Book description
Jan Brett's highly original version of the Gingerbread Boy story has quickly become a family classic. Now, the charming tale of Matti's clever trap for the runaway Gingerbread Baby is available as a beautiful board book for younger readers. And it still features a surprise lift-the-flap gingerbread house at the…
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1 author picked Gingerbread Baby as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I love Gingerbread Baby for all its whimsy and sweet holiday joy it brings to our home.
My kids and I pore over the beautiful, detailed illustrations with clues on each page. I read this book to my kids ahead of an annual tradition of baking gingerbread cookies and decorating gingerbread houses during the December holidays. It's fun to use the gingerbread baby’s house as inspiration for our own decorated gingerbread houses!
This story is also great for: art appreciation of beautiful, detailed illustrations; reviewing concept of clues left by illustrators and making story predictions based on those clues; and…
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