The Gingerbread Man re-tells the traditional story of the woman who loves baking so much she makes a gingerbread man, one day, after making some gingerbread. But once he out of the oven, the gingerbread man comes to life and runs off into the town, where many people chase him until he meets a fox...You need to read the book to find out what happens next. The Tarantula Tales are much-loved traditional fairy tales and fables, retold for today with friendly and humorous illustrations, for any time and bedtime. The series is ideal for reading aloud and sharing with 2-4 year olds, and perfect for new readers to tackle alone.
This is volume 3 in The Childrens Fairy Tale Collection Tarantula Tales .
There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 1993 by The Gresham Publishing Co. Ltd .
Judy Hamilton is a writer, teacher and mother of three children.
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, youll never catch me Im 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!
