Retells the popular story about a boastful cookie that runs away from a group of hungry people and animals.
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&;The classic tale of the old couple, with no children of their own, who bake a gingerbread boy to keep them company. Just as the little old woman is about to take him from the oven, he slips away and runs out the door past a cow, a horse, a group of threshers, mowers, etc. All follow in hot pursuit until the gingerbread boy meets up with a wily fox, and &;at last and at last he went the way of every single gingerbread boy that ever came out of an oven . . . He was all gone!&; A wonderfully frenetic cross-country chase is depicted in Galdone&;s broadly humorous color wash drawings. Of the eight editions of this well-known story now in print, this hilarious version is the most delectable.&; &;School Library Journal, starred&;Galdone has already proven many times over that he is perfectly at home with those traditional nursery tales that are still preschoolers&; favorites, and his expressive, unassuming style just right for their very young audience. . . . Children will follow along breathlessly . . . right up to that last snip snap snip when the Gingerbread Boy goes &;the way of every single gingerbread boy that ever came out of an oven.&;&;&;Kirkus Reviews
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