The Gingerbread Man (original 1998; edition 2010)

by Jim Aylesworth (Author)

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A freshly baked gingerbread man escapes when he is taken out of the oven and eludes a number of pursuers until he meets a clever fox.

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Title:	The Gingerbread Man
Authors:	Jim Aylesworth (Author)
Info:	Cartwheel Books (2010), 32 pages
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The Gingerbread Man by Jim Aylesworth (1998)

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A freshly baked gingerbread man escapes when he is taken out of the oven and eludes a number of pursuers until he meets a clever fox.

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lcslibrarian | Aug 13, 2020 |

The Gingerbread Man is a classic tale about an ornery gingerbread man that relishes in his escape from the oven. Unfortunately, his escape comes to an end by the acts of a sly fox. This story stays true to the lighthearted nature of a gingerbread man and the sly intentions of a fox in traditional literature. The story includes the rhythm and repetition of the "you can't catch me..." phrase, which is engaging for children to follow along. (

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ecruml1 | Mar 28, 2019 |

This book is the story of the riddle of the Gingerbread man and how he out ran everyone in the town- that is until he met the Fox.

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Jim Aylesworth	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
McClintock, Barbara	Illustrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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New York Times / New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Books (1998)

Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee – Picture Book – 2001)

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Capitol Choices Noteworthy Book for Children and Teens (1998)

CCBC Choices (1998)

School Library Journal Best Book of the Year (1998)

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1998

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To Dianne Hess, with love!
--J.A.

To Larson, Dianne, and David
--B.M.

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Once upon a time, there was a little old man and a little old woman.

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A freshly baked gingerbread man escapes when he is taken out of the oven and eludes a number of pursuers until he meets a clever fox.

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In this irresistible retelling, the Gingerbread Man taunts a crowd of hungry cookie lovers. Children enjoy chiming in with Aylesworth's charming, rollicking refrains, accompanied by whimsical animal images and a delicious recipe for gingerbread men.

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