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The grandkid is gone so it's time to return the tagged book. She loved it - and that's an understatement! She asked each of us to read it an insane number of times per day over the holidays. So, I bought it online and it should reach her in a few weeks (kennys.ie aren't quick, but they're not Amazon and they ship within the EU).
I am not fully sold on the illustrations' German Swiss nostalgia, but I like the level of detail & the story is cute.

The grandkid is quite taken with Gingerbread Baby! I read it too many times to count. And yesterday, we made gingerbread boys, babies, and other shapes. We did have to explain several times that they couldn't come alive: this only happens in stories 😁

Cute story!

“Ha, Ha! Hee, hee! You‘ll never find me. I‘m the Gingerbread Baby. Catch me if you can.”

I would love to use this book and explore the idea of windows and foreshadowing with my students.

In Jan Brett‘s “Gingerbread Baby” published in 1997, the gingerbread baby hopped out of the oven off the baking tray because Matti Peaked before he was done being baked. The Gingerbread Baby goes on to create mischief by hopping across boars, tying girls‘ braids together, and running all over the pace. He continues to run around and cause a ruckus when Matti gets the idea to bake him a house and trap him!

“Ha, ha! Hee, hee! You‘ll never find me. I‘m the Gingerbread Baby. Catch me if you can”

I would love to use this book and explore the idea of windows and foreshadowing with my students. In doing so this book builds a fun story while integrating a great literary stepping stone.

In Jan Brett‘s, “Gingerbread Baby” published in 1997, the Gingerbread Baby hopped out of the oven off of the baking tray because Matti peaked in the oven before he was done being baked. The Gingerbread Baby goes on to create mischief by hopping across goats, tying girls' braids together, and running all over the place. He continues to run around and cause a ruckus when Matti gets the idea to bake him a house and trap him! They were both happy!

“But they couldn't fool that Gingerbread Baby.“

I love the surprise at the end!

This book brings joy and excitement to the winter season! It has beautiful illustrations and describes the journey of the gingerbread baby!

“Matti couldn't wait any longer. He opened the oven door to take a peek. Instead of a gingerbread boy, out jumped a gingerbread baby!"

This story is great to use during a folk tail lesson but read after the original story about the gingerbread man. The students can compare and contrast the two stories to each other. There is a great use of pictures for younger readers who cannot quite read the words on the page.

This story is a spin the the Gingerbread Man tale, where the little boy accidentally undercooks the gingerbread and out pops a gingerbread baby. The baby runs away and the boy goes after him on a journey until they find him hiding away in the gingerbread house that the little boy made!

“Matti couldn't wait any longer. He opened the oven door to take a peek. Instead of a gingerbread boy, out jumped a gingerbread baby!"

This story is great to use during a folk tail lesson but read after the original story about the gingerbread man. The students can compare and contrast the two stories to each other. There is a great use of pictures for younger readers who cannot quite read the words on the page.

This story is a spin the the Gingerbread Man tale, where the little boy accidentally undercooks the gingerbread and out pops a gingerbread baby. The baby runs away and the boy goes after him on a journey until they find him hiding away in the gingerbread house that the little boy made!

“Matti couldn't wait any longer. He opened the oven door to take a peek. Instead of a gingerbread boy, out jumped a gingerbread baby!“

This story is great to use during a folktale lesson but read after the original story about the gingerbread man. The students can compare and contrast the two stories to each other. There is a great use of pictures for younger readers who cannot quite read the words on the page.

This story is a spin the Gingerbread Man tale, where the little boy accidentally undercooks the gingerbread and out pops a gingerbread baby. The baby runs away and the boy goes after him on a journey until they find him hiding away in the gingerbread house that the little boy made!

“Ha, ha! Hee, hee! You'll never find me. I'm the Gingerbread Baby. Catch me if you can“

I would love to use this book and explore the idea of windows and foreshadowing with my students.

In Jan Brett's, Gingerbread Baby published in 1997, the Gingerbread Baby hopped out of the oven off of the baking tray because Matti Peaked before he was done being baked. The Gingerbread Baby goes on to create mischief by hopping across goats, tying girls' braids together, and running all over the place. He continues to run around and cause a ruckus when Matti gets the idea to bake him a house and trap him! Turns out they were both happy.

"Ha, ha! Hee, hee! You'll never find me. I'm the Gingerbread Baby. Catch me if you can"

I would love to use this book and explore the idea of windows and foreshadowing with my students. In doing so this book

In Jan Brett's, Gingerbread Baby published in 1997, the Gingerbread Baby hopped out of the oven off of the baking tray because Matti Peaked before he was done being baked. The Gingerbread Baby goes on to create mischief by hopping across goats, tying girls' braids together, and running all over the place. He continues to run around and cause a ruckus when Matti gets the idea to bake him a house and trap him! Turns out they were both happy.

“Matti couldn't wait any longer. He opened the oven door to take a peek. Instead of a gingerbread boy, out jumped a gingerbread baby!“

This story is great to use during a folk tail lesson but read after the original story about the gingerbread man. The students can compare and contrast the two stories to each other. There is a great use of pictures for younger readers who cannot quite read the words on the page.

This story is a spin the the Gingerbread Man tale, where the little boy accidentally undercooks the gingerbread and out pops a gingerbread baby. The baby runs away and the boy goes after him on a journey until they find him hiding away in the gingerbread house that the little boy made!

“He did not want to miss a moment”.

I really enjoyed how the hedgehog was able to experience some of winter and see what snow looked like before he hibernated. All because the little girl took him inside! It shows appreciation to the beauty of the winter season.

"Matti couldn't wait any longer. He opened the oven door to take a peek. Instead of a gingerbread boy, out jumped a gingerbread baby!"

This story is great to use during a folk tail lesson but read after the original story about the gingerbread man. The students can compare and contrast the two stories to each other. There is a great use of pictures for younger readers who cannot quite read the words on the page.

This story is a spin the the Gingerbread Man tale, where the little boy accidentally undercooks the gingerbread and out pops a gingerbread baby. The baby runs away and the boy goes after him on a journey until they find him hiding away in the gingerbread house that the little boy made!

“Ha, ha! Hee, hee! You‘ll never find me. I‘m the Gingerbread Baby. Catch me if you can”

I would love to use this book and explore the idea of windows and foreshadowing with my students. In doing so this book

traditional literature, 1997. In Jan Brett‘s, “Gingerbread Baby” published in 1997, the Gingerbread Baby hopped out of the oven off of the baking tray because Matti Peaked before he was done being baked. The Gingerbread Baby goes on to create mischief by hopping across goats, tying girls' braids together, and running all over the place. He continues to run around and cause a ruckus when Matti gets the idea to bake him a house and trap him!

This would be good to use in the classroom to teach students the patience and fairness as Matti the boy in the story had to patiently wait to catch the gingerbread baby, but the gingerbread baby did not play fairly during his chase and upset many people along the way because he was running.

“Who's left? Catch me if you can!“

Traditional literature- Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett (1997) is a classic tale and spin off of the fantasy picture book that shows the journey of a gingerbread baby that escapes the oven and leads the family on a journey through a swiss village. Matti stays home and surprises the gingerbread baby by setting a trap. I like the pictures that showed the people and provided a sneak peek as to what was going to happen next.