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PreS-Gr 2 Not as substantial a story as that of the unfortunate gingerbread boy, Ernsts confectionary tale is, nevertheless, entertaining. Like her brother, this perky pastry, covered from head to toe in candies, bolts from the oven and outruns a farm family, a pig, an artist, a cow and her calf, a dog walker, and some children at recessbefore jumping onto the same fox...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Although the oversized pages in retro pastel gingham bring to mind The Lonely Doll, this Gingerbread Girl is thoroughly modern. It is her creators who are lonely: they have already lost their Gingerbread Boy to the wily fox when they decide to try again, this time fashioning a girl. And off she goes, chanting a variant of her brother's mantra: "I'll run and ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More