Had a book when I was a kid called ‘The Sandwich’. The scenario was a couple of kids building a monstrous Dagwood. Every page, they’d add a few more ingredients, “and some bread”. Anyone read this, or know where I can get it?
Could it be the one by Ian Wallace? I’d check Amazon.com, Half.com, Bookfinder, and maybe ebay.
I don’t think so, Violet, that one is about cultural sensitivity. An Italian immigrant boy is embarrassed about his provolone and mortadella sandwiches because his friends think they are “stinky”.
The three possibilities that I have come up with so far are:
“Sam’s Sandwich” by David Pelham – Sam builds a huge sandwich for his sister and slips in such things as snails and bugs. This is a book which has foldouts. It is also more recent, it might help to know how long it’s been since you were a kid! 
“The Sandwich” by Dorothy Z. Seymour – This was a Wonder Book published in 1965. I haven’t been able to find a description of the story yet, but it is supposed to have a pre-school vocabulary, so I doubt the sandwich involved has exotic ingredients!
“The biggest sandwich ever” by Rita Golden Gelman – Tammy and her friend are having a picnic when a man sets up next to them and begins constructing the biggest sandwich ever, with the help of cranes, tractors, dump trucks, etc.
Any of these ring a bell, peasea?
Hmm…that sounds like it, **MisterThyristor **. I definitely was a pre-schooler at the time, and I think the book was originally bought for my older brothers when they were pre-schoolers, so the publication date would be just right. Most of the children’s books we had were Golden Books (which i know it wasn’t) and Wonder Books, now that you mention it. I never paid attention to who the author was, but it turns out Seymour wrote another book we had, Ann Likes Red. I’m almost certain the title was simply “The Sandwich”.
Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to find anything on it, even with the info you provided. I looked on Google, Amazon, and B&N. Where did you see it listed?
That does sound like the book I’m looking for, though, so thanks, Mister!
Oops, didn’t read Violet’s post. Just found it used on Bookfinder. I assume it’s out of print now. Oh, well, that’ll work, too.
There’s also a book out there called The Giant Jam Sandwich
by John Vernon Lord.
Basically a little English town, Itching Down, suffers a wasp invasion and constructs the world’s largest jam sandwich to get rid of the pests.
This is also a juvenile picture book – rhymes even, if I remember
correctly.
Mrs. Furthur
I saw that one while searching. It’s not the one, but thanks, further. I don’t believe The Sandwich was set in any particular town. Definitely no wasps. It just took place in front of a table where some kids (a boy and girl, I think) decided to build a very tall (but short enough to fit inside) sandwich out of various cold cuts, condiments, and vegetables. Don’t remember any jam, but it could’ve been in there somewhere. After they stacked an ingredient or two, the next page would read, “and some bread”. At the end, I think, they ate the sandwich. Not the most profound plot, no, but it was sort of ingrained in my and my family’s culture. If you say, “and some bread” around my family, someone’s bound to start laughing, cracking jokes, or reminiscing…or maybe they’ll just respond, “Ann likes red. Red, red red.”
Make that Mrs. further
You’re welcome peasea.
You’re right, “The Sandwich” is out of print. But “Ann Likes Red” has recently been reprinted since the rights to the book reverted to the author. I found copies of “The Sandwich” available on Bookfinder starting at about $12, but a new copy of “Ann Likes Red” should be available new for about $9. Loganberry Books says that they have signed copies available.
The author’s website – http://www.dorothyjanemills.com/ – seems to be out of order, hopefully not because the author has passed on. (She is 73 years old.) Dorothy Z. Seymour was a pen name for Dorothy Jane Mills.
I know the original post is over a decade old, and none of the original posters is likely to see this but I wanted to express my thanks anyway. The only thing I could remember about the very first book I was able to read myself was “and some bread” every few pages. It was with very low expectations that went I searching on the internet and ran across this post.
Thanks for being able to identify the book on such little information.