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beckyroy19's review against another edition
5.0
Excellant book!! My 4yo loves it. We even made the cookies from the recipe that is on the side of the pages.
babayagareads's review against another edition
4.0
I love this as much as I love any Jan Brett, which is a lot. It's a great bedtime book, but not exceptionally great for storytimes with larger groups, simply because of the fold out page near the end.
optimaggie's review against another edition
4.0
For me, the story gets 3 stars but Jan Brett's illustrations (as always) make any of her books worth reading. We read this as an extension to a Christmas unit where we read a number of Gingerbread Man books and compared them.
daisycakesco's review against another edition
4.0
The Gingerbread Baby misses Mattie when the boy goes out to play with friends, so he decides to sneak into the village and finds friends of his own. He tries all the baked people (and swans) in the bakery, but none will speak to him, let alone be his friend. Baby is feeling lonelier than ever when he returns home. But Mattie has a surprise for him, and if you pay close attention to the small illustrations on each page (a Jan Brett signature) you can figure out what it will be.
earth_and_silver's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.5
calistareads's review against another edition
4.0
Did I get this because my nephew still obsesses over Gingerbread Men or did I get this because I am obsessed with Jan Brett? Some of both.
This is a continuation of Gingerbread Baby. The baby has everything he wants and is happy as long as Matti is around. So when he goes off to school, the baby goes looking for friends. I love the sleigh he makes of a rocking chair and the rooster that pulls it with it poofy white mop top. Her visuals are so sweet. Baby has an adventure and comes home to find a surprise from Matti.
There is an amazing pullout at the end that doubles the size of the book. It's amazing. It's also difficult to fold back up, at least in a library copy. Everything about this book, my nephew simply loves. I think this one is more simple than the other stories and it still does it's job. I have been entertained.
This is a continuation of Gingerbread Baby. The baby has everything he wants and is happy as long as Matti is around. So when he goes off to school, the baby goes looking for friends. I love the sleigh he makes of a rocking chair and the rooster that pulls it with it poofy white mop top. Her visuals are so sweet. Baby has an adventure and comes home to find a surprise from Matti.
There is an amazing pullout at the end that doubles the size of the book. It's amazing. It's also difficult to fold back up, at least in a library copy. Everything about this book, my nephew simply loves. I think this one is more simple than the other stories and it still does it's job. I have been entertained.
katekat's review against another edition
4.0
Jan Brett writes a beautiful story but the true star of the show are her gorgeous illustrations. I love how the stunning art in the central picture is augmented by the secondary story being told in the images in the side bar. She is a tee master of her craft.
katekat's review
4.0
Jan Brett writes a beautiful story but the true star of the show are her gorgeous illustrations. I love how the stunning art in the central picture is augmented by the secondary story being told in the images in the side bar. She is a tee master of her craft.
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