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Murray, Laura

The Gingerbread Man Loose at Christmas

32 pp. | Putnam | October, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-0-399-16866-6 $16.99

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Mike Lowery. This jolly book, another entertaining Gingerbread Man escapade (The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School; The Gingerbread Man Loose on the Fire Truck), serves as a sort of pre-origin story for our hero. He may have been baked in the oven by schoolchildren, but where'd they get the recipe? Lowery's festive illustrations are a treat, while Murray's rhymes are continually surprising and satisfying.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2015