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The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School

Laura Murray

Nominee:Kentucky Bluegrass Award -Grades K-2 (2013)
Winner:Monarch Award -Grades K-3 (2014)
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!"

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.

Teachers often use the Gingerbread Man story to introduce new students to the geography and staff of schools, and this fresh, funny twist on the original can be used all year long.

Look for all of this hilarious Gingerbread Man's adventures: The Gingerbread Man Loose at School, The Gingerbread Man Loose on the Fire Truck, The Gingerbread Man Loose at Christmas, The Gingerbread Man Loose at the Zoo, and The Gingerbread Man and the Leprechaun Loose at School!

Book Details

  • Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
  • Publish Date: Jul 7th, 2011
  • Pages: 32
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 11.10in - 8.80in - 0.40in - 0.95lb
  • EAN: 9780399250521
  • Recommended age: 05-08
  • Categories: School & EducationHumorous StoriesCooking & Food

About the Author

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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Book Cover for: The Gingerbread Man: New Friend on the Loose: A Graphic Novel, Laura Murray
Book Cover for: The Gingerbread Man and the Leprechaun Loose at School, Laura Murray
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Praise for this book

"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