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Aug 2Liked by Sue Clancy

Love your illustrations of a favorite story from my childhood. I loved it so much I memorized some of it. FUN thank you.

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Oh good!!! I'm delighted that you enjoyed it!!!! Thank you for taking the time to tell me!!

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What a lovely idea! Great work!

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Thank you so much!!! 💚💚💚

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Aug 2Liked by Sue Clancy

One of our favorites illustrated and read by the fabulous Sue Clancy💖🥰💖🥰💖🥰

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So kind of you!!! Thank you so much!!! 💚❤🥰💚❤🥰💚❤

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So fun, thanks for the story. Happy Friday!

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You're so welcome!! Happy Friday!! 💚💚💚💚

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Such a delightful book.. I loved the rhyme and rhythm and the repetition. Kids will love it I am sure :)

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Thank you so much!!! I really appreciate your kind comment!!! 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚

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Beautiful illustrations, Sue. You really capture the poem/story/song so well!

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Oh thank you so much!!! I really appreciate your kindness!! 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚

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Knew a woman dusting above a door.

Had mouth open. Swallowed a spider.

Black widow it was, but neurotoxin gave her a buzz she thought she was flying lying down.

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Thank you so much for sharing this, Sue! I’m not familiar with the Storyberries site and what an amazing resource 😊 I just sent the link to my family here in Jamaica so they can use this resource with their kids. Such a blessing to the world 🌎 you are! 🙏✨

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Oh good!!! I'm delighted that you'll share Storyberries with your family!! And thank you so much for your kindness!! Storyberries currently has 20 of my books and I will keep making them! As a subscriber you'll get advance access - which you're welcome to share with your family!! Your comment was a blessing to me and I wholeheartedly thank you! 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚

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Aug 2Liked by Sue Clancy

Love this!

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Lol!!! I'm very glad!! Thank you!! 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚

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Before I got to the last page, I was going to comment that if the old lady didn't die, she had a terribly upset stomach. But she died! 😲 I've heard the title of the story, but I never read it. From an adult perspective, it's rather horrifying--which I'm seeing from the comments is why children love it!

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Lol!!!! 🤣🤣🤣 I love your entire comment!!! Thank you!!! And the dark humor and absurdity of the story made it fun for me to create too! Designing it for Storyberries so the story flows down the lady's throat was additional fun 🤣🤣🤣

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Happy to oblige! 😂 Now, if the lady had kept her wits about her after swallowing the fly, she would have known that her stomach acid would kill it.

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Yes! If only she had trusted her stomach acid ... and refrained from adding more to the problem.... but I guess she thought she knew better than her tummy how to cope. It's a wonder she got to be old in the first place. 🤦‍♀️ 🤣🤣

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So true!

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Love this story💚💙💚

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I'm so glad!!! Thank you!! 💚💙💚

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Ditto the comment about reliving a fun childhood song which I sang with my daughter! Great illustrations for great enjoyment! ❤️💙

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Thank you so much!!! I'm delighted to hear that you enjoyed it!!!! 💚💚💚💚💚💚

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Yes, and it was a very special treat to hear you read it! ☘️❣️🏵️😀

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Oh!!! How kind of you!! Thank you!!!! 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚

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😀

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Bravo, Sue! AMAZING! I loved this as a child, and I've just had a wonderful, wonderful time watching and listening to you telling this brilliant story. Thank you so, so much - a real treat!

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A favorite story when my children were young. I love your illustrations!

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