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From Kirkus

November 1, 2023
The Gingerbread Man searches for a missing class pet. The Gingerbread Man was baked by a class of students and now lives in their classroom, taking part in daily activities. Today it's his turn to feed Squeaks, the pet mouse, but she isn't in her cage. So he follows her paw prints, uncovers clues, and then finally comes across Squeaks in a most unexpected place. This delectable tale is the second in a new spinoff series in which the Gingerbread Man transitions from picture books into graphic novels. Murray's rhyming text follows the pattern of others in the series, echoing the cadence of the original Gingerbread Man refrain. The cartoon panels give the book a scene-by-scene flow, which especially works well for a clue-based pet hunt. The Gingerbread Man has wide, cartoon eyes, an icing bow tie, and little red buttons. Speech bubbles help differentiate dialogue from narration, and the formatting works well as an introduction to graphic novel reading for the early elementary school crowd. Children reading on their own will have a blast, and caregivers and children alike will enjoy sharing it as well. The few humans in the story are depicted with varying skin tones and hair colors. Overall, this is a fun tale with a clear, concise plot. Short and sweet, like its winning protagonist. (Graphic early reader. 5-8)

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From Publisher's Weekly

October 16, 2023
There's no daring escapes, treacherous chases, or taunting from humans of any kind in this emerging reader graphic novel series by debut author Murray, which stars an upbeat Gingerbread Man dealing with a wardrobe malfunction. Baked and decorated by a racially diverse group of schoolchildren, the animated Gingerbread Man is proud to be "part of the class": he poses happily in a group photo, and is appreciative of his humble pastry abode, jaunty pink-striped sailor hat, frosting bow tie, and two candy buttons-which have suddenly gone missing. His momentary panic turns to resolve ("But I have a plan. I can find them. I'm the Gingerbread Man!") and, in sunny, boldly lined cartoons that move at a fast clip, Lowry (Santa Shark) portrays the confection as he comically retraces his steps throughout the school, employing the boundless energy that made him fairy tale famous. When a student offers both empathy-"You look kind of down. Why are you wearing that very sad frown?"-and two red candies from a lunchbox cookie, it's winning times two in this breezy summation of the frustration and triumph surrounding a beloved lost object, embodied by one smart cookie who's also cute as a button. Ages 5—7.

From Horn Book

July 1, 2018
The Gingerbread Man (The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School etc.) may have met his match in a "magical, mischievous leprechaun pest" who's wreaking havoc at school: "Fo-Fiddley-Fee! / You can't catch me! / For I'm as clever as clever can be." Murray's rhymes are creative and amusing, and Lowery's pencil, screen-printed, and digitally colored panel illustrations are vibrant--with added pops of shamrock-green.

(Copyright 2018 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

From School Library Journal

February 1, 2018

K-Gr 2-The latest installation in the "Gingerbread Man"series is a festive St. Patrick's Day tale. A sneaky, tricky Leprechaun is turning thing topsy-turvy at school, and the Gingerbread Man is determined to catch him and prevent him from making any more mischief. Following the wee man's clues and the messes he leaves behind, the Gingerbread Man devises a perfect trap and finally outwits the tiny nuisance, forcing him to put things back in order. The final page promises more shenanigans, as the Leprechaun declares that he will be back! With a nod to all of the funny and classic tricks teachers conduct on Saint Patrick's Day (green toilet water, shamrock footprints, and messy rooms) this book is sure to please readers of all ages. VERDICT A welcome addition to any library that has great potential to be a fun and entertaining read-aloud.-Jasmine L. Precopio, Fox Chapel Area School District, Pittsburgh

