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!

The Giant Jam Sandwich

Children's Books

John Vernon Lord

Animals

RANDOM HOUSE UK

Illustrations and rhymed text describe Mr. Mead's efforts to rid his garden of a variety of bothersome slugs and snails.

Mr Mead and His Garden: Verses and Pictures

Literature & Fiction

Jonathan Cape Ltd.

Four million wasps invade Itching Down, so the villagers make a giant jam sandwich to trap them.

The Giant Jam Sandwich (Piccolo Picture Books)

Janet Burroway

Macmillan

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.

HMH Books for Young Readers

The Runaway Roller Skate

Bouley Bay Books

The Giant Jam Sandwich (Sandpiper Book)

Teen & Young Adult

Perfection Learning

The Giant Jam Sandwich (Chinese Edition)

Beijing science and Technology Press

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Books by John Vernon Lord