Counting down to Christmas with a new holiday book each day!
I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Dreidel
We are all familiar with the original “old lady” rhyme (There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly), and we are all familiar with at least one spin-off (There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed…Some Snow!
The author kept the same progressive format while incorporating some traditional symbols of Hanukkah into the rhyme, and as a bonus the illustrator gives us a mini art history lesson on every page!
“I know an old lady who swallowed a dreidel, A Chaunukah dreidel she thought was a bagel…”
The parodies of famous artwork makes this a book that EVERYONE can enjoy, even non-Jewish readers who know nothing about Hanukkah customs.
Watch this book trailer for more details:
Visit David Slonim’s site to learn more about the art.
Make your own dreidel with the template on this Scholastic Story Corner worksheet
Then sing the dreidel song with the guys from The Learning Station
