"There Was an Old Lady..." Variants Booklist

This list represents titles available at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

CALL #	AUTHOR	TITLE	DATE
J398.8	McClelland, Linda	I Know An Old Lady	1985
J612.3 HOLUB	Holub, Joan	I Have a Weird Brother Who Digested a Fly Illustrations and a humorous rhyme describe what happens when a boy swallows a fly. Presents factual information about the digestive system.	1999
J782.42 EMBER	Emberley, Rebecca	There Was An Old Monster In this variation on the traditional cumulative rhyme, a monster swallows ants, a lizard, a bat, and other creatures to try to cure a stomach ache than began when he swallowed a tick.	2009
J782.42	Hay, Glen	There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly Presents the traditional version of a famous American folk poem first heard in the U.S. in the 1940's.	1997
J782.42 IKNOW	Karas, G. Brian	I Know An Old Lady Retells the cumulative tale in which an old lady pays the supreme penalty for her peculiar eating habits.	1994
J782.42 IKNOW	Owen, Ann	I Know An Old Lady Presents an illustrated version of the traditional song along with some discussion of its folk origins.	2003
J782.42	Rounds, Glen	I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly An old lady swallows a fly, spider, bird, and finally a horse.	1990
J784.4 BONNE	Bonne, Rose	I Know An Old Lady	1969
J784.4	Hawkins, Colin	I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly A cumulative folk song in which the solution proves worse than the predicament when an old lady swallows a fly. Features lift-the-flap illustrations.	1987
J811 KELLO	Kellogg, Steven	There Was An Old Woman	1980
J811	Pettigrew, Shirley	There Was An Old Lady Relates in verse the adventures of a resourceful old lady	1974
J BOARDBK THERE	Adams, Pam	There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed the Sea An illustrated alternative version of the cumulative folk song in which the solution proves worse than the predicament when an old lady swallows a fish. Some pages are die-cut, permitting a portion of the next illustration to be seen.	2007
JE ADAMS	Adams, Pam	There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly "Rose Bonne's poem reproduced ..."	1973
JE BOWEN	Bowen, Ann	I Know An Old Teacher In this take on the well-known cumulative rhyme, a teacher inadvertently swallows a flea, then follows it with an assortment of classroom pets while her students look on in surprise.	2008
JE COLAN	Colandro, Lucille	There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow	2003
JE COLAN	Colandro, Lucille	There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat	2002
JE COLAN	Colandro, Lucille	There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bell	2008
JE COLAN	Colandro, Lucille	There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Chick Presents a variation on the classic rhyme about an old lady who swallowed a chick and a lot of other strange creatures.	2009
JE COLAN	Colandro, Lucille	There was an old lady who swallowed a Shell In this variation on the traditional cumulative rhyme, a woman swallows a shell, a crab, a fish, a gull, a pail, some sand, and a wave.	2006
JE GARRIE	Garriel, Barbara	I Know a Shy Fellow Who Swallowed a Cello An adaptation of the folk rhyme "There was an old woman who swallowed a fly", featuring musical instruments.	2004
JE HARPE	Harper, Charise	There Was a Bold Lady Who Wanted a Star In this variation on the traditional cumulative rhyme, a feisty woman tries roller skates, a bicycle, and even a rocket to reach a star.	2002
JE JACKS	Jackson, Alison	I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie Based on the classic song about the old woman who swallowed a fly, this retelling with a twist features an old lady attending a Thanksgiving dinner who swallows a pie, then a whole squash, all of the salad, and then an entire turkey.	2002
JE KADAI	Kadair, Deborah	There Was An 'Ol Cajun In this inventive retelling of There Was an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly, an old Cajun accidentally swallows a gnat, a mosquito, a raccoon, and other swamp creatures.	2002
JE REEVE	Reeves, Howard	There Was An Old Witch In this cumulative verse, an old witch collects a bat, a scratching scritching cat, a howling yowling creature, and other creepy crawly things to adorn her Halloween hat.	1998
JE SLOAT	Sloat, Teri	There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Trout Set on the coast of the Pacific Northwest, this variation on the traditional cumulative rhyme describes the silly consequences of an old woman's fishy diet.	1998
JE SLOAT	Sloat, Teri	There Was an Old Man Who Painted the Sky In the rhythm of "The Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly," a prehistoric man, contemplating the creation of the world, paints images on the ceiling of a cave, that are later discovered by a young Spanish girl in 1879.	2009
JE TABAC	Taback, Sims	There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly ...version of a famous American folk poem first heard in the U.S. in the 1940's	1997
JE WARD	Ward, Jennifer	There Was An Old Monkey That Swallowed a Frog Set in the jungle, this variation on the traditional, cumulative rhyme looks at the consequences of a monkey's strange diet.	2010
JE WESTC	Westcott, Nadine	I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly Giving an old favorite children's song a brand-new look, this book features an updated design, along with musical notation and an activity page. Full color.	2004
JER ARNOLD	Arnold, Tedd	There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Fly Guy Buzz is visiting Grandma, and Fly Guy comes along for the ride. Oops! Grandma swallows Fly Guy, then a spider, then a bird--and so on. This fun take on a classic sing-along features hilarious illustrations and a holographic foil cover.	2007
KIT JE COLAN	Colandro, Lucille	There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow In this variation on the traditional cumulative rhyme, a woman swallows some snow, a pipe, some coal, a hat, a stick, and a scarf. Kit includes book and CD.	2006
KIT JE COLAN	Colandro, Lucille	There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell Beach version of the classic rhyme. Kit includes book and CD.	2008
KIT JE THERE	Adams, Pam	There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed the Sea An illustrated alternative version of the cumulative folk song in which the solution proves worse than the predicament when an old lady swallows a fish. Pages are die-cut, permitting a portion of the next illustration to be seen. Kit includes book and CD.	2006

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