Skip Hinnant

Fly Guy visits the school cafeteria and gets the lunch lady fired.

2) There was an old lady who swallowed a bat!

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A twist on the classic tale of "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly" takes the story even further as the lady goes about swallowing up a variety of Halloween creatures, including a bat, owl, cat, ghost, goblin, and even a wizard.

3) There was an old lady who swallowed a bell!

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In a twist on the classic tale of "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly," a ravenous old lady swallows a bell, some bows, gifts, a sack, a sleigh, and finally some reindeer.

4) There was an old lady who swallowed a chick!

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A twist on the classic tale of "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly" takes the story even further as the lady goes about swallowing up a variety of items related to Easter, including an egg, a basket, and jellybeans.

5) There was an old lady who swallowed some leaves!

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There Was an Old Lady
Scholastic audio
Scholastic big books

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Our favorite old lady is back and swallowing autumn items! That wild old lady is back swallowing fall-themed items. What can you make from leaves, clothes, a pumpkin, and rope? That's right, a scarecrow!

6) Pigsty

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Teague, Mark

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When Wendell doesn't clean up his room, a whole herd of pigs comes to live with him.

7) There was an old lady who swallowed a shell!

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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.

8) There was a cold lady who swallowed some snow!

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A twist on the classic tale of "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly" takes the story even further as the lady goes about swallowing up a variety of objects, starting with layers of snow.

9) Hi! Fly Guy

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Arnold, Tedd

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Scholastic bookself
Fly Guy volume 1
Weston Woods read-along CD

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Wonderbooks

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