Folktales & Fairytales — The Runaway Gingerbread — Slightly Fractured Tales — FIVE

The True Story of the Gingerbread Man Were you always disappointed with the ending of the Gingerbread Man story? Then check out this positive, new adaptation of the classic fairy tale. Told from the point of view of the Gingerbread Man, it will captivate children and adults alike. Amazon The Horribly Hungry Gingerbread Boy: A San… Continue reading Folktales & Fairytales — The Runaway Gingerbread — Slightly Fractured Tales — FIVE

Folktales & Fairytales — The Runaway Gingerbread — Slightly Fractured Tales THREE

Marsupial Sue Presents “The Runaway Pancake” The much-loved story of the Runaway Pancake who pops out of the oven and is sure he can escape all who want to eat him, is given a new spin when Marsupial Sue and her friends put on a play version for their neighborhood.  Amazon The Runaway Tortilla A… Continue reading Folktales & Fairytales — The Runaway Gingerbread — Slightly Fractured Tales THREE

Folktales & Fairytales — The Runaway Gingerbread — Slightly Fractured Tales TWO

Gingerbread Friends The Gingerbread Baby is lonely and decides to do something about it. At a bakery, he dances and prances in front of a sugar cookie girl, trying to make friends. But she just stares and doesn’t say a word, like all the other sweet treats he tries to meet. Amazon The Matzo Ball… Continue reading Folktales & Fairytales — The Runaway Gingerbread — Slightly Fractured Tales TWO

Folktales & Fairytales — The Runaway Gingerbread — Slightly Fractured Tales FOUR

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In this adaptation of the traditional Gingerbread man, Ninjabread Man escapes the Sensei, and defeats Ninja Bear, Ninja Snake and Ninja Mouse, only to be eaten by the clever Ninja Fox. Infosoup Gingerbread Baby and his friend, Matti, take his gingerbread band to the Christmas Festival where they are a hit–until the aroma of gingerbread… Continue reading Folktales & Fairytales — The Runaway Gingerbread — Slightly Fractured Tales FOUR

Folktales & Fairytales — The Runaway Gingerbread — Traditional Tales ONE

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These books are all the traditional story of the old couple, with no children to call their own, who bake a gingerbread cookie to keep them company. Just as the little old woman is about to take him from the oven, he slips away, runs out the door, and the rest is history. Each has… Continue reading Folktales & Fairytales — The Runaway Gingerbread — Traditional Tales ONE

Folktales & Fairytales — The Runaway Gingerbread — Slightly Fractured Tales ONE

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The Gingerbread Man is one of those stories that is so fun to read and then come up with alternative versions. And fortunately, there are authors and illustrators who have come up with dozens of them for us. I’ll be posting them shortly! In this modern retelling of a nursery classic, Caldecott-winning illustrator Richard Egielski… Continue reading Folktales & Fairytales — The Runaway Gingerbread — Slightly Fractured Tales ONE