Everyone knows the song about the old lady who swallowed a fly, a spider, a bird, and even worse, but who's ever seen what's going on inside the old lady's stomach? With this inventive die-cut artwork, Simms Tabak gives us a rollicking, eye-popping version of the well-loved poem.

This book was recognised in the Grades K-3 category by the Young Hoosier Book Award. It was recognised by the Caldecott Award. The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

This book is part of a book series called There Was an Old Lad .

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 1998 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Harriet Ziefert has written numerous books for the very young. She worked for many years as an elementary school teacher and, more recently, has done graduate work in child development. She divides her time between New Jersey and Massachusetts, USA. Simms Taback has illustrated over forty children's books and also designed and illustrated the very first McDonald's Happy Meal box. He lives in New York, USA.