The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School
$40.50
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
7 July 2011
Summary
When a class leaves for recess, their just-baked Gingerbread Man is left behind. But he’s a smart cookie and heads out to find them. He’ll run, slide, skip, and (after a mishap with a soccer ball) limp as fast as he can because- “I can catch them! I’m their Gingerbread Man!”
With help from the gym teacher, the nurse, the art teacher and even the principal, the Gingerbread Man does find his class, and he’s assured they’ll never leave him behind again.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780399250521 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0399250522 |
| Author: | Laura Murray, Mike Lowery |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Putnam Adult |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 7 July 2011 |
| Weight: | 397g |
| Dimensions: | 287mm x 227mm x 9mm |
| Series: | The Gingerbread Man Is Loose |
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Critics Review
“This title will leave kids giggling as they follow the sometimes dire consequences of the G-man’s efforts to be reunited with his class… . This reinvention of a venerable figure is funny to the max.” — Booklist, starred review
About The Author
Laura Murray
Laura Murray, a former teacher, began each school year with a unit in which kids would follow candy and crumb trails to find their missing Gingerbread Man. She lives in Toronto, Canada. This is her first book.
Mike Lowery lives in a tiny cottage surrounded by trees where he mostly just makes art. His work has been seen in galleries and publications internationally and he is Professor of Illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Atlanta. His daughter Allister loves it when he draws faces on their bananas.
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