"The Gingerbread Man" by Clare Fennell is a delightful retelling of the classic folk tale. In this enchanting story, a baker crafts a gingerbread man who springs to life and escapes from the oven. As he dashes away, he encounters various characters—including a cow, a horse, and a clever fox—who all try to catch him. With his catchy refrain of "Run, run, as fast as you can! You can’t catch me, I’m the Gingerbread Man!" the tale unfolds with excitement and adventure. Ultimately, it’s a story of wit and cleverness, showcasing the Gingerbread Man's daring escapades as he evades capture. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is part of a book series called Reading With Phonics .
This book was published in 2013 by Make Believe Ideas .
Hayley Down is the author of children's books including i Explore Space and My Pad Bible Stick & Colour. Clare Fennell is a UK based illustrator with 15 years of experience. Clare works mainly in collage, recycling bits of magazine, fabrics, newspapers and anything else she can find! The collage is mixed with painted elements and finished digitally. Her imagery has a quirky, fun appeal and is particularly suited to picture books, greetings cards, stationery and editorial. Clare works from home in her studio, where her two children and two cats constantly inspire her.
This book contains the following story:
The Gingerbread Man
A childess woman bakes herself a gingerbread boy but when she opens the oven he escapes out of the house and down the street. The old woman runs after him as he cries, ‘Run, run as fast as you can, you’ll never catch me I’m the Gingerbread Man’. Several animals join the chase as the Gingerbread man looks good enough to eat, but none can catch him. Soon the Gingerbread Man comes to river which he cannot cross alone. A sly old fox offers to take him across and the Gingerbread Man climbs onto his tail, but as they cross the river the fox persuades him to jump onto his nose to avoid getting wet. Then the fox eats the Gingerbread Man all up. Yum!
