I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly Format: Cloth Over Boards

Winner of: Parents' Choice Recommended Award Classic sing-alongs  for children The children's classic "I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly," for which singer-songwriter Alan Mills is best known, precedes a potpourri of simple singable songs, often focusing on numbers and letters and featuring hysterically funny animal characters. Singers Thomas Hellman and Emilie Clepper breathe new life into old traditions, performing rootsy renditions of catchy songs written for children more than 50 years ago.

Alan Mills (1913-1977) was a Canadian folksinger, writer, and actor. He was best known for popularizing Canadian folk music, and he composed the classic folk song I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly (with lyrics by Rose Bonne) which was later recorded by Burl Ives and Peter Paul and Mary, amongst many others. He released several albums on Folkways Records of Canadian French folk songs and his performance at the 1960 Newport Folk Festival was preserved on a Vanguard recording. Alan Mills was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1974.

PisHier is an illustrator, painter and animator who's work has been published in several Canadian magazines and newspapers. He has also illustrated several children's books, including Monstrueux secret de légumes and Simone et la plus belle journée d'été. He lives in Québec City.