Children's book about a conference at a hotel?

[NeverSeeANappieAgain]

So DS6 came back from school today and was telling me about a book that was being read to them about a conference held at a hotel on the coast. It sounded awfully boring to be honest.

He said that the convention was predominantly female led (good news that the school is progressive at least...), and that the leaders spent a lot of time grooming their hair. DS6 said that there was a lot of calamity involved in the story possibly involving the soup at dinner? Not really sure.

Anyway, does anyone have any idea at all what this story is?

The witches by Roald Dahl?

Roald Dahl The Witches

The witches.

Roald Dahl the witches

Yup I thought witches too! (Loling that DCs take away was it was progressive). My memory was is this:

“Down with children! Do them in! Boil their bones and fry their skin! Bish them, sqvish them, bash them, mash them! Brrreak them, shake them, slash them, smash them!”

Nothing to see here hotel?

The witches!

Are they really reading the witches at school? It's a real nightmare generator.

I agree sounds like the witches. Was my first thought just from the thread title!

I do enjoy the fact that it was a convention of women that he remembered, not the mass murder of children.

The witches

The Witches. There is also a conference in Granny by Anthony Horowitz, but I don't think anything happens with the soup in that one. It's b

Sorry posted too soon. It's been a while since I read it though.