Written in rhyme, the narrator tells of their encounters that day, beginning with feeling hungry and buying the last sausage roll in the shop, a moment later things take a turn for the worse and their sausage roll has vanished! Will they ever find it? A series of backtracking and conversations with people nearby leads to a satisfying ending with a message more wholesome than a hot sausage roll.
I adore the collaged artwork; the consistent colours, patterns and vintage style details of outfits and scenes are wonderfully 70s, just like a retro orange kitchen. It features perfectly imperfect bubble writing on the cover and some pages and gave me flashbacks of a time in my youth when bubble writing was all the rage.
This self-published story by Kathy Langlade is fun and unique, the sausage roll topic had my whole family tuned in and the stylised art lead to a discussion about fashion and style in different eras. I look forward to any future work by Kathy.
Title: Who Stole My Sausage Roll?
Author/Illustrator: Kathy Langlade
Publisher: Bubblegum Days, $15.00
Publication Date: 1 December 2018
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780646597560
For ages: 5 – 10
Type: Picture Book
