The Giant Jam Sandwich Lap

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 author

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 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.
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.

Summary

In this funny and zany picture book, villagers make a giant jam sandwich to trap the wasps that have invaded their town.
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!
Don't miss this classic funny read-aloud picture book!

Product details

• Authors: Janet Burroway, Lord John Vernon Lord, John Vernon Lord
• Assisted by: John Vernon Lord (Illustration)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 7
• Product format: Board book
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781328482631
• ISBN: 978-1-328-48263-1
• No. of pages: 28
• Dimensions: 260 mm x 235 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 753 g
• Series: Read Along Book & CD; Read Along Book & Cassette
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Animals, plants, nature, the environment; Children’s / Teenage general interest: Cooking and food, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Art and artists, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: City and town life, Picture storybooks: imagination and play, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Stories in verse, Early years: size, shapes and patterns, JUVENILE FICTION: Humorous Stories, JUVENILE FICTION: Classics, JUVENILE FICTION: Action & Adventure / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Friendship, JUVENILE FICTION: Animals / Insects, Spiders, etc., JUVENILE FICTION: Imagination & Play, JUVENILE FICTION: Lifestyles / City & Town Life, JUVENILE FICTION: Business, Careers, Occupations, JUVENILE FICTION: Cooking & Food, JUVENILE FICTION: Stories in Verse (see also Poetry), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories