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There was an old lady who swallowed a fly

2017
Presents a reading of Sims Taback's Caldecott Medal book in which the accidental ingestion of a fly leads an old lady to swallow larger and larger animals, ending with a horse.

Thirty old-time nursery songs

An illustrated collection of 30 familiar nursery songs including Three blind mice and Yankee Doodle.

Canta, rana, canta =

Sing, froggie, sing
A updated version of a traditional Spanish folksong in which each creature is hushed by the one which follows it. Includes musical notation for the folksong.

The twelve days of Christmas

2002
On each of the twelve days of Christmas, more and more gifts arrive from the recipient's true love.
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There was an old lady who swallowed a birthday cake!

"There was an old lady who swallowed a cake. I don't know why she swallowed the cake. It was a mistake! Scholastic's Old Lady is more popular than ever, and in celebration she's swallowing a cake... and a candle, and a sign, and some balloons, and a hat, and some gifts. Can you guess why? Consistently topping the USA Today and Bookscan bestseller lists at holiday time, this evergreen Cartwheel series continues to surprise and delight. With a brand-new spin-off series that launched in Spring 2018 alongside this first original 32-page fully illustrated board book, our Old Lady is poised to soar to even greater heights in 2019!" -- ONIX annotation.

There was an old pirate who swallowed a map!

In this adaptation of the traditional nursery rhyme, a pirate swallows a treasure map, while two children lead the reader through the adventure which becomes a ride at the amusement park.
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Old MacDonald

The inhabitants of Old MacDonald's farm are described, verse by verse.
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Farmer in the dell

"This classic song gets an updated, original recording paired with a delightful picture book. The combination of paired music and text helps engage students and develop early literacy skills."--Amazon.
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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.
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The 12 days of Christmas

2017
An elephant parent has to take responsibility for caring for all of the gifts that arrive in this newly illustrated version of the traditional song.
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