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There Was an Old Mummy Who Swallowed a Spider
By WARD, Jennifer
- ISBN
- 9781477826379
- Publisher
- Amazon Two Lions
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2015 | Halloween Roundup
PreS-Gr 2—A new play on the familiar song. In her latest picture book foray, in addition to a spider, Ward's mummy swallows a rat, a crow, a bone from a skeleton, some brew, a witch, and a ghost. In the end, "There was an old mummy—/this story is true./You'd better look out,/or he'll swallow…YOU, too!" Gray's bold illustrations in shades ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2015
“There was an old mummy… / who swallowed a spider. / I don’t know why he swallowed the spider. / Open wider!” Anyone familiar with the original folksong can guess what happens next in this twisted twist: the mummy’...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
"There was an old mummy... / who swallowed a spider." Anyone familiar with the original folksong can guess what happens nex...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
