The Gingerbread Girl Goes Animal Crackers by Lisa Campbell Ernst The Library Gingerbread Man by Dottie Enderle The Gingerbread Man Loose on the Fire Truck by Laura Murray Three Pigs and a Gingerbread Man by Hilary Robinson

Gingerbread Man Superhero by Dottie Enderle The Gingerbread Girl by Lisa Campbell Ernst The Gingerbread Man Loose in School by Laura Murray The Gingerbread Pirates by Kristin Kladstrup The Gingerbread Man by Carol Jones (or many other authors) There are many I haven’t read yet.Ģ2 Different Versions of Gingerbread Man Books: We talk about the characters, setting and events in two different books to find things that are the same or different about the books.I enjoyed compiling this list of different Gingerbread Man versions. We also explore different qualities of the gingerbread stories using Venn diagrams. They love the element of her borders and how she creates “peek-a-boo” windows to give you a glimpse into the next page of the book. My students always begin to notice the way Jan Brett creates illustrations that are packed with different things to look at and explore as you read. We love talking about the work of the different authors and illustrators and pointing out their different styles. We work on retelling the stories and identifying the characters, setting and important events. With support, kids will be able to answer questions about key details in the story and compare those key details to other versions. We talk about how authors sometimes take an old story and create a new one with their own twist. Once we have read the classics, we venture off into a few adaptations.Īs we read the stories, we talk about the new term ADAPTATION. I try to find a version where the sneaky fox gobbles up the Gingerbread Man and also a version where the Gingerbread Man escapes to safety. I usually start by reading two traditional versions that end in different ways. We love reading different versions of The Gingerbread Man. Gingerbread stories are full of the festivities of the season but have no mention of Christmas, so they are fun for me to use in the classroom. As a teacher in a public school, I need to steer clear of Christmas books to be respectful of all cultures. The holiday season in my classroom is always filled with gingerbread stories.

The Gingerbread Cowboy by Janet Squires