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Gingerbread Baby


Genre: Traditional Literature 

Jan Brett wrote and illustrated Gingerbread Baby.

Matti and his mom decided to bake a gingerbread boy one cold winter day. Matti was impatient and did not obey his mother when she told him to keep the oven closed, which resulted in a gingerbread baby popping out of the oven. The gingerbread baby ran around the town while everyone, even the animals tried to catch him. Although, no one seemed to be able to trick the gingerbread baby, except Matti. While everyone was chasing the gingerbread baby, Matti made a gingerbread house! The gingerbread baby found the house in the middle of the woods and went inside it. Matti finally caught the gingerbread baby.

This would be a great book for ages 4-8 years, or grades pre-k through 3rd. I would use this book as a way to talk about obeying those that are in authority. An activity that could be done after reading this book is allowing the students to continue the story about what they think may have happened to Matti and the gingerbread baby. Also, I would have students draw a picture that represents their writing.  

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