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

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Main Author: Aylesworth, Jim
Other Authors: McClintock, Barbara (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Scholastic Press, c1998.
Series:Gingerbread boy.
Subjects:
Fairy tales > Juvenile fiction.
Picture books.
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Summary:A freshly bake gingerbread man escapes when he is taken out of the oven and eludes a number of pursuers until he meets a clever fox.
Physical Description:1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
ISBN:0590972197
Author Notes:Jim Aylesworth tells his stories with generous doses of "out loud" sounds, rhythms, and rhymes. His twenty-five-year teaching career taught him exactly what children love best in a story. He lives in Chicago, Illinois, with his wife.

Barbara McClintock has written and/or illustrated over 40 distinguished books for children. Emma and Julia Love Ballet which she wrote and illustrated, received three starred reviews, and My Grandfather's Coat , retold by Jim Aylesworth, also received three starred reviews and was named a Sydney Taylor Honor Book. Her books have five times been named New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books. She has received a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor, as well as a myriad of other awards and honors. Barbara lives in Connecticut with her family and their four very graceful cats.

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