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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.

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

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

Books for Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month

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PRH Education Translanguaging Collections

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