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If food dropped like rain from the sky, wouldn't it be marvelous! Or would it? You'd never be sure of just how much fell, or what. Would it really be all it seemed to be?
In this cute children's book, it tells a short story of a small town where food fell from the sky in numeous amounts.... read more
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Summary edit
food begins to fall from the sky and eventually threatens the life of the town. they are forced to move to another town using the food that is trying to squash them.
Characters edit
- Grandpa: Grandpa tells his grandchildren a bedtime story of the town of Chewandswallow.
- machine: this machine gives people all the food they want.
- Henry: The narrators younger brother.
- Chewandswallow: The town the story is set in where food falls as weather.
- The Chewandswallow Digest: The local newspaper
- The Sanitation Department: The department that is responsible for cleaning up the after food after the townspeople have eaten.
Quotes edit
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“There was a pancake on the school.”
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“After a brief shower of orange juice, low clouds of sunny-side up eggs moved in, followed by pieces of toast.”
Setting & Locations edit
- Chewandswallow: A land where food falls out of the sky.
First Sentence edit
We were all sitting around the big kitchen table.
Themes & Symbolism edit
- Imagination: This is a wondrous tale of imagination that Grandpa come up with. Though this ould never happen in real life, he tells it as if the events were perfectly normal. This story could spark the imagination of any child.
- Self-Sufficiency: The town of ChewandSwallow is entirely self-sufficinet. They do not rely on anyone else for their needs
Series & Lists edit
This is book 293 of 986 in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Battle of Bubble and Squeak, and followed by The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Judi Barrett (Author)
- Ron Barrett (Illustrator)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Atheneum
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1978
ISBN: 0689707495
Page Count: 32
Publisher: Atheneum
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1978
ISBN: 0689707495
Page Count: 32
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