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The Giant Jam Sandwich

The Giant Jam Sandwich

One hot summer in Itching Down,
Four million wasps flew into town.

What are the villagers going to do about this noisy, nasty nuisance of a swarm? Make a giant jam sandwich - that's what!

Reviews

  • The word classic is often overused, but in this case I feel that it is thoroughly deserved

    Bookzone 4 Boys

  • One of the great charms of this book is in the depiction of the characters and following them through the story

    Books for Keeps

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About the Author

Janet Burroway

Janet Burroway is the author of novels, plays, poetry, essays, texts for dance and children's books. She divides her time between Florida, Wisconsin and Chicago in the US

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John Vernon Lord

John Vernon Lord is an award-winning author-illustrator who has been working for nearly 50 years. He has illustrated many classic texts by Aesop, Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear, as well as his own stories, and he was also a distinguished lecturer and teacher of illustration for 45 years until his retirement.

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