folk songs

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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.

There was an old lady who swallowed a fly

2013
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.

The 12 days of Christmas

a pop-up celebration
Cut-out illustrations re-create the traditional scenes of the holiday season using colorful, solid backgrounds with white pop-ups, gold foil, acetate, mylar, and a one-of-a-kind pop-up snow globe.

There was an old dragon who swallowed a knight

In this variation on the traditional cumulative rhyme, a greedy, hungry dragon eventually learns moderation.

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.

There was an old lady who swallowed a frog!

Presents a retelling of the classic tale in which the solution proves worse than the predicament when an old lady swallows a frog.

There was an old lady who swallowed a fly

2000
Presents the traditional version of a famous American folk poem first heard in the U.S. in the 1940's with illustrations on die-cut pages that reveal all that the old lady swallows.

I know an old lady who swallowed a dreidel

Find out what Bubbe swallows (besides the dreidel) in this Chanukah version of the classic folk song, illustrated with parodies of great works of art. Includes artist's note naming the original artworks.

The Derby ram

2010
An illustrated adaptation of the folk song, "The Derby Ram," about a large, legendary ram.

Father Grumble

2009
An illustrated adaptation of a folk song that describes a husband's attempts to perform his wife's daily chores; and includes musical notation and lyrics.

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