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There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

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From the book-as-objet-d’art files comes a new version of There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly illustrated by Jeremy Holmes. Jeremy sent me a copy of his new book, and it’s a very cool thing indeed. The entire thing is a large illustration of the titular old lady, and the pages of the book comprise her torso and innards. So each time we turn a page, we’re looking at an x-ray view of the old lady’s stomach contents which, in this case, are delicate collage-style illustration by Mr. Holmes.

As a final treat, turning the last page upon the old woman swallowing a horse, her eyes close.

  • http://www.lunchboxunlimited.blogspot.com/ Lunchbox

    Wow! How lovely. I was just saying to my wife LAST NIGHT that someone should do an updated version of this story. It was always on of my favorites.

  • http://www.lunchboxunlimited.blogspot.com Lunchbox

    Wow! How lovely. I was just saying to my wife LAST NIGHT that someone should do an updated version of this story. It was always on of my favorites.

  • http://camilografico.blogspot.com/ camilografico

    excelenteeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • http://camilografico.blogspot.com/ camilografico

    excelenteeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • http://lilaclotus.com/ ColorTaster

    I’m always enchanted by such inventive modern takes on fairy tales. When you couple that with creative presentation it’s a win as far as I’m concerned!

  • http://lilaclotus.com ColorTaster

    I’m always enchanted by such inventive modern takes on fairy tales. When you couple that with creative presentation it’s a win as far as I’m concerned!

  • http://mistakesmachine.blogspot.com/ rgnava

    Great idea. Beautiful illustration.

  • http://mistakesmachine.blogspot.com rgnava

    Great idea. Beautiful illustration.

  • mutt ink

    Thanks for all the positive vibes. The project was a blast to work on. Here is a link to the book trailer for those who have nothing better to do.

    http://www.vimeo.com/7313149

  • mutt ink

    Thanks for all the positive vibes. The project was a blast to work on. Here is a link to the book trailer for those who have nothing better to do.

    http://www.vimeo.com/7313149