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The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything
0nce upon a time, there was a little old lady who was not afraid of anything But one autumn night, while walking in the woods, the little old lady heard . . . CLOMP, CLOMP, SHAKE, SHAKE, CLAP, CLAP. And the little old lady who was not afraid of anything had the scare of her life
Paperback, 32 pages
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September 7th 1988
by HarperTrophy
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This is a cute book to have that can serve many purposes in the classroom. There is an old lady who is walking in the woods at night. She comes across a pair of shoes that go CLOMP, CLOMP, a pair of pants that go WIGGLE, WIGGLE, a shirt that goes SHAKE, SHAKE, gloves that go CLAP, CLAP, a hat that goes NOD, NOD, and the whole time the little old lady kept walking and was not scared. Then she runs into a pumpkin head that goes BOO, BOO! So the old lady quickly goes back to her cottage, but not be...more
I have read this book for theChildren's Book Club and it was alright. “The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything” is a Halloween children’s book by Linda Williams along with illustrations by Megan Lloyd and it is about how a brave old lady goes out of her cottage to get some herbs, spices, nuts and seeds when she started to walk home, she meets a spooky set of clothes that follow her along the way! “The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything” may have a brave protagonist and c...more
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Jennifer
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I was surprised at how well this worked for the 2nd and 3rd graders - I thought it might be too young for them, but they loved it. Part of it was that they were familiar with the book, but they also loved the participation aspect. Illustrations by Megan Lloyd are fine, but it's the story that's the standout here; there's a reason this is a classic. This would also work great for a participatory storytelling experience. My Elementary Music Education class had a version of this where you hand out ...more
Charlotte specifically requested this book when she saw it on the Halloween display at the library. It came with a cassette tape, which she loves. When she first heard this book at home, she was doing some hand motions along with it, and I found out she'd heard it at school. It's a simple book with a stacking repetitive structure - first the little old lady encounters a pair of animated shoes, then a pair of pants AND the shoes, then a shirt AND the pants AND the shoes. This book was just a ...more
A favorite at Halloween for reading aloud. And got the Spanish version from the library.
I'm reading this to James now and enjoying it more than ever!
I'm reading this to James now and enjoying it more than ever!
"The little old lady who was not afraid of anything" is a perfect story to read in october. This story is about a little old lady who was not afraid of anything. She was walking to her home and met two shoes, a pair of pants, a shirt, two white gloves, and a black hat. These things followed her, but she did not care. Then, she met one scary pumpkin head, and ran quickly to her home. All of these things knocked at her door and she opened the door. She was not afraid, so she thought an i...more
One windy afternoon the little old lady went for a walk in the forest. It started to get dark and when the little old lady started to walk home she kept seeing things in the middle of the path -two big shoes, pants, a shirt, two white gloves, a black hat, and a very scary pumpkin head- but the little old lady was not afraid of anything. What became of these things? They may not have been able to scare the little old lady, but they did scare all the crows away. This book reminded me a bit of that...more
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I liked The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything. My daughter just found out what pumpkins are last week so she noticed the giant pumpkin on the cover. I had fun reading it aloud to her. It had simple illustrations and was an easy read so she could relate to the book well. It was fun going through the motions with her as I read CLOMP, CLOMP, WIGGLE, WIGGLE, SHAKE, SHAKE, ETC. She th...more
I liked The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything. My daughter just found out what pumpkins are last week so she noticed the giant pumpkin on the cover. I had fun reading it aloud to her. It had simple illustrations and was an easy read so she could relate to the book well. It was fun going through the motions with her as I read CLOMP, CLOMP, WIGGLE, WIGGLE, SHAKE, SHAKE, ETC. She th...more
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This is a great book! I love the "chant-like" nature of the book and it's tendancy for call and response. I enjoy reading this book along with puppets or flannel pieces. This book has also been helpful in the past when talking about being afraid/fear. I have used it to start a conversation about being afraid and how it feels to be scared. This is often an emotion that every child has experienced but can't quite put their finger on. I also like to use this book as a spring board f...more
This is a cute story about an old lady who claims that she isn't afraid of anything. She is walking home and meets a pair of boots, a pair of pants, a shirt, and some gloves. All of these things begin following her, but she does not mind. She then meets a pumpkin head, and runs all the way home. All of the things begin knocking at her door and she finally answers. She then gives them the idea to scare crows in her garden rather than trying to scare her. This is a book that could be used du...more
This is a cute book to read in the fall around Halloween. It is easy to get children interacting because their are multiple characters in the book. Children can practice manipulating words orally while the book is read. I can create a lesson where children count the objects in the picture and label each one. This will help the children with writing out numbers and recognizing pictures from the book. Children could also practice sequencing the order of the objects to make up the scarecrow. Many g...more
While walking through the woods one night, a little old lady is followed by a pair of shoes, a pair of pants, a shirt, a hat, a pair of gloves, and a jack-o-lantern head. She's not afraid, but the shoes and pants, etc., are disappointed they have no one to frighten. The solution? Put all the parts together to become a scarecrow!
This would be a great story to read aloud at Halloween because of the repetition and sound effects.
This book just showed up in my library one da...more
This would be a great story to read aloud at Halloween because of the repetition and sound effects.
This book just showed up in my library one da...more
"Right in the middle of the path were two big shoes. And the shoes went CLOMP, CLOMP."
A really great and interactive read aloud for Halloween. I picked this up to read to my first graders because I happened to have a few minutes. And it was a hit! It's a cumulative story that also begs children to add the sounds that each object makes. Perfect for kindergartners and first graders -- highly recommended!
