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The Gingerbread Boy
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The Gingerbread Boy Paperback - 1983

by Paul Galdone; Paul Galdone (Illustrator)

The gingerbread boy eludes the grasp of a host of hungry characters, including the old woman who baked him, until he happens upon a fox more clever than he. Full-color illustrations.


Summary

With warmth and humor, the beloved author and Caldecott Honor illustrator Paul Galdone masterfully retells the generations-old fairy tale of the Gingerbread Boy who escapes one mouth only to find himself in another. After the cookie boy’s dramatic escape from the little old woman’s oven, he runs and runs, shouting “Catch me if you can!” to his various hungry pursuers, the last of whom is a smarty-pants fox who eats him—gulp! Action-packed storytelling and plenty of repetition—along with Galdone’s comical ink-and-wash illustrations—are the perfect recipe for a perennial story-hour favorite.

From the publisher

"The classic tale of the old couple, with no children of their own, who bake a gingerbread boy to keep them company. Just as the little old woman is about to take him from the oven, he slips away and runs out the door past a cow, a horse, a group of threshers, mowers, etc. All follow in hot pursuit until the gingerbread boy meets up with a wily fox, and 'at last and at last he went the way of every single gingerbread boy that ever came out of an oven . . . He was all gone!' A wonderfully frenetic cross-country chase is depicted in Galdone's broadly humorous color wash drawings. Of the eight editions of this well-known story now in print, this hilarious version is the most delectable." --School Library Journal, starred "Galdone has already proven many times over that he is perfectly at home with those traditional nursery tales that are still preschoolers' favorites, and his expressive, unassuming style just right for their very young audience. . . . Children will follow along breathlessly . . . right up to that last snip snap snip when the Gingerbread Boy goes 'the way of every single gingerbread boy that ever came out of an oven.'"--Kirkus Reviews

First line

Once upon a time there lived a little old woman and a little old man.

Details

  • Title The Gingerbread Boy
  • Author Paul Galdone; Paul Galdone (Illustrator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition None
  • Pages 40
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Clarion Books, New York, New York
  • Date 1983-03-21
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780899191638 / 0899191630
  • Weight 0.3 lbs (0.14 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.3 x 9.6 x 0.2 in (18.54 x 24.38 x 0.51 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 07 years
  • Grade levels P - 2
  • Reading level 580
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: British
  • Library of Congress subjects Fairy tales, Folklore
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 74011461
  • Dewey Decimal Code 398.2

Media reviews

"A wonderfully frenetic cross-country chase is depicted in Galdone's broadly humorous color wash drawings." School Library Journal, Starred

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