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A story about the coolest war in history. Led by kids and inspired by the candy bar.
Do you know about the time when kids gave up chocolate? That time when KIDS gave up candy? Do you believe it?
It’s true, and it was part of the coolest war in history? A war led by children and inspired by the candy bar. A war that began in the small Vancouver Island town of Ladysmith and travelled across Canada. A war that brought children and parents together in a war against price hikes on candy bars in 1947. A year that saw a group of children band together and boycott the chocolate bar; part of Canadian history
This story is part of the Awkward+Awesome children’s book series celebrating unlikely heroes and inner weirdos.
A fun book for children and adults to learn and read about the power of history and working together.
Suitable for Kindergarten to grade four.
Author Biography
Lindsay Ford is the author and illustrator for Bread + Clutter Books: An independent publishing house based on Vancouver Island changing the way we think of the world, and the inhabitants of it. Her Awkward + Awesome children’s book series celebrates real people/places/things with their uniquely amazing stories – however strange or odd they may be. Stories of unsuspecting, unlikely heroes who manage to change the world we live in just by being themselves. Titles include: The Granny That Never Got Old, Tommy Tutu, The Big Bike Bamboozle, Ugly Food, The Grandpa That Never Grew Up, Howard, Science Girl, Candy Bar War, Lonely Doug and Josie Jelly: The Donut That Ran For Mayor.
8 x 8 – 36 Pages (Full Colour)
Price $19.99
Shipping $6.99
GST $1.35
Total $28.33
See Lindsay’s other books too!
The Granny That Never Got Old
Science Girl
Lonely Doug
Tommy Tutu