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Gingerbread Boy Variants

These lists represent versions of Gingerbread Boy stories available at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana. All call numbers are representative of our library.

Gingerbread Boy Variants
Books Which Include Variants of the Gingerbread Boy Story
Parent-Teacher Materials
Non-Print Materials: Kits, DVDs and Sound Recordings

GINGERBREAD BOY VARIANTS

CALL #	AUTHOR	ILLUSTRATOR	TITLE	DATE
J JARRE	Jarrell, Randall	Garth Williams	The Gingerbread Rabbit In this retelling of the Little Gingerbread Boy, the cookie is a rabbit, baked by a mother as a surprise for her daughter.	1964
J398		Carl and Mary Hauge	The Gingerbread Man	1973
J398.2 GALDO	Galdone, Paul	Paul Galdone	The Gingerbread Boy	1975
J398.2 KIMME	Kimmel, Eric A.	Randy Cecil	The Runaway Tortilla In this Southwestern version of the Gingerbread Man, a tortilla runs away from the woman who is about to cook him.	2000
J398.21	Amoss, Berthe	Berthe Amoss	The Cajun Gingerbread Boy The classic tale is set in Louisiana where the gingerbread boy is baked by a Cajun maw maw and meets his fate with a hungry crocodile.	1994
J398.21	Aylesworth, Jim	Barbara McClintock	The Gingerbread Man 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.	1998
J398.21	Pomerantz, Charlotte	Monica Incisa	Whiff, Sniff, Nibble, and Chew: The Gingerbread Boy Retold	1984
J398.21	Rowe, John A.	John A. Rowe	The Gingerbread Man: An Old English Folktale A freshly baked gingerbread man escapes when he is taken out of the oven and eludes a number of animals until he meets a clever fox.	1993
J398.21	Wadsworth, Wallace C.	Anne Sellers Leaf	The Gingerbread Man	1965
J398.21 EGIEL	Egielski, Richard	Richard Egielski	The Gingerbread Boy A freshly baked gingerbread boy escapes when he is taken out of the oven and eludes his pursuers until he meets a clever fox.	1997
J398.21 GINGE		Bonnie and Bill Rutherford	The Gingerbread Man A freshly baked gingerbread man escapes when he is taken out of the oven and eludes his pursuers until he meets a clever fox.	2001
J398.21 GINGE		Scott Cook	The Gingerbread Boy A gingerbread boy runs away from the woman who made him and from several other creatures who wish to eat him, but a clever fox proves his undoing.	1987
J398.21 JONES	Jones, Carol	Carol Jones	The Gingerbread Man A freshly baked gingerbread man escapes when he is taken out of the oven and eludes a series of nursery rhyme characters who hope to eat him until meeting up with a clever fox. Includes recipe.	2002
J398.21 KIMME	Kimmel, Eric A.	Megan Lloyd	The Gingerbread Man A freshly baked gingerbread man escapes when he is taken out of the oven and eludes a number of animals until he meets a clever fox.	1993
J398.21 LUPTO	Lupton, Hugh	Diana Mayo	The Gingerbread Man 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.	2003
J398.21 NOLTE	Nolte, Nancy	Richard Scarry	The Gingerbread Man 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.	1953
J419.1	Silver, Ann	Ann Silver	The Gingerbread Man: in signed English Prepared under the supervision of the staff of the Signed English Project.	1976
JE BRETT	Brett, Jan	Jan Brett	Gingerbread Baby A young boy and his mother bake a gingerbread baby that escapes from their oven and leads a crowd on a chase similar to the one in the familiar tale about a not-so-clever gingerbread man.	1999
JE DALY	Daly, Niki	Niki Daly	Ben's Gingerbread Man Ben is upset when his mother sits on his special gingerbread man, but he soon forgives her when she delights him with more gingerbread men.	1985
JE DELAS	De La Casas, Dianne	Marita Gentry.	The Cajun Cornbread Boy Baked in a skillet with two chilies for the eyes, a peppercorn for the nose, a link of boudin sausage for the mouth, and a large dash of cayenne pepper for extra spice, the Cajun cornbread boy runs through the bayou, sprinting past hungry animals who would like to sample such a tasty treat.	2009
JE ENDER	Enderle, Dotti	Colleen Madden	The Library Gingerbread Man	2010
JE ERNST	Ernst, Lisa Campbell	Lisa Campbell Ernst	The Gingerbread Girl Like her older brother, the Gingerbread Boy, who was eventually devoured by a fox, the Gingerbread Girl eludes the many people who would like to eat her but also has a plan to escape her sibling's fate.	2006
JE GINGE		Linda Jeffrey	The Gingerbread Man Little fingers will love to push the felt Gingerbread Man through the die-cut holes, as the whole village chases him from page to page.	2003
JE GINGE	Ireson, Barbara	Gerald Rose	The Gingerbread Man	1963
JE GREY	Grey, Mini	Mini Grey	Ginger Bear After a lonely gingerbread bear creates some friends by mixing up a new batch of dough, he realizes that being a cookie has some major disadvantages.	2004
JE HASSE	Hassett, John and Ann	John and Ann Hassett	Can't Catch Me In this version of "The Gingerbread Man," an ice cube runs away to sea hoping to grow as big as an iceberg and bump into boats.	2006
JE NOLTE	Nolte, Nancy	Richard Scarry	The Gingerbread Man	1953
JE SCARR	Scarry, Richard	Richard Scarry	Richard Scarry's The Gingerbread Man A retelling of the traditional cumulative story about the little gingerbread man who outfoxes himself.	1975
JE SCHULM	Shulman, Lisa	Rosanne Litzinger	The Matzo Ball Boy In this Jewish version of "The Gingerbread Boy," a matzo ball runs away from an old woman as she prepares her Passover dinner.	2005
JE SQUIR	Squires, Janet	Holly Berry	The Gingerbread Cowboy A freshly baked gingerbread cowboy escapes from the rancher's wife's kitchen and eludes his pursuers in this western United States version of the "Gingerbread Boy."	2006
JER DONEH	Donehoo, Timothy S.	Marcelo Elizalde	The Gingerbread Man	2006
JER HILLE	Hillert, Margaret	Donald Charles	The Little Cookie A runaway gingerbread boy eludes the hungry grasp of everyone until he meets a fox. Includes reading activities.	2006
JER HOLUB	Holub, Joan	Debbie Palen	The Gingerbread Kid Goes to School A silly twist on the classic tale. The school principal bakes a gingerbread cookie and brings it to school in his lunchbox. When the principal opens his lunchbox, the gingerbread kid winks and jumps off the desk. Where is he off to in such a hurry?	2002
JER MACKI	Mackinnon, Mairi	Elena Temporin	The Gingerbread Man A little old woman makes a gingerbread man, but when she opens the oven door, he runs away. Soon, everyone in the village is chasing after him. Will anyone ever catch him?	2006
JER ZIEFE	Ziefert, Harriet	Emily Bolam	The Gingerbread Boy A freshly baked gingerbread boy escapes when he is taken out of the oven and eludes his pursuers until he meets a clever fox.	1995
S JER BLAIR	Blair, Eric	Ben Peterson	El niñito de jengibre 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.	2006