Copyright 2018 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

From Kirkus

December 1, 2017
Murray and Lowery's cookie main character is back, this time doing his best to foil a March prankster."FO-FIDDLEY-FEE! / You can't catch me! / For I'm on a leprechaun / mess-making spree!" With this announcement, the tiny, green-suited imp dashes away, a trail of shamrocks in his wake. He also leaves notes on green paper: clues that the Gingerbread Man helps the kids decode and that lead the class on a hunt for the mischief-maker. Together they put the music room to rights, but then the kids head to lunch, and the cookie takes up the hunt alone. The leprechaun's next target is the library, where he accidentally leaves his hat. The Gingerbread Man beats the leprechaun to his next target and sets a clever Rube Golberg-esque trap. Trading the hat for a mess-free school, the Gingerbread Man saves the day. Lowery's artwork--pencil, screen printing, and digital color--combines full-page illustrations with comic-style panels. While the boxed text and speech balloons are easy to read and follow on the page, not all the pictures are as simple to parse, though there are humorous details that will tickle readers. The class is a diverse one with a white female teacher (wearing glasses, natch), but none of the humans have personalities. After this test of his tracking and capturing skills, what will the Gingerbread Man tackle next? (Picture book. 4-8)

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From Publisher's Weekly

November 13, 2017
In his fifth outing, Murray's Gingerbread Man-now fully integrated into the school where he was originally on the loose-goes from being chased to doing the chasing after a rascally leprechaun shows up on the scene on a "mess-making spree." The Gingerbread Man and the other students follow a trail of clues to find the leprechaun, eventually setting up a Rube Goldberg—style trap that thwarts the creature's plans to trash the school ("With a glint in his eye, he skipped through the door,/ not noticing glue that was spread on the floor"). Lowery tracks the unfolding action in commotion-filled panels and spreads, and Murray's punchy rhymes deliver a energetic chase with a St. Patrick's Day twist. Ages 3—5. Author's agent: Marietta Zacker, Gallt & Zacker Literary. Illustrator's agency: Lilla Rogers Studio.

From Horn Book

January 1, 2017
In the fourth Gingerbread Man book, he rises to the challenge of a zoo-animal scavenger hunt. But things go awry when a giraffe mistakes him for food (well, he is food) and the class moves on. Undaunted, the gingerbread man follows the clues and finds his classmates. Murray and Lowery's consistently winning recipe includes bouncy, ear-pleasing rhymes and spry, varied illustrations.

(Copyright 2017 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

From Horn Book

September 1, 2016
He's already taken a field trip to the fire station (The Gingerbread Man Loose on the Fire Truck, rev. 7/13). Now, in the fourth Gingerbread Man book, it's time to visit the zoo. It's zippity zoo day! / Get ready to go. / Let's load up the bus / And find out / What you know, says the teacher handing out clues to a zoo-animal scavenger hunt. The gingerbread man rises to the challenge: I'll be a detective. / I know that I can! / I'll solve all these clues. I'm the / Gingerbread Man! Things go awry when a giraffe mistakes him for food (in the giraffe's defense, he is food). By the time our hero has escaped, the class has moved on. Undaunted, the gingerbread man follows the scavenger hunt clues around the zoo and, with the help of a lost joey, finally finds his classmates. Murray and Lowery's consistently winning recipe includes bouncy, ear-pleasing rhymes and spry, varied illustrations. With school back in session, where will this sweet group of students -- and their loyal cookie pal -- go next? elissa gershowitz

(Copyright 2016 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

From School Library Journal

August 1, 2016

PreS-Gr 2-The Gingerbread Man is loose once more, this time accompanying his class to the zoo. Following the established formula of upbeat rhyming text and cartoon panel illustrations, the plot involves a lost kangaroo joey that is saved by the Gingerbread Man, but the real joy of the book is following the cookie as he meets different animals. Young readers will pick up on the rhythm of the text quickly and are sure to start clapping and dancing along to the beat, which makes it a great read-aloud choice. The text also includes riddles about different animals, which are well placed in relation to page turns, so that readers have a chance to solve the riddles before the answers are revealed. The animals are illustrated in bright colors and with friendly faces that match the active tone. Fans of graphic novels will appreciate the panel illustration format, text boxes, and speech bubbles. VERDICT Recommended for general purchase, especially for libraries with active storytime or read-aloud programs.-Celia Dillon, The Brearley School, New York

