The Giant Jam Sandwich

from conuly

There's not much to say that hasn't been said. A zillion and a half wasps invade the town of Itching Downs (really, with a name like that, what do you expect? So it's not a waspish sort of town, the wopsies clearly think it is!), and, having apparently depleted the options of "evacuate" and "wait...

from dangerlibearian

Great rhyme scheme. Wasps attack a town, the townspeople devise an interesting way to get rid of the wasps. They build a giant jam sandwich to attract the wasps, then smoosh it with the top slice of extra large bread.

from Fjola

I can see why this has become a classic, it's a fun, quirky story and some of the pictures are really fascinating. A book to read again and again ...

from conuly

There's not much to say that hasn't been said. A zillion and a half wasps invade the town of Itching Downs (really, with a name like that, what do you expect? So it's not a waspish sort of town, the wopsies clearly think it is!), and, having apparently depleted the options of "evacuate" and "wait...

from Paul.Bentley

A 'seventies tale of how Middle England deflected the more unpleasant aspects of an invasion of unwelcome summer visitors by baking an enormous loaf and serving it with jam. It wouldn't happen nowadays.