Everyone loves a good Gingerbread Man book! They remind us of that wonderful, warm, cinnamon scent that goes so well with fall. A gingerbread book can be versatile too. These books are also great for December when cookie baking hits its seasonal height or at the start of school. I know there are some books in here that would be perfect at home with the kids in your life or with your students at school.
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The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School by Laura Murray
In this story, a class baked a gingerbread man and then left him by himself in the classroom. He enlists the help of several adults in the school to find his class and have a fun adventure. This fun gingerbread man book is a great way to introduce students to the staff at school. It is a good read for any season of the year.
The Gingerbread Girl by Lisa Campbell Ernst
Instead of baking a little boy this time, the old man and woman decided to bake a little girl! In this fun gingerbread book, the gingerbread girl starts off just like her brother. She jumps out of the oven and leaves the cottage for an adventure. The gingerbread girl has a different idea on how to outsmart that fox, will she be more successful than her brother?
The Gingerbread Pirates by Kristin Kladstrup
In this gingerbread man book, the family has baked gingerbread pirate cookies for Santa on Christmas Eve. Read this great book to explore the magic that happens on Christmas Eve after everyone is fast asleep.
Gingerbread Baby, Gingerbread Friends, and Gingerbread Christmas by Jan Brett
In this trilogy of gingerbread books, the author expertly weaves a tale of the traditional gingerbread cookies we all know. None of them want to be eaten. The gingerbread baby ends up taking refuge in a brand-new gingerbread house. In the next gingerbread book, the baby is on the hunt for some friends. Finally, the third book has the gingerbread baby and his friends creating a band and taking it to a Christmas festival. Gingerbread baby is sure to please all the youngsters in your life.
The Gingerbread Man by Karen Schmidt
This gingerbread man book is a retelling of the classic fable. The gingerbread man was baked by a lonely old couple to be their son. However, he has different ideas as he jumps out of the oven and heads off on an adventure through the woods outrunning everybody. Everybody that is, until he meets the sly fox.
The Gingerbread Bear by Robert Dennis
You will not want to put this amazing gingerbread book down and you’ll be asked to read it over and over by the kids in your life. Mother and daughter baking time turns a little crazy when the gingerbread bear they bake comes to life. In this twist of the classic gingerbread man book, the gingerbread bear runs away through the national park. He eludes everyone until the park ranger and forest critters start to work together.
With all these choices for gingerbread man books, you will find something for your kids at home or your students at school to love. Perfect accompaniments in a back-to-school unit, anytime in the fall, or even as a part of your holiday curriculum, these books are a great choice in your life. Head to the library or your favorite bookstore quickly to grab these books. You may even feel the need to “run, run, as fast as you can!” You’ll need to catch that gingerbread man!
With Christmas quickly approaching, make sure to check out my blog post, The Best Christmas Books for Kids.
Gingerbread Activities for Your Classroom
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