Can't Catch Me

By Hassett, John & Hassett, Ann

Publishers Summary:
In this version of "The Gingerbread Man," an ice cube runs away to sea hoping to grow as big as an iceberg and bump into boats.

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ISBN
978-0-61870-490-3
Publisher
Lorraine Houghton


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on October 1, 2006

PreS-Gr 2 In this offbeat retelling of The Gingerbread Man, an ice cube hops out of a freezer, saying Cant catch me, /]Im off to the sea. Perhaps his dreams of bumping into boats arise from a little boys crayon drawings of boats (one being hit by an iceberg) on the refrigerator. Although the day is hot, this perky little ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Magazine

Reviewed on September 1, 2006

Who save the Hassetts would imagine the rapscallion gingerbread boy as a runaway ice cube with dreams of becoming an iceberg and a menace to unwary ships? Said ice cube is pursued by a boy who, disobeying his mother, opens the freezer before his lemonade is ready — and by an ant, a mouse, a cat, a goose, a popsicle man, and a dog, all for reasons of their own. The ca...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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