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Simms Taback

Simms Taback (1932 - 2011) grew up in the Bronx and graduated from Cooper Union. He worked as an art director and a graphic designer and has taught at the School of Visual Arts and Syracuse University. He illustrated many children’s books, including I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, Spacy Riddles, Snakey Riddles, Buggy Riddles, and Fishy Riddles (all written by Katy Hall and Lisa Eisenberg, Dial). His work has won many awards, including the Caldecott Medal for Joseph Had a Little Overcoat and the Caldecott Honor for I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly.
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
This is the House that Jack Built
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
Road Builders
Jason's Bus Ride

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly- | Read Aloud Flip-Along Book

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Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
This is the House that Jack Built
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
Road Builders
Jason's Bus Ride

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There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly- | Read Aloud Flip-Along Book

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