Madge Tovey
Author of The Magic Porridge Pot (Waterford Early Reading Program, Traditional Tale 9)
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The Gingerbread Man (Waterford Early Reading Program, Traditional Tale 1) (2000) 74 copies, 3 reviews
The Three Little Pigs (Waterford Early Reading Program, Traditional Tale 6) (2000) 70 copies, 1 review
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- 11
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- Rating
- 4.0
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- 6
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I enjoyed this old classic because of the outrageous plot of a gingerbread man coming to life and running away from everyone. For young readers, this plot is quite exciting and fascinating to them because obviously a gingerbread man cant get up and run away. I thought it was funny how all the people and animals that were chasing him were not able to get him, as he had told them, but then a sly fox was able to capture and eat him very quickly. It was just an interesting plot twist.
I also enjoyed the illustrations of this book. I loved that they appeared to be very cartoony. They were not done in a realistic way but I think that only helps the story as a whole. I also think that the style of the illustrations is very appealing to young readers, keeping them interested in the book enough to want to continue to read the story over and over.… (more)