Paul Galdone Nursery Classic: The Gingerbread Boy Book & CD (Other)

from mduval7

The Gingerbread Boy is all about knowing your abilities and that there is always someone who knows something you don't. I liked this book a lot, the flow and familiarity of the story were very nice. I liked the word choice of the story and the build up of the story with it. For example each page ...

from lmckeon

This traditional story of the Gingerbread Boy is great for young children. This story has the classic saying all children love to repeat: "I'll run and I'll run as fast as I can. You can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Man!". This story is part of my personal library. I would recommend this story...

from Mad.River.Librarian

Galdone doesn't make nice with the ultimate destiny of the cocksure Gingerbread Boy. And bravo to that. Kids are enthralled that in the end, the protagonist actually dies. And doesn't even leave a crumb. Pure magic to read aloud.

from psjones

This is a great version of The Gingerbread Boy. This is great for shared reading. I read it to a student I was tutoring and he loved the story. It is a great book to read aloud to a class.

from hokonow

Galdone's story is about a little old woman who bakes a gingerbread boy who, while cooking in the oven, comes to life. He runs away from his home and passes many animals and people along the way, including a cow, a horse, a group of threshers, a group of mowers and a fox. The fox helps the ginger...