I am a camera

One hot summer in Itching Down, Four million wasps flew into town They drove the picnickers away, They chased the farmers from their hay, They stung Lord Swell on his fat bald pate, They dived and hummed and buzzed and ate, And the noisy, nasty nuisance grew Till the villagers cried “What can we do?” So they called a meeting in the village hall, And Mayor Muddlenut asked them all, “What can we do?” And they said, “Good question!” But nobody had a good suggestion. I went to the private view of the exhibition Drawing upon Drawing – 50 years of illustrating by John Vernon Lord. I have known John for about two years, he is a great illustrator. Today at the exhibition, I discovered that he illustrated The Giant Jam Sandwich, a book for children. I remembered how much I liked the book when I was a child. Then, I would never have thought that years later, I would meet the artist. Learn more about the book: The Giant Jam Sandwich