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32 pp.
| Holt |
September, 2001 |
TradeISBN 0-8050-6466-4$$16.95
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Illustrated by
Karla Firehammer.
The old woman who lives in a shoe takes her large family to a succession of other dwellings, such as a jar in Old Mother Hubbard's cupboard, and Little Miss Muffet's teacup. Each new place proves uninhabitable, so they return to make do with their shoe. The nursery rhyme characters add interest to this silly rhyming story, and the family's movement across the illustrations encourages page turning.