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Children's Fiction Hockey

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Puck

by (author) Stella Partheniou Grasso

illustrated by Scot Ritchie

Publisher
Scholastic Canada Ltd
Initial publish date
Sep 2014
Category
Hockey, Humorous Stories
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781443128858
    Publish Date
    Sep 2014
    List Price
    $8.99

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 3 to 7
  • Grade: p to 2

Description

A quintessentially Canadian take on the old lady who swallows everything!

 

There was an old lady who swallowed a puck.

What rotten luck! She swallowed a puck.

And now it's stuck.

 

So down goes a goalie to save the puck, followed by a mask, two gloves, a stick, a net, the rink, some fans, the Cup, a ref, and some players. Soon, the old lady’s belly is swaying and shaking with the hockey game she’s just swallowed!The rhyming text, over-the-top silliness, and hockey action will make this book a favourite to be read aloud again and again.

About the authors

 

STELLA PARTHENIOU GRASSO est l'auteure de Cinq joyeux castors, La patinoire où Pierre joue, Take Me Out to the Ice Rink et 101 Creepy Canadian Jokes. Stella a toujours aimé écrire et travaille dans l'édition de livres pour enfants depuis 2003. Aujourd'hui, elle vit à Ajax, en Ontario, avec sa famille.

 

STELLA PARTHENIOU GRASSO is the author of Five Busy Beavers,This is the Rink Where Jack Plays, Take Me Out to the Ice Rink, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Puck, Over at the Rink: A Hockey Counting Book,and 101 Creepy Canadian Jokes. Stella has always loved writing and has worked in children's publishing since 2003. She lives with her family in Ajax, Ontario.

Stella Partheniou Grasso's profile page

 

Scot Ritchie est un auteur-illustrateur primé vivant à Vancouver, en Colombie-Britannique. Il a illustré, et parfois écrit, plus de 40 livres pour enfants, dont Suivons la carte, Dis-moi pourquoi et There was an Old Lady that Swallowed a Puck.

 

Scot Ritchie is an award winning illustrator who lives in Vancouver British Columbia. He has illustrated over 40 children's books, (some of which he also wrote) including Let's Go! The Story of Getting from There to Here, Up, Up and Away and the Basics for Beginners series, Hockey, Baseball and Soccer.

 

 

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Editorial Reviews

Praise for Stella Partheniou Grasso:

 

“Kids don’t have to be hockey fans to enjoy the bouncing rhythm of this counting book . . . [Over at the Rink] will have little Crosby wannabes chanting along as the book is read aloud.” — (Over at the Rink: A Hockey Counting Book) Quill & Quire

 

“This cheerful counting book, written to the melody of ‘Over in the Meadow,’ celebrates all the best things about hockey.” — (Over at the Rink: A Hockey Counting Book) CBC Parents

 

“I was impressed by the author’s ability to both rhyme to the tune of “The Night Before Christmas” and give readers an accurate play-by-play of the closely matched hockey game. Canadian sportscaster Joe Bowen would be proud!” — (The Night Before Playoffs) CM: Canadian Review of Materials

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