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Saxby, Claire

There Was an Old Sailor

32 pp. | Kids Can | March, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-1-77138-022-5 $16.95
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Cassandra Allen. An old sailor swallows a krill, then a jellyfish to catch it. True to the source ditty, swallowing begets more swallowing, but this version ends peacefully. The cheery adaptation is singable--if the singer doesn't mind adding a syllable to the refrain. Gouache and pencil illustrations are bright and whimsical enough that readers should know not to take the stocky sailor's swallowing seriously.
Reviewer: Shoshana Flax

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