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There Was an Old Monster!

By Emberley, Rebecca & Emberley, Adrian

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There was an old monster who swallowed a tick I don't know why he swallowed that tick 'Cause it made him feel sick! When he swallowed some ants, he danced in his pants. He swallowed a lizard, a bat, a jackal, and a bear. Then he tried to swallow a lion . . . ROAR!--Now that monster is no more! Children will laugh along with the funny text, bright bold illustrations, and delightful song (available on the Scholastic website).

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ISBN
978-0-54510-145-5
Publisher
Orchard Books


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on June 1, 2009

PreS-Gr 2 In a retelling of the classic cumulative tune "I Know an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly," a googly-eyed purple monster consumes a panoply of colorful critters (ants, a tick, a lizard, a bat, a jackal, a bear) until he meets his matchand endin a lion. The neon-bright artwork on jet black backgrounds pops off th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2009

In this takeoff on the classic cumulative story, a monster swallows increasingly large creatures, starting with a tick and ending with a jackal (...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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