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From Publisher's Weekly

July 4, 2016
In his fourth picture book, Murray's Gingerbread Man accompanies his human classmates to the zoo, where they decode clues to identify various animals. Unfortunately, some creatures find the fast-moving cookie to be a tempting treat, including a giraffe with an equally quick tongue: "My classmates were busily reading clue two./ Oh, no, I cried out. She's beginning to chew!" After a few narrow escapes, the Gingerbread Man comes out on top by reuniting a lost kangaroo joey with its mother. Zingy rhymes and cartooning make this a high-stakes, high-energy readaloud. Ages 5—8. Author's agent: Marietta Zacker, Gallt Zacker Literary. Illustrator's agency: Lilla Rogers Studio.

From Kirkus

June 15, 2016
Back for a fourth adventure, this smart cookie cavorts across the zoo, where many animals are ready for a nibble.The Gingerbread Man's class is on a field trip. The teacher has prepared a scavenger hunt of riddles to lead them to many different animals in the zoo. The first one poses: "I'm spotted. I'm gentle. / I'm tall as a tree. A branch full of leaves is / the best snack for me. / I have a new baby, / and she is my calf." "AH-HA!" the class shouts; the answer is...(dramatic page turn included)..."GIRAFFE!" But just when the Gingerbread Man is about to read the next clue, the giraffe's long tongue curls around him and lifts him up for a quick munch. The class goes on ahead, leaving the cookie in peril. Luckily he escapes, but the class is long gone. He must answer the rest of the riddles in order to find them. Alas, Murray only includes two more full riddles for readers to guess (plus an extra, non-zoo-related one at the end), but he does mention the many animals that the Gingerbread Man finds...even a certain sly fox, which the cookie instinctively knows to avoid. Lowery has always been careful to incorporate many races and ethnicities; this adventure does not stray from that practice. A delicious outing for one and all. (Picture book. 3-7)

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From Horn Book

November 1, 2015
This jolly book, in addition to bringing us another entertaining Gingerbread Man escapade (The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School, rev. 9/11; The Gingerbread Man Loose on the Fire Truck, rev. 7/13), 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? Over the course of this book the students dash around town spreading cheer to community helpers. At the story's climax, the Gingerbread Man meets his maker (don't worry, it's just in the literal sense; though there is some actual cookie-peril along the way). Lowery's festive illustrations of cookie and co., done in pencil, traditional screen printing, and digital color, are a treat, while Murray's rhymes are continually surprising and satisfying. She can make you work, but the payoff is there: Next came a garbage man picking up trash, / so we dropped off some goodies to stash on his dash. elissa gershowitz

(Copyright 2015 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

From Booklist

October 15, 2015
Grades K-2 The goggle-eyed Gingerbread Man, star of Murray and Lowery's eponymous series, has a heartwarming holiday message to share. In comics-style panels, Gingerbread Man and his classmates ready some handmade gifts to distribute to their neighbors. Gingerbread Man carefully creates his own gift for a very special someone, and when he and his class embark on a neighborhood jaunt to spread holiday cheer, he tarries behind to deliver it. On the way, his cookie feet get soggy and crumbly, but, luckily, his special someone is the town baker, and after fawning over his gift, she fashions a pair of waterproof chocolate booties. Lowery's childlike figures playfully fill the panels with friendly faces, while the bouncy rhythm, particularly the recurring refrain that riffs on the classic You can't catch me. I'm the Gingerbread Man! will make read-alouds a treat. Though the holiday focus is solidly on Christmas, it sticks to fairly neutral themes of gift giving, good cheer, and showing appreciation for neighbors and teachers.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2015, American Library Association.)

