Bill RutherfordCritiques

"A treat for the eyes and ears, this classic story, with new vibrant illustrations, is ideal for reading aloud. Full-color illustrations." -- GoodReads

A freshly baked gingerbread man escapes when he is taken out of the oven and escapes his pursuers until he meets a clever fox.

"The Gingerbread Man" tells the story of a woman who cooks a gingerbread man for her husband. But before he can enjoy it, the Gingerbread Man runs away! The plot unfolds as the Gingerbread Man outruns various animals who attempt to capture him and taunts them saying "You can't catch me I'm the Gingerbread Man."

Because I am familiar with the story, I did not find the story interesting. However, I was impressed with the illustrations. Although it is not stated, it appears as if colored pencils were used. The illustrations are bright and colorful and will appeal to younger children.

Teachers of younger students could organize a class wide Gingerbread man hunt. Students could draw gingerbread man posters to help with their search. In the end students will "find" the gingerbread man and eat him for a snack. Students could also just bake their own gingerbread men and write their own version of the story.

This is the typical story of that naughty gingerbread man who runs away from the little old lady and little old man and brother and sister and black kitten and cow, only to get eaten by a wily fox. I liked the ending, "But then, nobody felt bad about that. After all, everybody knew that gingerbread men are baked to be eaten."