Gingerbread Baby | 
“‘Too quick for the mother and the father, too fast for the cat, the dog, the goats, too clever for Martha and Madeline, Too smart for the mama pig. Who‘s left? Catch me if you can!”
“‘Too quick for the mother and the father, too fast for the cat, the dog, the goats, too clever for Martha and Madeline, Too smart for the mama pig. Who‘s left? Catch me if you can!”
This book would be great to use in the classroom with pre-K through 2nd or 3rd grade. It would be fun for the students to try and think of how they would catch the gingerbread baby.
pickJan Brett revitalizes an old tale about the importance of being clever. When Matti takes a peek at his gingerbread boy in the oven before it finishes baking, out pops the gingerbread baby. The gingerbread baby takes off running, daring anyone who can to catch him. Is anyone in the town clever or fast enough to catch the gingerbread baby?
“I am the Gingerbread Baby, Fresh from the pan, If you want me, Catch me if you can!“
This story has a good message to teach in a classroom. The story follows the arrogance and confidence of the gingerbread baby saying that no one can catch them. The story ends with the story of not being too overconfident or arrogant when they are caught and eaten by a wolf.
“Only Matti could hear the tiny voice from inside the gingerbread house.“
I think this book could be utilized and enjoyed by young elementary students around 4-10 years old! I truly enjoyed the illustrations in this story! I found that they accurately depicted and correlated with the written story line. I think that the story could be used to teach lessons to children on both cause-and-effect as well as sequence of events.
pickThis story is an example of a folktale and a cumulative story, which are both types of traditional literature. The main characters in this story are Matti and Gingerbread Baby. In the story the Gingerbread Baby led a group of characters on a wild chance in attempt to catch him and take him back home to Matti. After many failed attempts Mattie built a gingerbread house in which she used to capture the runaway Gingerbread Baby.
“I am the Gingerbread Baby, Fresh from the pan. If you want me, Catch me if you can!“
I would use this book in my classroom to teach children about problems and solutions. The problem in the story is that the Gingerbread Baby ran away and no one can catch him. The soultion is that Matti builds a gingerbread house to catch him.
pickThe type of literature this book uses is fable, folklore, and fairy tales. It uses fable because it is a short fictional story that has a moral or teaches a lesson. It uses folklore but encompasses the traditional story of the gingerbread man. Finally, this story is a fairytale because it is a magical story.
“Catch me if you can“ This quote is example of the repetition on the story.
This book is good for all ages and could be used during the holidays. This book is also good for doing fun activities with either writing or coloring. OVerall I recommend this book.
pickGingerbread Baby by Jane Brett. Cumulative Tale. In this tale, the gingerbread baby is taken out of the oven too quickly and runs around the town and all the townspeople chase him until he goes into his gingerbread house. This tale uses repetition.
This tale would be fun to read in the classroom during the holidays. It is a story children would find entertaining with great illustrations.
pickThe Gingerbread Baby is a folktale version of the Gingerbread Man story. Gingerbread Baby was written and illustrated by Jan Brett. In this tale a young boy and his mother bake a gingerbread baby that escapes from their oven. It is a fun twist on the classic tale that children would enjoy.
“I am the Gingerbread Baby, fresh from the pan. If you want me, catch me if you can.“
This narrative may teach us a number of different things. Be tolerant. You will be discovered eventually. Nobody's genuine intentions can ever be determined with certainty. With the help of her cheeky little Gingerbread Baby and the colorful cast of people that follow him through a little Swiss town surrounded by forest and mountains, Jan Brett's vibrant and exquisitely detailed paintings capture the essence of a beloved ancient tale.
pickGingerbread Baby is a fictional toy book written by Jan Brett and published in 1999. As Matti's mother, father, the cat, and the dog rush after the loud, bouncing Gingerbread Baby, additional villagers, goats, Martha, Madeline, and other characters join in on the fun-filled chase around Matti's Kitchen and out into the countryside. The Gingerbread Baby evades capture the entire time, defying them to get him!
