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Gingerbread baby

Jan Brett

Ages 3–8

Readers rate it 2.9 (7 on Hardcover)

33 pages · Released 1999

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A note for parents

This is a whimsical picture book retelling of the classic gingerbread man tale, illustrated by beloved author-illustrator Jan Brett. The story celebrates creativity, family bonding through baking, and playful adventure with no frightening or inappropriate content. It's an ideal choice for preschoolers and early elementary readers who enjoy folkloric tales and imaginative illustrations.

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From the publisher

A young boy and his mother bake a gingerbread baby that escapes from their oven and leads a crowd on a chase similar to the one in the familiar tale about a not-so-clever gingerbread man. A young boy and his mother bake a gingerbread baby that escapes from their oven and leads a crowd on a chase similar to the one in the familiar tale about a not-so-clever gingerbread man.

Shelved under

  • Baking
  • Fiction
  • Gingerbread
  • Specimens
  • Toy and movable books
  • Children's fiction
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Baking, fiction
  • Juvenile literature
  • Board books
  • Young Adult
  • Fantasy

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ISBN 9780399234446 · Putnam

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