From School Library Journal

October 1, 2015

PreS-Gr 2-"I'll think of a present. I know that I can! I want to give, too. I'm the GINGERBREAD MAN!" It's Christmas, and the spunky Gingerbread Man is back. Last seen in The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School (2011) and The Gingerbread Man Loose on the Fire Truck (2013, both Putnam), this time Gingerbread Man and his class are preparing for the holiday season by creating cards and gifts of appreciation. What follows is a class trip through the town to pass these thank yous to the local community helpers, including a police lady, a garbage man, and a librarian. Gingerbread Man wants to deliver his gift to the community helper he appreciates most: the baker who helped the class bake him. But when the speedster's cookie feet meet the wet city sidewalks, disaster almost occurs. VERDICT With its fun, bouncy text and comic book panel-style illustrations, the smart cookies who appreciated the character's previous adventures will eat this one up.-Brooke Sheets, Los Angeles Public Library

Copyright 2015 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

From Publisher's Weekly

September 14, 2015
In the Gingerbread Man's third picture book, he and his human classmates are busy delivering gifts around town, from homemade cards and treats to songs "with jingle-bell beats." The Gingerbread Man is eager to participate, but not unlike Frosty the Snowman's touchy relationship with the weather, slushy streets and legs made of dough are a less-than-ideal combination ("I'll hobble right over, as fast as I can./ I'll give my gift, too, I'm the Gingerbread Man!"). Lowery's use of comics-style panels and the nursery rhyme rhythms of Murray's verse keep the story moving as quickly as its confectionary hero. The emphasis on generosity and humble, heartfelt gifts makes for sweet holiday reading, and a visit to the bakery ensures that the Gingerbread Man gets to deliver his gift and gains some new all-weather gear. Ages 5—8. Author's agent: Marietta Zacker, Nancy Gallt Literary Agency. Illustrator's agency: Lilla Rogers Studio.

From Kirkus

September 1, 2015
In his third exploratory adventure, the gregarious Gingerbread Man scampers through town delivering gifts to community helpers. As Christmas approaches, the Gingerbread Man goes back to school to help a classroom of kids prepare cards, cookies, and songs for their adult friends around town. With their teacher, the group delivers their gifts to a wide variety of adults in helping occupations, including workers in shops, offices, and on city streets. Both the schoolchildren and the community workers include people of different ethnicities, and the adult characters include a female police officer, vet, and doctor. The Gingerbread Man goes off on his own to deliver a special card to the baker who helped create him, and in return she makes him some new chocolate boots to protect his crumbling feet from the snow. Back at school the Gingerbread Man and the kids present their teacher with a touching tribute and a special thank-you banner. The rhyming text is patter-perfect, with lots of humor and action and nicely supported by busy, computer-generated illustrations with the story skillfully integrated in text blocks and speech balloons. The journey through town required a sophisticated design to include all the group's stops, but their travels are clearly conveyed, even including a map of the community. A jolly treat with a sweet acknowledgement of the gifts teachers give their students all year long. (Picture book. 3-7)

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From Horn Book

January 1, 2014
The indefatigable star of [cf2]The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School[cf1] joins his class on a field trip to the fire station. After being chased by Spot the Dalmatian, the cookie leaps onto a fire truck, off to battle a blaze. Cartoony illustrations, varying among panels, full pages, and double-page spreads, help set the pace. The bouncy rhymes incorporate some fire-fighting terms.

(Copyright 2014 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

From Horn Book

July 1, 2013
The indefatigable star of The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School (rev. 9/11) here joins his class on a field trip to the fire station. While the kids are meeting the firefighters and testing out their gear, the Gingerbread Man is busy evading Spot the Dalmatian. After a chase through the station, the ambulatory cookie leaps onto a departing fire truck, off to battle a blaze: "I'll ride to the rescue, as fast as I can. / I want to help, too! I'm the Gingerbread Man!" And help he does, aiming the hose nozzle at a burning shed and holding on for dear life until the fire is out, his bravery earning the praise of Fire Chief Anne. Bouncy rhymes incorporate some fire-fighting terms: "dispatcher" rhyming with "hungry crumb-snatcher" (i.e., Spot), for example. The cookie's self-guided tour allows readers to see the ins and outs of a fire station, including the firefighters' bunks, their shiny sliding pole, and their kitchen, with "five-alarm chili" bubbling away on the stove. One useful page shows a firefighter in uniform with all the gear labeled -- boots, gloves, goggles, oxygen tank, etc. Lowery's cartoony illustrations, varying among panels, full pages, and double-page spreads, help set the story's pace and establish a not-scary tone: it's clear that no cookies were burnt in the making of this book. elissa gershowitz