Read these with boys and had them calculate the points for the word find. 620 pts #teamgamesleighers #wintergames @StayCurious
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Teachers at work today in our district but students are remote. Reading tagged book with student via google meet and listening to Christmas Carols afterwards, which he loves.
pickThis TL book is great for a DR for the kids. Someone can be the gingerbread baby and others can be the characters that tried to catch him. This is a story about kids who accidentally cooked a gingerbread baby because they didn't wait long enough for him to cook. The gingerbread baby runs out the door and the whole town including the animals try to catch him but don't succeed. Luckily Matty comes up with a plan on how to catch him.
#hollyjollyreading #gifts
My favorite holiday decoration or character is gingerbread and I love to collect gingerbread ornaments. So imagine my delight when I opened this gift of a gingerbread bookmark!! I love it!
pick#wintergames #thefilthyanimals Jan Brett is amazing in this retelling with a twist of a classic tale. What could make it an even better winter read? A lift-the-flap gingerbread house on the last page! Love this book and my nieces adored it!
so-soThis book was very fun to read and it had a simple plot for children to listen to. The illustrations were colorful and gave a lot of animation to the gingerbread baby
I would use this book in my classroom around Christmas time and add fun crafts or cooking activities to go along with it
“Catch me if you can!“ This is the quote most people associate with the gingerbread man.
I would read this book around the winter season. I think this is the perfect book to get kids excited about winter festivities. After reading I would either bring in or make gingerbread cookies with my students.
pick“Gingerbread Baby“ by Jan Brett, 2003. Traditional Literature. I remember reading this book in school growing up! I thought this was a great book, the plot is simple and direct. The Gingerbread man is a big winter tradition. I thought the illustrations were very pretty and use holiday colors.
“Only Matti could hear the tiny voice from inside the gingerbread house.”
I would use this in my classroom because it is a fun twist from the normal gingerbread man and kids would find that engaging.
pickThis traditional literature book is a fun and easy read for kids. The plot is simple and direct so that would be easy for kids to follow along. The illustrations extend the text with detailed pictures.
“Only Matti could hear the tiny voice from inside the gingerbread house.”
I would use this book in a future classroom because I have read this book to children before, so I know that they stay engaged with the storyline because of the repeating phrases and fun images.
pickThis book is a great spin on the classic gingerbread story and is a good example of traditional literature. The plot is simple, direct, and uses a similar plot as a citation/mention of the original source. Also, the language is lively and engaging with illustrations that add and extend to the story greatly.
pickReview: Gingerbread Baby by Jane Brett, 2003 is a traditional storybook about the a gingerbread baby that comes to life and runs away! The book is beautifully illustrated and has a very young and lively feel to the original tale of the gingerbread man.
Blurb: The illustrations are cool because besides the main ones on each page there are extra little ones on the side showing whats going on in other parts of the story.
Quote: “Catch me if you can!“
#seasonsreadings2017 #harmony
Sometimes there is harmony in this house and the boys work together - when we were making our own gingerbread babies like in the Jan Brett picture books.
pickGingerbread Christmas written and illustrated by Jan Brett is TL that would be a great RA. This is about Gingerbread Baby wanting a sing in his Gingerbread Band. The little boy Matti tells him he doesn‘t have a band. Matti decides to bake some Gingerbread Instruments for him; he bakes them, frosts them, and takes them to town to perform. The villagers are spelled bound by the beautiful music the animals even start to do the animal waltz.
Last summer, for #augustphotochallenge, I posted about building gingerbread houses as one of my hobbies. Some of you asked for photos of this year's efforts. So. I'm blaming our humid Texas winter atmosphere for this epic gingerbread fail. 😆😆😆#dammitdammitdammit
I ❤️ homeschool.
All the #uniquefact photos for #day14 of the #augustphotochallenge prove that Litsy is full of cool, creative, strong, brave and amazing people! My thing is gingerbread houses. I love making them, gathering unusual supplies and of course, collecting BOOKS for new ideas. 😺