BOOKS WHICH INCLUDE VARIANTS OF THE GINGERBREAD BOY STORY

CALL #	AUTHOR	ILLUSTRATOR	TITLE	DATE
J011.62 BOMHO	Bomhold, Catharine		Twice Upon a Time: A Guide to Franctured, Altered, and Retold Folk and Fairy Tales A comprehensive guide to over 300 fractured, altered, and otherwise retold classic folk and fairy tales, including the Gingerbread Boy / The Pancake.	2008
J398	Rockwell, Anne	Rockwell, Anne	Three Bears & 15 Other Stories Sixteen famous children's stories including "Lazy Jack," "Three Little Pigs," "The Gingerbread Man," and "The Shoemaker and the Elves."	1975
J398.2	Jones, Harold	Harold Jones	Tales to Tell: Six Traditional Stories Six classic tales: "The Three Bears," "Chicken-Licken," "Titty Mouse and Tatty Mouse," "Munachar and Manachar," "The Gingerbread Boy," and "The Three Billy Goats Gruff."	1984
J398.2 BLACK	Blackstone, Stella	Wilson, Anne	Storytime - First Tales for Sharing Includes simplified retellings of seven traditional tales featuring animal characters.	2005
J398.2 FAIRY	Morel, Eve		Fairy Tales and Fables An illustrated anthology of well-known fairy tales and Aesop's fables.	2008
J398.2 HELME	Helmer, Marilyn	Tomova, Veselina	Three Teeny Tiny Tales These delightful retellings of three traditional fairy tales -- The Elves land the Shoemaker, The Gingerbread Man and Thumbelina -- will transport children to enchanted places filled with larger-than-life characters who prove that being small is no problem at all. Perfect for bedtime or anytime.	2001
J398.2 ZIEFE	Ziefert, Harriet	Bolam, Emily	Fairy Tale Classics Easy to read collection. Contents: Little red riding hood -- Gingerbread boy -- Henny-Penny -- Princess and the pea -- Magic porridge pot -- Little red hen -- Ugly duckling	2003
JE AHLBE	Ahlberg, Allan	Ingman, Bruce	Previously The adventures of various nursery rhyme and fairy tale characters are retold in backward sequence with each tale interrelated to the other. Includes Goldilocks, Jack and the beanstalk, Jack and Jill, the frog prince, Cinderella, and the Gingerbread Man.	2007

PARENT-TEACHER MATERIALS

CALL #	AUTHOR	TITLE	DATE
PTC J372.6 RANSO	Ransom, Daphne	Gingerbread - Thematic Unit	2001
PTC J372.64	Garrity, Linda K.	The Gingerbread Guide - Using Folktales with Young children	1987
PTC J398.2	Marsh, Valerie	Beyond Words: Great Stories for Hand and Voice Presents a collection of twenty folk tales and original stories accompanied by sign language diagrams. Includes information for teachers and parents about storytelling and sign language.	1995

NON-PRINT MATERIALS: KITS, DVDS, AND SOUND RECORDINGS

CALL #	AUTHOR	TITLE	DATE
KIT JE GINGE		Gingerbread Boy (Primary): Kits for Kids Books that retell the delightful story of the Gingerbread Man, including tales about the Gingerbread Boy, the Gingerbread Girl, and even the Gingerbread Cowboy!	2008
DVD J808.543 FAIRY	Huff, Mary Jo	Fairy Tales, Fantasy and Storytellin' Fun! Join storyteller Mary Jo Huff and her friends as she captures the spirit of childhood in her family friendly DVD.	2006
PLAYAWAY J CLASS	Schmidt, Karen	The Classics Collection Contents: Gingerbread man / Karen Schmidt -- The little red hen / Lucinda McQueen -- The velveteen rabbit / Margery Williams.	2007
PLAYAWAY J398.2 KIDS, V.1	Thompson, Kim Mitzo	Kids' Classic Stories, Volume 1 A collection of dramatized classic childrens stories.	2008

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This list was created and is maintained by Children's Services Librarians.
General comments and suggestions can be sent to Becky White at bwhite@acpl.info, or to Mary R. Voors, Manager, Children's Services at mvoors@acpl.info.