How Not to Make a Jelly Sandwich
Part of the How NOT to Make a Jelly Sandwich series
Prepare to turn to jelly laughing in this zany, twisty spoof, perfect for fans of Dragons Love Tacos, We Don't Eat Our Classmates, The Food Group series, and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.
If you want to make a jelly sandwich, you'll need to follow these five simple steps:
1. Disguise yourself as a duck
2. Spin with an elephant
3. Bathe a dog
4. Organize a joust
5. Train a hamster
Wait, WHAT???!
Equal parts hilarious, clever, and circuitous, this absurd sendup of a classic elementary school assignment-writing a "how to"-combines curriculum friendly subject matter with outrageously fun humor and shenanigans. How NOT to Make a Jelly Sandwich is sure to delight children and their grownups everywhere! Ross Burach is the creator of the riotously funny Very Impatient Caterpillar series that includes The Very Impatient Caterpillar; The Little Butterfly That Could; Goodnight, Butterfly; and Make Way for Butterfly. All the books combine humor with curriculum-friendly science topics and relatable social-emotional themes. Ross's other acclaimed books include the picture book Truck Full of Ducks, the board books I Love My Tutu Too!, Potty All-Star, Hi-Five Farm!, and Hi-Five Animals!, named the best board book of the year by Parents Magazine, and the Acorn early reader series Bumble and Bee. He also illustrated Audrey Perrott's Moo Hoo and Baa Haa. Ross lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York. You can visit him online at rossburach.com.