A review by jbuwalda
The Gingerbread Boy by Paul Galdone
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
The Gingerbread Boy (1975) was written and illustrated by Paul Galdone. It would work well as a read aloud for young elementary students. In this story, the gingerbread boy runs away from everyone--the old man and woman who baked him, the farm animals, and the people in the village--until a fox comes along, who tries a different tactic to try to get the better of the gingerbread boy.
In this book, the gingerbread boy repeats a chant every couple of pages, so this would work well as a chorus read in the classroom, having students read parts together in unison to develop fluency and expression. Even for students who are not reading all at the same level, the repetitive, predictable text would help them read along together.
In this book, the gingerbread boy repeats a chant every couple of pages, so this would work well as a chorus read in the classroom, having students read parts together in unison to develop fluency and expression. Even for students who are not reading all at the same level, the repetitive, predictable text would help them read along together.