(Copyright 2013 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

From Kirkus

June 1, 2013
When the class goes on a field trip to the fire station, the Gingerbread Man is carried along in a child's backpack. He falls, unexpectedly, onto the snout of the firehouse dog, Spot the Dalmatian. In emergency mode, the well-known cookie streaks athletically through the firehouse, with the hungry pup at his heels. "I'll run and I'll dodge, / As fast as I can. / I'm not a dog bone! I'm the / Gingerbread Man!" He runs past his classmates, who are trying on all the firefighting gear. The chase continues with an up-close view of the truck, the crew's tightly made beds, the five-alarm chili cooking in the kitchen and, of course, the fire pole. When a true alarm blares, the little man jumps onto the fire truck for more adventures. Murray's vigorous rhythms stay at full speed throughout, keeping up with Lowery's action-filled illustrations. This duo debuted with The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School (2011), and this sequel doesn't disappoint. With illustrations done in pencil, screen printing and digital color, the new makeover for the speedy gingerbread man succeeds despite a completely stereotypical fire station. Thankfully, female Fire Chief Anne rewards the little hero and his classmates with helmets from Company Four. This rapid-fire reboot of a traditional favorite will be a requested read-aloud for high-energy listeners. (Picture book. 4-7)

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From School Library Journal

June 1, 2013

PreS-Gr 1-In this follow-up to The Gingerbread Man Loose in School (Putnam, 2011), the same cute cookie, now a classroom staple, is sneaked into a backpack so that he can go on the class field trip to the fire station. When the station's Dalmatian threatens to eat the little Gingerbread Man, he begins a mad scramble for safety: into the kitchen, onto the truck, and down the pole. While he eventually evades Spot, he is soon hanging onto the truck's ladder for dear life as the crew heads to a fire. Full of ridiculous bravado, the little fellow even manages to wrestle a bucking hose and put out the fire, saving the day and earning himself a tiny fire helmet from Company 4. Stylistically reminiscent of Mo Willems's work, Lowery's images vary between panels and full-page art. This silly tale, written in rhyming couplets, will make a fantastic read-aloud.-Jennifer Miskec, Longwood University, Farmville, VA

Copyright 2013 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

From Horn Book

January 1, 2012
Elementary schoolers stir up ingredients and bake. Gingerbread Man springs out...into an empty classroom. The cookie then embarks on a voyage to find the kids (they're at recess). Murray's rhyming text features some great cookie-centric lines, and the refrain offers enough variation to keep readers on their toes. Lowery's cartoon-panel illustrations imbue the highly sympathetic cookie with an abundance of personality.

(Copyright 2012 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

From Horn Book

September 1, 2011
Elementary school students stir up ingredients, roll out batter, and bake. When the oven timer dings, Gingerbread Man eagerly springs out...into an empty classroom (the children are at recess). The cookie, thinking he's been abandoned, embarks on a voyage through gymnasium and hallway to be reunited with the kids. This being a school, he meets kind and helpful adults: the gym teacher points the way, the nurse ministers to an injury, and the art teacher directs him to the all-knowing principal who, in turn, sets the cookie straight: "The children you mentioned just left you to cool. / They're hanging these posters of you through the school" ("Missing...Our Gingerbread Man"). There's a satisfying epic quality to the cookie's home-away-home journey, well scaled to readers' frame of reference. There are also some great cookie-centric lines in Murray's rhyming text -- "I leapt from the table. I waved, and then said, / 'Thanks for not taking a bite of my head'" -- and the refrain features enough variation to keep readers on their toes. Lowery's cartoon-panel mixed-media illustrations imbue the highly sympathetic, wide-eyed confection with an abundance of personality. Unlike his cousin from the traditional story, there's an endearing sweetness to this Gingerbread Man. A pull-out classroom poster with games, activities, and a recipe on one side and a full-color image of the protagonist on the other is included. elissa gershowitz

