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RHYMING BOOKS

There Was a Bold Lady Who Swallowed a Book

Inspired by There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, this story gives a timeless tale a book-loving, classroom twist.

When a bold teacher starts swallowing up different types of books, she also devours the characters, settings, and story worlds inside them. With pirates, dragons, rockets, superheroes, and so much more squeezed into her tummy, she swells to an enormous, about-to-pop size. When her bursting belly can no longer hold all these stories, she finally discovers the true magic within their pages.

There Was a Bold Lady Who Swallowed a Song

Inspired by the companion title There Was a Bold Lady Who Swallowed a Book, this playful twist on a classic rhyme follows a bold teacher on one silly music-filled adventure. From rock-and-roll riffs and twangy country tunes to marching band beats and grand symphony scores, her belly fills with every type of musical genre until—BANG! CLANG! GONG!—they come rumbling and tumbling out.

Packed with rhythm, rhyme, and noisy read-aloud fun, THERE WAS A BOLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A SONG celebrates the joy of listening, singing, and making music together.

Zoo Crew Debut

Lion is on a mission to win first place at the Paws and Claws Talent Show with one perfect dance routine for the whole Zoo Crew but he can’t because every animal moves and grooves in such different, wild styles. So Lion roars out demands and marches his zoo friends through ballrooms, discos, parties, and more in search of the dance that will fit them all and discovers that winning is more about finding your own special beat.

ZOO CREW DEBUT is packed with rollicking rhyme and wild wordplay, inviting readers to wiggle, waddle, and roar along.

Nursery Rhyme Olympics

The Three Men in a Tub, the silliest sportscasters on television, only want to celebrate the biggest, shiniest gold-medal wins at the Nursery Rhyme Olympics. But every event turns into a blizzard of thumps, bumps, flips, and flops. As the three men laugh and tease the nursery-rhyme athletes, a young snow goose soars in and reminds them about the courage it takes to get back up after a fall.  With her help, the trio discovers that trying your best and never giving up can shine brighter than gold.

NURSERY RHYME OLYMPICS is filled with rollicking rhyme, silly sound effects, and wacky winter wipeouts that turn every read-aloud into a gold-medal giggle-fest.