The story is fun to read alone and I give it 5 stars for ...more
A really great and interactive read aloud for Halloween. I picked this up to read to my first graders because I happened to have a few minutes. And it was a hit! It's a cumulative story that also begs children to add the sounds that each object makes. Perfect for kindergartners and first graders -- highly recommended!
The story is fun to read alone and I give it 5 stars for ...more
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams, illustrated by Megan Lloyd, is a great somewhat scary story about a brave, female character. The Little Old Lady goes out into the woods to get some herbs, spices, nuts and seeds, but stays out until nightfall. Walking home she meets a pair of shoes that go CLOMP! CLOMP!
Saying "Get out of my way, you two big shoes! I'm not afraid of you!, she walked down the path, but the boots followed her. She meets more clothing:...more
Saying "Get out of my way, you two big shoes! I'm not afraid of you!, she walked down the path, but the boots followed her. She meets more clothing:...more
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A little old lady leaves her cottage for an afternoon's walk in the forest, in this appealing folktale-style story, finding herself far from home as darkness begins to fall. Encountering a series of ghostly articles of clothing, as she makes her way home - two empty shoes, clomp-clomping, a pair of pants with nobody in them - she resolutely refuses to become frightened, although the appearance of a glowing Jack-O-Lantern does have her running from her pursuers. Finally, when confronted with the ...more
I would have LOVED this story when I was little!!! All the sounds and the cumulative nature of the tale... it'd make a great read-aloud. (Plus, my favorite story when I was little was Dr. Seuss' tale of "The Pale Green Pants With Nobody Inside Them" and this features a pair of pants with nobody inside them!!!) I also like how the Little Old Lady solves her "problem" of the frightening things following her in a thoughtful, kindhearted and proactive way. A great Halloween re...more
The fearless old lady notices a pair of shoes following her (clomp clomp!) on her way home one night. Then she sees and hears the pants, shirt, and the rest of the outfit, but she’s not afraid - that is until she sees a very large pumpkin head! The little old woman runs to the safety of her own home. This is a great story for halloween or any time of the year. Students can participate in the reading !!! This book is really funny, 2nd grade - up
This book is wonderful to read to children and even get them involved in the book. You could have children walk around the room and do what the book says. This would be a great book to read when you want your students to behave in a certain way. For example: If you all pick up your areas I will read the book. This should get them moving if they like the book a lot. The children listen to the words and then do what the book says.
A great story-time read for the fall. Cute with a funny ending. And as an older reader, I found myself flipping back to the beginning and catching things I had overlooked many times. I think my favorite part of it were the wiggling green pants. Perhaps because they were green. Or maybe because I like the word wiggle. But just imagining the kids calling out "Wiggle, Wiggle!" as you read, it puts a smile to my face.
My sister told me I had to get this book for my 3 year old daughter. It has great sound/action words that repeat throughout the book so after 1 read through my daughter remembered those words & she loves to say them with me when we read it. I also dressed up as the little old lady & read it to her daycare class this Halloween. They enjoyed the story & seeing Zoe's mom as a little old lady.
A woman is followed home by articles of clothing and a pumpkin head. When she gets home, she asks them what they want. They say they came to scare her. She says she has an idea. On the last page, it shows the clothing and pumpkin head as a scarecrow.
I think my six year old son really liked this book. Perhaps extremely young might be frightened by it--it has a spooky feel to it.
I think my six year old son really liked this book. Perhaps extremely young might be frightened by it--it has a spooky feel to it.
This is a humorous story that can be used to teach several literacy concepts as a read aloud. Narrative elements such as beginning, middle and end, setting, characters are all things that can be taught using this story. It can be an interactive activity since the students can act as the old lady or as an article of clothing. This is a good story to incorporate into a fall reading list.
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A little old lady is walking in the woods and suddenly followed by shoes, shirts, pants and a pumpkin. This is story that would work well for a younger child who likes to act out the parts of a story. There is plenty of clomping, wiggling, shaking, clapping and nodding with one BOO at the end. Nice rhymes for early readers who can easily pick up the repetitive pieces and join in.
This book was cute for waht it was about. Obviously this book is meant for a younger reader but I figured I would try it out. I could tell just how young kids would enjoy this book, as it has the small words to build on as the story moves on. Children tend to enjoy these books more because they are able to keep up with the story easier. quick little read but great for kids.
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The little old lady is not afraid of anything one night walking through the woods, but then she begins to hear noises and ends up getting really frightened.
I would use this book with any of my elementary students. I would have them get up and walk while I read it and we would set movement to it to get them engaged in the story and to get them up and moving.
I would use this book with any of my elementary students. I would have them get up and walk while I read it and we would set movement to it to get them engaged in the story and to get them up and moving.
I love the little old lady who is not afraid of anything! She is bold and clever, and she can move quickly when reason dictates she should! This a great story to getkids interacting with, as they can clomp clomp, wiggle wilggle, shake shake, clap clap and nod nod . . . not to mention boo! boo!
Really fun, and the illustrations, by Megan Lloyd, are fantastic!
Really fun, and the illustrations, by Megan Lloyd, are fantastic!
The little old lady went for a walk in the woods to gather. Came upon two shoes (clomp, clomp), then pants, shirt, two white gloves, top hat, then scary pumpkin. She walked on, not afraid. A knock came at her door, and outside were the clothing pieces and pumpkin, who wanted to scare her. She had a different idea: form a scarecrow to scare the crows away. Rhythm and repetition.
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This book was amazing! I loved how you can interact with the story and get up and move around. I can only imagine how much fun children would have with this book especially the startling "BOO!" This would be a great book to read in the fall and to provide some movement and physical activity during class work.
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