(Copyright 2011 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

From School Library Journal

August 1, 2011

PreS-Gr 2-This comic-style story is told from the gingerbread man's point of view. Just as the timer dings and the cookie that the kids made is pulled out of the oven, the teacher calls "RECESS!" and they all run off. Readers follow the gingerbread man's journey to look for the children, told in rhyming couplets, as he encounters the gym teacher, the nurse (who mends his broken toe), the art teacher, and the principal. Eventually, he rejoins the students and is declared an official member of the class, complete with his own desk, chair, and cottage. With a little practice to get the beats just right, the text can be easily read aloud, and youngsters can be invited to chime in on the refrain: "I'm the Gingerbread Man/and I'm trying to find, /the children who made me, /but left me behind." A variety of fonts is used to indicate differences between speakers and the narration. The cartoon illustrations are primitive in style, but suit the story to a tee.-Maggie Chase, Boise State University, ID

Copyright 2011 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

From Booklist

Starred review from August 1, 2011
Grades K-2 *Starred Review* The Gingerbread Man heads to school in this delightful reshuffling of the traditional tale. Here, the Gingerbread Man pops out of a classroom oven, but just as he is about to join the students, the children leaveand leave him behind. Told in spot-on, deadpan rhyme and illustrated in large, comic-book-style panels, this title will leave kids giggling as they follow the sometimes dire consequences of the G-man's efforts to be reunited with his class: being run over by a soccer ball; needing to have his toe reattached by the school nurse (I'll limp and I'll limp, as fast as I can); and finding himself in the art-teacher's lunch sack. Finally, the principal shows the Gingerbread Man that his class hadn't deserted him; they'd just gone out to recess and are now eagerly awaiting his return. They've even made him a gingerbread house! This reinvention of a venerable figure is funny to the max.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2011, American Library Association.)

From Kirkus

June 1, 2011

In Murray's children's debut, when a gingerbread man made by schoolchildren gets left behind at recess, he decides he has to find his class: "I'll run and I'll run, / As fast as I can. / I can catch them! I'm their / Gingerbread Man!"

And so begins his rollicking rhyming adventure as he runs, limps, slides and skips his way through the school, guided on his way by the friendly teachers he meets. Flattened by a volleyball near the gym, he gets his broken toe fixed by the kindly nurse and then slides down the railing into the art teacher's lunch. Then it's off to the principal's office, where he takes a spin in her chair before she arrives. "The children you mentioned just left you to cool. / They're hanging these posters of you through the school." The principal takes him back to the classroom, where the children all welcome him back. The book's comic-book layout suits the elementary-school tour that this is, while Lowery's cartoon artwork fits the folktale theme. Created with pencil, screen printing and digital color, the simple illustrations give preschoolers a taste of what school will be like. While the Gingerbread Man is wonderfully expressive, though, the rather cookie-cutter teachers could use a little more life.

Teachers looking for a new way to start off the school year will eat this one up. (Picture book. 4-7)

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From Publisher's Weekly

May 23, 2011
In Murray's first children's book, a spry, role-reversing story told through comic-book panels and buoyant verse, a gingerbread man is the pursuer, not the pursued: "I'm the gingerbread man,/ and I'm trying to find/ the children who made me,/ but left me behind." Cookie-related humor runs through both Murray's rhymes and Lowery's cartoons, as the gingerbread manâ€Â"as dapper as he is determinedâ€Â"tracks a group of students through their school; after losing a toe, he visits the nurse: "I'll limp and I'll limp,/ as fast as I can." The gingerbread man's introduction to friendly, identifiable school landmarks echoes the experience of new students. Ages 5â€Â"8.