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Garriel, Barbara S.

I Know a Shy Fellow Who Swallowed a Cello

32 pp. | Boyds | April, 2004 | Trade ISBN 1-59078-043-4 $$15.95
(4) K-3 Illustrated by John O'Brien. In this adaptation of "I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly," a man swallows instrument after instrument until a tiny bell proves his undoing. The text occasionally strains to find suitable rhymes for the featured instruments, and some kids may be put off by the empty-eyed, almost sinister-looking musicians, but the milieu is fresh and the premise is amusing.
Reviewer: CHristine Sarrazin

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