There Was An Old Pirate Who Swallowed a Fish
I really enjoyed this book. I read it to a classroom of 3rd graders this week and they said they loved it. Yes, it is just like the classic I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly but this pirate swallows some crazy stuff and “Yo ho ho! Watch his belly grow!” The kids chimed in on this one line refrain in the beginning but before the book was over, their pirate accent was belting out the last three lines of the whole refrain. Yes, he does get quite large and no, he doesn’t explode, it’s not that dramatic. The characters are funny as they reminded me of Sponge Bob Square Pants with the big eyes and the exaggerated features. The pictures are bright and colorful and on the glossy paper, they really stand out. It is an excellent, funny book.
