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The twelve days of Christmas

2014
A newly illustrated version of the traditional song.
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There was an old lady who swallowed a fly!

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.
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Drummer Hoff

A cumulative folk song in which seven soldiers build a magnificent cannon, but Drummer Hoff fires it off.

There was an old lady who swallowed a rose!

2013
In this variation on the traditional cumulative rhyme, a woman swallows a rose, some lace, glitter, and other items associated with Valentine's Day.

The more we get together

2011
Two young friends celebrate how the more they get together the happier they are, in an illustrated version of the classic song.
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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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Look! what do you see?

an art puzzle book of American and Chinese songs
A puzzle, a work of art, and a collection of classic American and Chinese songs fill this innovative book by one of the world 's foremost contemporary artists.
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The friendly beasts

a Christmas poem with music
1983
Illustrates the Christmas carol, the friendly beasts, telling the gifts made by the animals in the stable to the infant Jesus.

The twelve days of Christmas

a peek-through picture book
2014
"In this picture book rendition of the traditional Christmas song, children can peek through the holes in each page to see all the gifts of the Twelve Days of Christmas appear"--Provided by publisher.

There was an old lady who swallowed a rose!

In this variation on the traditional cumulative rhyme, a woman swallows a rose, some lace, glitter, and other items associated with Valentine's Day.

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