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There Was an Old Monkey Who Swallowed a Frog
A jungly rendition set in the rainforest of the popular ?Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly? rhyme
Hardcover
Published
March 1st 2010
by Marshall Cavendish Children's Books
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"There Was an Old Monkey Who Swallowed a Frog", written by Jennifer Ward and illustrated by Steve Gray, is jungle themed version of "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly". The monkey starts by eating a frog and then proceeds to cocoa, a bat, a toucan, and much more, until he's swallowed most of the jungle animals. It's written in sentences that rhyme and that are built upon as the book goes on. The illustrations in the book are pretty crazy. They over exaggerate features of the cartoon anim...more
3.5
I'm not entirely sure why most people seem so unimpressed by this book. The illustrations are vibrant and cartoony, and the book is fun. The rhymes are entertaining, albeit not always the absolute best.
I wish the refrain was a little more awesome, but I think that children will find this book much more fantastic than their parents. There is something about the story, repetition, rhyming, and the art-colors that I think appeals to kids.
By far, the most fantastic part about this book to me is...more
I'm not entirely sure why most people seem so unimpressed by this book. The illustrations are vibrant and cartoony, and the book is fun. The rhymes are entertaining, albeit not always the absolute best.
I wish the refrain was a little more awesome, but I think that children will find this book much more fantastic than their parents. There is something about the story, repetition, rhyming, and the art-colors that I think appeals to kids.
By far, the most fantastic part about this book to me is...more
This book plays off the familiar book "There was an old lady who swallowed a fly". Personally, I think we were better off with just the original tale. Although the illustrations in this book were really captivating, the "Flow" of the authors word choice was lacking. The words just didn't go well together (ex:"he swallowed the cocoa to sweeten the frog" just DOESN'T slide off the tongue!). The idea of using a jungle theme was impressive, but the chosen animals were strange.
Can I ask writers and picture book artists a favor? Can we stop trying to do retreads of this particular folksong with new and "clever" verse? Frankly, I can't think of one I like. This one seems to have simply decided to go with a jungle theme. The rhymes don't work and the humor of the original is pretty much lost.
Please. There are so many better things out there to do with clever art and text. This is not one of them.
Please. There are so many better things out there to do with clever art and text. This is not one of them.
Concept is fun, but the rhymes are weak, weak, weak. The final verse attempts to rhyme "rumble" and "jungle". Really. And a lot of the other verses are overlong and awkward. The wild, pop-eyed art is loads of fun though.
P.S.Fred the Sock Monkey (who lives at my house)gave this book zero bananas because it HAS no bananas. And he'd be very happy if you'd send him some.
P.S.Fred the Sock Monkey (who lives at my house)gave this book zero bananas because it HAS no bananas. And he'd be very happy if you'd send him some.
If you're like me and don't particularly care for the original "There was an old lady who swallowed a fly" because of that whole "perhaps she'll die" thing, you'll love this version. The illustrations are bright, lively and fun. The monkey swallows a frog, cocoa, an iguana, a sloth etc. until he's swallowed the jungle.
This is a book I purchased this past Christmas as a gift for my 4-year old niece. She loves the book; I believe it is still her favorite. It's a cute book, but I run out of breath taking off all of the things the old monkey ate. I'd definitely purchase another of her books.
This book is retelling of the classic "There Was an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly" chain story-- this time set in the rainforest. Many of the rhymes don't work and seem too long and complicated for young readers to chant and memorize.
Love the pics--will have to look up and see what else this illustrator has done.
Kids like the repetitive predictable stories.
Need to brainstorm lesson ideas ... author is visiting our school in February.
Kids like the repetitive predictable stories.
Need to brainstorm lesson ideas ... author is visiting our school in February.
A very cute version of the classic "There Was An Old Woman" set in the jungle. The monkey looks more weird mouse than a monkey but he is charming with his einstein eyebrows. A great storytime book!
I'm a sucker for all of these books. Mainly because I hate using the original one so I look for all of the other versions that do not use the phrase "perhaps she'll die."
I read this with my son Xander this morning. He really liked it and commented on the pictures. Follows the same pattern as 5 little monkeys jumping on the bed.
I really liked this book but found it a little too long. They could have left out some of the "delicacies" toward the end of the book.
Another variation on the "There was an Old Woman who Swallowed a Fly". Again, Ms. Ward did a fantastic job with the storytelling and rhyming.
Animals are all a little weird looking, but it made me laugh. I would read it to my 9 year old and have a good chuckle.
Very silly...but long tongue-twisting sentences create a problem wiTy the rhyme and rhythm of reading it out loud.
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Though I found the pictures rather strange and unappealing, I kind of liked the story.
I wasn't a fan of the pictures or the rhymes, but it entertained the kids.
Another take off of "old lady" story. wild illustrations
odd illustrations...
Fun Kindle book!
Such a fun book!
Apr 19, 2013
Igraine
marked it as auf-gar-keinen-fall
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