"I Know a Shy Fellow Who Swallowed a Cello" by Barbara S. Garriel is a children's book that is in the "There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly" lineage. The rhyme scheme is similar across books and is a very catchy and familiar format to use for a children's music book. The books takes the reader through all the scenarios in which the "fellow" swallows a cello, saxophone, harp, etc, and elaborates with illustrious illustrations. I think this book has several redeeming qualities that make it worthy of being in a music classroom. First of all because of its format as mentioned above. Secondly, it focuses a lot on the shape of all the instruments, as shown through the shape of the instruments and of the fellow's belly in the illustrations. This shape recognition is important in having children develop visual memory and understanding the world around them.
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