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Jackson,
Alison
I KNOW AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED
A PIE
New York : Dutton Children's
Books, 1997
IL K-3 RL 1.9
ISBN 0525456457 |
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hilarious Thanksgiving story is based on the popular cumulative poem "I
Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly." An elderly lady has
been invited to her younger relatives' home for Thanksgiving dinner, and
brings a pie, as well as a HUGE appetite! She just can't control
her hunger, and quickly eats the pie she brought, followed in rapid order
by a jug of cider, all the dinner fixings, and the turkey. Her waistline
disappears as she grows larger and larger, much to the horror of the adults,
and the delight of the children. "Perhaps she'll die!" Come enjoy
the excellent ending, totally in keeping with the usual celebration of
Thanksgiving. (Jeannie Bellavance bellavance@erols.com.
for
Pennsylvania
Young Reader's Choice Awards) |
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SUBJECTS:
Thanksgiving Day -- Fiction
Dinners and dining -- Fiction
Stories in rhyme |
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