The Gingerbread Girl

I liked this story. I really enjoyed the little songs throughout the book that helped keep my attention. One song sang, “I’ll run and I’ll run with a leap and a twirl. You can’t catch me, I’m the Gingerbread Girl”. I also liked the characters in the story because as Gingerbread Girl was running from everyone, they were all chasing her because she smelled sweet and they anted to eat her. However, once she defeated the fox, they were all cheering for her and decided not to eat her. Instead, they went back to the lonely old woman and the lonely old man’s house in order to bake cookies all together. The main message of this story is that not every person is alike; Gingerbread Girl is not like her older brother because she show more learned from his actions. show less

This book follows the famous story of the gingerbread man that ran away from the couple who made them. Now in this story it is a gingerbread girl being made. Although the couple was hoping she wouldn't, the gingerbread girl ran away and caused mischief! It is a cute story that shows how the classic story doesn't need to be told about just one gender of gingerbread. It also creates a fun ride for the reader where they feel like they are right along with her! The words are written along paths or in fun curved righting along with actions. The words show that they are a part of the art, not separate from it. I think a child would love the drawings alone, but its a good easy read for slightly above beginners. Teachers and parents would love show more to read this book and create games or arts and crafts from it! show less

The Gingerbread Girl, by Lisa Campbell Ernst, was very cute and fun, and I really enjoyed reading it. One thing I really liked about it was how the author used repetition to emphasize and important aspect in the story. He repeated the phrase, "I'll run and I'll run with a leap and a twirl. You can't catch me. I'm the Gingerbread Girl!" Each time the main character said this she was escaping someone who had been trying to catch her. I also like how the author uses his text features to show rhythm in his writing. For example, the quote that I previously stated is written in a much wavier font and moves in squiggly lines across the page, rather than straight lines from left to right. I found that each time I read this phrase I did it in a show more sing-song tone which made the story much more enjoyable. The main idea of this story is that you need to believe in yourself even when other people don't and you will accomplish great things. No one expected the Gingerbread Girl to outsmart the fox, but she knew she could and she did. show less

The story of the Gingerbread Girl is a fun twist on the traditional gingerbread boy poem. It picks up where the gingerbread boy poem leaves off, telling readers the story of the gingerbread boy's younger, wiser sister. This story is not in itself a great example of a poem because it is not all written in poetry form. It is more of a modern fantasy that contains elements of poetry. The text has a strong sense of rhythm that moves the story forward. As the gingerbread girl runs throughout the town, she meets several characters and shares a different rhyme with each one. This plot finally reaches its climax when the gingerbread girl meets the same fox that ate her brother. As with all of the other characters in the story, the gingerbread show more girl has a rhyme to share with the fox and outwits him, leaving herself as the heroine of the story. show less

this book is a cute book on the classic ginger bread boy tale. But this version is a girl who escapes from the oven and outruns everyone who tries to catch her. She even outsmarts the fox and brings her new friends back home, where they all eventually bake and share cookies.

This story is a spin off of The Gingerbread Boy. This story takes place a year after the Gingerbread Boy is eaten by the fox. This story is about the Gingerbread Boy's younger sister who goes along a similar journey singing "I'll run and I'll run with a leap and a twirl. You can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Girl!". This is a cute story all young children will love, especially girls. This story is part of my personal library.

the Gingerbread girl is a fun twist on the gingerbread man story. it is a pretty good story, but you have to be careful because it portrays girls as smarter than boys. Good for first grade and up.