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The Giant Jam Sandwich
Story and pictures by John Vernon Lord
Verses by Janet Burroway
Picture Book
Ages 5 to 7
Houghton Mifflin, 1972, 0-395-44237-0
It is a hot summer day when the town of Itching Down is invaded by no less than four million wasps. In very short order life becomes unbearable and the villagers call a meeting to decide what should be done about the wasps. After much talk Baker Bap comes up with a wild idea: to make a giant jam sandwich to lure the pests into a trap.
Soon the village of Itching Down is humming and buzzing with more than just wasps. A huge loaf of bread is baked and two slices are cut. Spread with butter and strawberry jam the villagers create a trap like none other, one which they hope the wasps will find irresistible.
This highly entertaining story about an ingenious, if somewhat unorthodox, plan is a classic which will never lose its charm. Perfectly paced rhymes capture the drama of the tale, and original illustrations are full of details which will bring forth more than a few smiles. “A giant jam sandwich” is a joy to read over and over.
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