In this enchanting tale, a young boy named Matti decides to bake a gingerbread boy, but when he opens the oven too soon, a mischievous Gingerbread Baby jumps out and escapes into the snowy countryside. As the Gingerbread Baby eludes capture, he encounters various villagers and animals who join in the chase, each eager to catch him. Meanwhile, Matti cleverly devises a plan to lure the Gingerbread Baby back home. The story unfolds with vibrant illustrations and a whimsical narrative, culminating in a heartwarming and clever resolution.
With over thirty three million books in print, Jan Brett is one of the nation's foremost author illustrators of children's books. Jan lives in a seacoast town in Massachusetts, close to where she grew up. During the summer her family moves to a home in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts.
As a child, Jan Brett decided to be an illustrator and spent many hours reading and drawing. She says, "I remember the special quiet of rainy days when I felt that I could enter the pages of my beautiful pictu…
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