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The Gingerbread Girl By Lisa Campbell Ernst, Lisa Campbell Ernst (Illustrator) Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780525476672
Published: Dutton Books for Young Readers - September 21st, 2006

The lonely old woman and the lonely old man decide to bake a girl this time, but when they open the oven, she runs off like her brother did. Never fear, this smart cookie has a plan to outfox the fox. Will it work?


The Gingerbread Cowboy By Janet Squires, Holly Berry (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Janet Squires, Holly Berry (Illustrator)
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ISBN: 9780060778637
Published: HarperCollins - August 1st, 2006

"Giddyup, giddyup as fast as you can. You can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Man!"

The Gingerbread Cowboy can run from the rancher, he can dash past the javelinas, and he can giddyup right by the cattle grazing on the mesa. But what happens when he meets a coyote sleeping in the sun?


The Gingerbread Pirates By Kristin Kladstrup, Matt Tavares (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Kristin Kladstrup, Matt Tavares (Illustrator)
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ISBN: 9780763632236
Published: Candlewick - September 8th, 2009

What if a brave Captain Cookie stood up to Santa? A fresh, funny story that sparkles with all the excitement of a pirate adventure — and all the magic of Christmas morning.

A funny and magical Christmas story about a gingerbread pirate, Captain Cookie, and his daring adventure on Christmas eve to rescue his crew from a mysterious cannibal named Santa Claus…


Gingerbread Baby By Jan Brett Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780399234446
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Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers - October 4th, 1999

Jan Brett's Gingerbread Baby is not about to get eaten in this delicious twist on a favorite Christmastime tale!

 


The Runaway Wok: A Chinese New Year Tale By Ying Chang Compestine, Sebastia Serra (Illustrator) Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780525420682
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Published: Dutton Books for Young Readers - January 6th, 2011

When a boy goes to the market to buy food and comes home with an old wok instead, his parents wonder what they'll eat for dinner. But then the wok rolls out of the poor family's house with a skippity-hoppity-ho! and returns from the rich man's home with a feast in tow!

With spirited text and lively illustrations, this story reminds readers about the importance of generosity.


The Cajun Cornbread Boy and the Buttermilk Biscuit Girl By Dianne de Las Casas, Marita Gentry (Illustrator) Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781455623112
Published: Pelican Publishing Company - August 18th, 2017

"You can't catch us--we're buttermilk and cayenne "


The Gingerbread Pup (Step into Reading) By Maribeth Boelts Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780525582007
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Published: Random House Books for Young Readers - September 29th, 2020

You've heard of the Gingerbread boy, but what about his pup? This fun Step 3 early reader puts a great spin on the classic fairytale.


Senorita Gordita By Helen Ketteman, Will Terry (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Helen Ketteman, Will Terry (Illustrator)
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ISBN: 9780807573020
Published: Albert Whitman & Company - March 1st, 2012

In this Tex-Mex retelling of The Little Gingerbread Man, Senorita Gordita--a little corn cake-- escapes from the frying pan and leads a merry chase. She runs through the desert boasting, "You'll never catch me!" while fleeing from a spider, a rattler, and other hungry creatures "with a flip, and a skip, and a zip-zoom-zip." A fast-paced and wildly illustrated twist on an old favorite.


The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School (The Gingerbread Man Is Loose #1) By Laura Murray, Mike Lowery (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Laura Murray, Mike Lowery (Illustrator)
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ISBN: 9780399250521
Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers - July 7th, 2011

A very smart cookie is doing the chasing in this sweet and funny twist on the classic tale.

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!"


Stop That Pickle! By Peter Armour Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780618548897
Published: Clarion Books - May 2nd, 2005

When Mrs. Elmira Deeds waddles into Mr. Adolph’s deli and asks for a pickle, chaos erupts! The pickle escapes from the jar, and a cast of zany characters, including a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and seventeen toasted almonds, joins in the chase to stop the pickle as it attempts to run away. Can anyone stop that pickle?