How to Catch a Gingerbread Man
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2021 · Est. 3 min read-aloud

How to Catch a Gingerbread Man

By Adam Wallace, Andy Elkerton (Illustrator)

Part of the How to Catch series

Can you outsmart the Gingerbread Man as he escapes into a bookstore adventure?

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40 pages· 360 words· Est. 3 min read-aloud
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The Gingerbread Man leaps from storybook pages, causing chaos in a bookstore. With Robin Hood, Sherlock Holmes, and Peter Rabbit in pursuit, can clever traps capture this elusive cookie? Join the chase and see if you can finish the fairy tale!

From the publisher

From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling How to Catch series comes a new, funny and fantastical gingerbread man book for kids!Do you have what it takes to catch the Gingerbread Man? The famous storybook character has magically come to life and leapt from the pages during story time! Follow along as the Gingerbread Man runs loose in a bookstore with the help of Robin Hood, Sherlock Holmes, Peter Rabbit, nursery rhyme characters, and more! If you set the right traps, you might…just might be able to catch this wily cookie and finish the fairy tale!Filled with zany STEAM traps, a silly story, and fun illustrations, this hilarious picture book is the perfect read aloud for parents, educators, and kids ages 4-10!When the storyteller starts to read, Run, run, as fast as you can, I’m off in a start, and you’ll have to be smartTo catch me, the Gingerbread Man!Also in the How to Catch Series: How to Catch a UnicornHow to Catch a MermaidHow to Catch a DragonHow to Catch a YetiHow to Catch a Monsterand more!

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
40
Words
360
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD610L
Themes & topics
Books about ChristmasBooks about books and librariesBooks about classic talesBooks about humor
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
2.6
F&P level
~O
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
513532
Publication
Published
August 3, 2021
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781728209357

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