There was an old lady who swallowed a fly Illustrated by Pam Adams

This short book for beginning readers illustrates the well-known tale of the old lady who swallows a fly. After swallowing the fly the lady must keep swallowing progressively larger and larger animals to get rid of the previous animals. Eventually the old lady swallows a horse and ends up 'dead, of course.'

The highlight of this book is the illustrations. The old lady fills the entire page with bright colors and patterns. The book is also put together in a clever way so that there are cut outs that get larger and larger showing each of the animals inside the old lady. There are nice little details hidden in the old lady's outfit that would catch the eye of a perceptive young reader, for example the old lady's pockets are stuffed with candy. Overall this is a well-illustrated version of the classic children's poem.