs, texts
Editions
Adams, Pam
Child's Play (International) (1999)
Presents the traditional song with illustrations on die-cut pages revealing all the old lady swallowed.
Schools: 5
Adams, Pam
Child's Play (International) (2002)
An illustrated version of the cumulative folk song in which the solution proves worse than the predicament when an old lady swallows a fly. Some pages are die-cut, permitting a portion of the next illustration to be seen.
Schools: 2
Adams, Pam
Child's Play (International) (2004)
Ever-expanding die-cut holes show exactly what is happening in the old lady's stomach as she swallows an assortment of creatures, beginning with a small fly, and ending with a fatal horse.
Schools: 1
Adams, Pam
Child's Play (International) (2006)
Presents the traditional song with illustrations on die-cut pages revealing all the old lady swallowed, and includes an audio CD.
Schools: 0
Adams, Pam
Child's Play (International) Ltd (2013)
The accidental ingestion of a fly leads an old lady to swallow larger and larger animals, ending with a horse that causes her ultimate demise.
Schools: 1