The Story: A hungry badger spots a boy drop his sandwich in the sandpit and the race is on to bag it! As the chase continues through the park, the sandwich gets more and more disgusting. By the time the badger gets to it, it’s sandy, squashed and slimy. Will he eat it? You’ll have to read The Disgusting Sandwich to find out!
Like all good picture books, the text is great fun to read aloud and the disgustingness of the sandwich builds and builds as the badger chases it through the park. Hannah Shaw’s hilarious (and fabulously revolting) illustrations are the perfect match for the text. The ending of The Disgusting Sandwich might surprise you and will definitely make you chuckle (here’s a clue – it’s disgusting).
There is plenty going on in the illustrations for children to point out and the hapless badger can be spotted trying to get his paws on the sandwich (and failing) in every spread.
A fun romp that my toddler loves.
Age Range: 2 +
Author: Gareth Edwards / Illustrator: Hannah Shaw
About Alex English
Alex English is the author of ‘Yuck! said the Yak‘ which was published by Maverick Arts Publishing in September 2014. Alex is now busy working on more picture books and a novel for 9-12s.
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Thank you for visiting Story Snug Alex. It’s always interesting to hear what authors like to read 🙂
Thank you so much for your book recommendation Alex. I’m intrigued to read it to find out about the disgusting ending 🙂
this sounds just the sort of story my 4 year old would love. #WeekendBlogHop
It does sound like a fun story 🙂
We had that book from the library (renewed an awful lot!), it’s fantastic, brilliant for toddlers.
I haven’t read it but I’m intrigued about it after all the comments 🙂
First of all, happy belated birthday to your blog! I’ve had your email in our inbox but things have been crazy for us this month. We sent warm thoughts your way when we read it! 🙂
Alex, thanks for sharing your review of The Disgusting Sandwich. It sounds like one we would have loved when my daughter was younger. I have to admit, I am curious if he eats it or not.
Thanks for linking this up to the Kid Lit Blog Hop. Off to tweet it now. 🙂 Have a great rest of the week.
Thank you for the birthday wishes and your support, both are much appreciated 🙂
I’m also curious to know whether the badger eats the sandwich or not!
This sounds like a cute book, I’m sure my son would like this one.
I’m intrigued to read it after Alex’s great review 🙂
OH, this looks right up my 3 year olds alley, thanks for a great recommendation. We will check it out.
Hope you enjoy it 🙂
The Disgusting Sandwich will definitely appeal to my kids! Sounds like a fun book! Thanks for sharing it via the Kid Lit Blog Hop!
I’m intrigued to read it after Alex’s great recommendation 🙂