這本書應該算是經典的故事吧~ 市面上有很多的版本跟不同作者畫的繪本可以挑, 我會挑這本是因為它是硬本的遊戲書. 它講一個老太太在不小心吞了一隻蒼蠅之後，吞了更多動物打算將她肚子裡的蒼蠅抓住的故事...
我找不到完整的中文介紹, 以下是 Scholastic 的資料:
In this classic cumulative tale, the Old Lady swallows a fly — but she doesn't stop there — proving that sometimes the solution is worse than the problem. This is the first picture book version of the story to incorporate an interactive element that's just right for young children. Kids will have fun turning the wheel on each spread and watching all the animals chasing each other inside the ever-growing Old Lady!
左圖是內頁的樣子, 婆婆身上的轉盤有著她吞下的動物, 轉動它就可以好像是動物們一隻隻互相在追逐..可以邊唸邊請小朋友轉.
這書之所以很經典是在於它也是一本一直用相同的句子所組成的故事, 每多吞下一種動作就多一句, 重覆著出現不但唸時好記也可以增加趣味性, 這種類型的書還蠻多的.
I know an old lady who swallowed a fly. I don't know why she swallowed the fly. Perhaps she'll die.
I know an old lady who swallowed a spider that wiggled and jiggled and tickled inside her. She swallowed the spider to catch the fly. I don't know why she swallowed the fly. Perhaps she'll die.
I know an old lady who swallowed a bird. How absurd to swallow a bird. She swallowed the bird to catch the spider that wiggled and jiggled and tickled inside her. She swallowed the spider to catch the fly. I don't know why she swallowed the fly. Perhaps she'll die.
I know an old lady who swallowed a cat. Think of that to swallow a cat! She swallowed the cat to catch the bird, she swallowed the bird to catch the spider that wiggled and jiggled and tickled inside her. She swallowed the spider to catch the fly. I don't know why she swallowed the fly. Perhaps she'll die. ...........以此類推.....
