Gingerbread Man

by Pam Adams

In this retelling of the classic tale, the reader can move a gingerbread man through a hole in each page to help him escape from his pursuers.

Genres: Childrens, Fairy Tales, Classics

24 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1981

About the author

Pam Adams (1919-2010) was a British children's book author and illustrator, and a graphic designer. Born in Swindon in 1919, she was educated at the Swindon Art College and at the Central School of Art in London, and worked for many years as a graphic designer in the advertising field. In the 1970s she returned to Swindon, and teamed up with Michael Twinn, who had recently founded the publishing house Child’s Play. Her first children's book, There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly, was published in 1972, and remains a bestseller for the publishing house. After writing and illustrating countless other picture-books, Adams died in 2010, at the age of 91.

Reviews

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like the gingerbread man story. This is a nicely illustrated version.

[travelmel · Rating 2 out of 5]

not my favorite edition

[Theresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

a funny story

[Karim Elmenshawy · Rating 1 out of 5]

run run as fast as you can you can't catch me i'm the gingerbread man

[Mary]

First published by Mary Mapes Dodge in the St. Nicholas Magazine in 1875 in the US.

She said “A girl from Maine told it to my children. It interested them so much that I thought it worth preserving. I asked where she found it and she said an old lady told it to her in her childhood.”

It is most likely the American version of the European tale of The Big Pancake.”

[Jennifer Fann-Tucker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Classic