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Golly Gump Swallowed a Fly
A prize-winning yawner encounters steadily increasing troubles as he tries to get rid of the fly he accidentally swallows.
44 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1981
About the author
Joanna Cole
519 books185 followersJoanna Cole, who also wrote under the pseudonym B. J. Barnet, was an author of children’s books who teaches science.
She is most famous as the author of The Magic School Bus series of children's books. Joanna Cole wrote over 250 books ranging from her first book Cockroach to her famous series Magic School Bus.
Cole was born in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up in nearby East Orange. She loved science as a child, and had a teacher she says was a little like Ms. Frizzle. She attended the University of Massachusetts and Indiana University before graduating from the City College of New York with a B.A. in psychology. After some graduate education courses, she spent a year as a librarian in a Brooklyn elementary school. Cole subsequently became a letters correspondent at Newsweek, and then a senior editor for Doubleday Books for Young Readers.
She is most famous as the author of The Magic School Bus series of children's books. Joanna Cole wrote over 250 books ranging from her first book Cockroach to her famous series Magic School Bus.
Cole was born in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up in nearby East Orange. She loved science as a child, and had a teacher she says was a little like Ms. Frizzle. She attended the University of Massachusetts and Indiana University before graduating from the City College of New York with a B.A. in psychology. After some graduate education courses, she spent a year as a librarian in a Brooklyn elementary school. Cole subsequently became a letters correspondent at Newsweek, and then a senior editor for Doubleday Books for Young Readers.
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May 20, 2018
A re-imagining of the verse "There was an old woman who swallowed a fly..." A fun read-aloud with amusing illustrations.
July 25, 2014
My mom recently cleaned out the house and found a bunch of books from when we were little. Of course she gave them all to me. They certainly bring back memories of reading them over and over and over again. 30 years later and I still remember these stories. The books themselves may be a little worse for wear but the stories are still wonderful.
Very funny progressive story.
Very funny progressive story.
February 18, 2011
Golly Gump swallowed many things. It is very funny!
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June 17, 2011A childhood favorite Noah and I are passing on to Lucas.
June 30, 2016
Always cover your mouth when you yawn ... otherwise, you never know what you might swallow.
September 19, 2013
One of my favorites as a kid and even better now that I can read it to my kids.
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