The Gingerbread Man

The Gingerbread Man

Title: The Gingerbread Man

Genre: Traditional Literature

Author: Jim Aylesworth

Illustrator: Barbra McClintock

Awards: 2017 Publishers Weekly

Age group: 3-6 year olds

This book is a really cute version of a classic story. The illustrations are quite good and I believe this is a simpler version of the story, so it is great for younger kids.

Summary:

An old lady and old man made a gingerbread man but when they opened the oven the gingerbread ran out and said “Run Run as fast you can you can’t catch me I’m the gingerbread man. “ In the story he meets a butcher, a cow, and a pig that all cannot catch him. But then he meets a fox, the fox tricks the ginger bread man into coming closer by pretending he could not hear what he said and then he gobbles the gingerbread man up and that’s the end.

I do believe I could use this in my classroom because it is a great story that is probably familiar with most kids. This exact book also has great illustrations to go with the story. It also is a little relatable to the kids, with the gingerbread being so silly.

I think the appropriate grade level for this book is Pre-K through 2nd because it is simple to read and is a classic story.

I would use this book as an attention grabber book around Christmas time because of the theme, to get them excited about the Christmas spirt. I would also have an activity with the book where they would make their own gingerbread men and woman, after reading the story.

HAVE FUN READING!💙-Lacy