There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

Taback, Simms

ISBN 10: 0670869392 / ISBN 13: 9780670869398

Published by Viking, New York, 1997

About this Item

SIGNED. First edition, first printing. Fine hardcover in a Fine dust jacket with a die-cut front, as issued, with no Caldecott medal. All dust jackets are protected by a clear mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. "Everyone knows the song about the old lady who swallowed a fly, a spider, a bird, and even worse, but who's ever seen what's going on inside the old lady's stomach? With this inventive die-cut artwork, Tabak gives us a rollicking, eye-popping version of the well-loved poem." A Caldecott Honor winner. Illustrated by Simms Taback. SIGNED BY TABACK on the copyright page opposite the title page and dated in 1998. Unpaginated [36 pages] with 7 die-cut pages; color illustrations throughout + decorated endpapers; 10.25 x 8.25 inches. Laid-in is an article about Taback winning the Caldecott Medal in 2000 and the artist's 2012 obituary.

Seller Inventory # 24932

Bibliographic Details

• Title: There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
• Publisher: Viking, New York
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0670869392
• ISBN 13: 9780670869398
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Children & Illustrated Books

About this title

Synopsis

Everyone knows the poem/song about the old lady who swallowed a fly, then a spider, then a bird....In this version the reader sees what happens inside the old lady's stomach. Using an ever-expanding die-cut hole, Simms Taback presents a rollicking, eye-popping version of the well-loved song.

About the Author

Simms Taback is an award-winning American illustrator, known in the US for his picture books, posters, Smithsonian calendars and his own line of greetings cards. He lives and works in the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York.