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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. A young boy and his mother bake a gingerbread baby the escapes from their oven and leads a crowd in a chase similar to the one in the story of the not-so-fortunate gingerbread man.  hgcslibrary | Nov 29, 2009 |  This book is perfect to read around Christmas time. The book does not actually talk about "Christmas". Matti, the little boy in the story, could not wait to open the oven for the gingerbread. The Gingerbread Baby ran so fast that Matti and his mom could not catch the gingerbread, and the two were scared the gingerbread baby was going to be eaten up. This story is great for all ages. I could read this to K-2nd and do 'Say Something' with the class. The students would have all sorts of ideas about what each of the children would do if this happened with them. mcdarden | Nov 15, 2009 | This story is about a family that cooks a gingerbread boy that comes alive. The little gingerbread boy runs around the town, escaping being eaten by animals. Mattie, the little boy in the family makes a small house of candy and catches the gingerbread boy, saving him from ever being eaten again and providing the gingerbread a small house to live in forever. srrush | Nov 8, 2009 | Genre: This is a good example of fantasy because it pulls the reader in and makes the unrealistic concept of a run away cookie seem possible. (  ) emily_reed | Dec 14, 2008 |  no reviews | add a review
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"I am the Gingerbread Baby,That sassy cookie! When Matti opens the oven door just a little too soon, out pops a gingerbread baby instead of the gingerbread boy he was expecting. Eluding all efforts to catch him, the flat, becandied baby is chased around the village and into the countryside. He mercilessly taunts Matti's parents, a cat, the milk and cheese man, goats, villagers, a fox, and more. In a less traumatic twist on the classic Gingerbread Boy story, this Gingerbread Baby even outfoxes the fox. Sure he's bratty, but he doesn't deserve the gruesome end the Gingerbread Boy usually comes to. Matti makes sure this naughty but appealing little one ends up right where he belongs.
Fresh from the pan.
If you want me,
Catch me if you can!"
This fresh-baked version of the traditional nursery story is brought to you from the creative and award-winning ovens of Jan Brett. Best known for such favorites as The Mitten and The Hat, she has illustrated many other familiar folktales. Her intricately detailed paintings, with their pretty, illuminated borders, are a perfect fit for the Swiss mountainside setting of this cozy old tale. And don't miss the Gingerbread Baby plush! (Ages 4 to 8) --Emilie Coulter
(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:05 -0400)
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