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The Giant Jam Sandwich Lap Board Book

by John Vernon Lord

Subject
Humorous Stories
Age
0-3 years
Format
Board Book
Pages
28
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Size
23.1 cm × 25.9 cm
ISBN
9781328482631
Four million wasps invade Itching Down, so the villagers make a giant jam sandwich to trap them.

It's a dark day for Itching Down. Four million wasps have just descended on the town, and the pests are relentless! What can be done? Bap the Baker has a crazy idea that just might work . . .

Young readers will love this lyrical, rhyming text as they watch the industrious citizens of Itching Down knead, bake, and slather the biggest wasp trap there ever was! John Vernon Lord's bright ink-and-crayon illustrations fill the pages with humorous detail.

About the creators

John Vernon LordAuthor

John Vernon Lord dons many hats including author, illustrator, and teacher. His children’s books have been published all over the world in a number of languages. His classic picture book The GIANT JAM SANDWICH, with verses by Janet Burroway, has remained in print since its initial publication in 1972 and continues to be loved by children of all ages. John Vernon Lord lives in Ditchling, Sussex.

Janet BurrowayAuthor

JANET BURROWAY is the author of seven novels and two texts on creative writing. Her Writing Fiction, now in its seventh edition, is the most widely used creative writing text in the United States. She divides her time among Tallahassee, London, and Wisconsin.

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What reviewers said

"Children should have fun spotting the cockeyed absurdities purveyed here in pictures and verse." Kirkus Reviews —
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