With 19 books in the series, How to Catch a Gingerbread Man is another exciting instalment in the picture book How To Catch series which has sold over 2 million copies! With four of the series being in the Top Ten of the New York Times Bestseller list, it goes without saying that any new instalment is super exciting, especially coming up to the holidays!
Keep reading for a fun look at everything you’ve ever wanted to know about this seasonal children’s story!
A New York Times bestseller! From the NYT and USA Today bestselling How to Catch series comes a new, fantastical gingerbread man book that makes a fun Christmas gift 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 smart to catch me, the Gingerbread Man!
About The Author
My mission is to entertain and inspire millions of children around the world. And to eat hot chips. But mostly the inspire children thing.
Adam Wallace
Adam Wallace is a New York Times, USA Today and the Amazon Bestselling author of the How to Catch series. His list of achievements doesn’t stop there; Wallace has written tones of books including Jackson Payne, Fartboy, Cowboy and Birdbrain and many, many more!
Adam has a huge personality perfectly suited to his audience. He’s funny, charismatic and has a childlike aura to him – it’s no surprise his career has skyrocketed! His website has a fun introduction video which sells his charm perfectly; check it out!
Adam also takes time out of his busy writing schedule to host fun and interactive talks in schools.
But hey, don’t take our word for it! Check out the author’s interesting Self Introduction on his Youtube channel!
Our Review
This is another cracking instalment to one of our favorite children book series of all time! With its signature cute and dynamic artstyle from illustrator Andy Elkerton, this is the perfect book to get you and the family into that perfect festive mood!
The book incorporates many classic fairytales and children’s storybooks. Although some may go over your kindergartener’s head, there’s plenty of references that I was excited to get. Even more to the point, the references allow a new list of books to be potentially added to your child’s repertoire!
Wallace and Elkerton weave other book characters into this story as the gingerbread man leaps out of the book and races around the library. Although, some kids may be a little disappointed that the gingerbread man in this book can’t leap out of the pages and run around! He avoids the kids’ traps with help from the other book characters until he returns to the book so the librarian can finish the read-aloud.
How to Catch a Gingerbread Man Read Aloud
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What age is How To Catch A Gingerbread Man For?
A: The reading level for How To Catch A Gingerbread man is kindergarten – 5th grade, or age 4-8.
Q: How to Catch a Gingerbread Man illustrator?
A: The illustrator How To Catch A Gingerbread Man is Andy Elkerton.
Q: How many pages is How to Catch a Gingerbread Man?
A: How To Catch A Gingerbread Man is around 40 pages, as is the rest of the How to Catch series.
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