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The Gingerbread Man

by Jim Aylesworth · 1998 · 32 pages

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A freshly baked gingerbread man escapes when he is taken out of the oven and eludes a number of pursuers until he meets a clever fox.

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Genre
fairy talefolkloremyths and folklorefantasyadventure
Themes
christmasfoodchildhood
Setting
christmas
Audience
childrenspicture books
Length
short · 32 pages
Form
poetry

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