by Teri Sloat

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Trout! 

Illustrated by Reynold Ruffins. 

New York: Henry Hold and Company, 1998.

             An aquatic take on an old farm favorite.   The old lady swallows a trout, salmon, otter, porpoise, walrus, whale, and the ocean.

Good Points:

• Colorful and detailed illustrations.  Vivid, inspirational art.
• One illustration gives an interesting view of the world without oceans.
• Funny rhymes—fun to get class participation on “It wanted OUT!”

Other Notes:

• The trout connection is incidental.
• The woman does regurgitate everything she swallows.