Kick! Jump! Chop! The Adventures of the Ninjabread Man

by Heather Ayris Burnell, Bomboland

CRUNCH! CRUMBLE! CRACK! Cookie attack!
Get ready to crumble! Filled with high-spirited hijinks, Kick! Chop! Jump! brings a whole new spice level to the fun, familiar tale of the “Gingerbread Man.” When sparring in his dojo gets stale, Sensei bakes the ultimate fighting partner: the Ninjabread Man! One by one, all the masters battle the Ninjabread Man to see who can gobble him up. But when Fox snatches the crafty cookie, who can save him then? With its punny text and gorgeous cut-paper art, this tasty tale is perfect for kids who love action, adventure, and cookies!

Genres: Picture Books, Fiction, Childrens, Animals

40 pages, Hardcover

First published October 10, 2017

About the author

Heather Ayris Burnell has lived on a snowy mountaintop. She loves
anything with rainbow sprinkles on it. And although she cannot do magic,
she knows that reading is magical! Heather hopes that the Unicorn and
Yeti books will inspire readers to be a friend to others, no matter how
different they may be from themselves.

Unicorn and Yeti: Sparkly New Friends was named a Best Children's Book of 2019 by Parents Magazine.

Reviews

[Kris · Rating 3 out of 5]

This story is kind of all over the place. But my 6-year old son liked the pictures, and I mean, it’s a ninjabread man - how bad could it be?

[Viviane Elbee · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a humorous and pun-filled picture book. Children usually "get" puns around the age of 6 or 7, so I would recommend this book for elementary school students.
However, older preschoolers would likely enjoy this story - particularly if they are ninja fans!
It's a variation on the Gingerbread Man story - only this time it is the Ninjabread man.
Kids loved looking at the illustrations and noticing that some characters were hiding and spying on the Ninjabread man throughout the book. They voted to give this book 5 stars.

[Villain E · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Ninjabread Man is a formidable fighting partner. The fight scenes are very repetitious.

[Heidi-Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oh my. The premise is an hilarious idea. And some parts lived up to that. But others fell flat in delivery--part of that being they didn't always seem to match the illustrations. Or the illustrations were a but much to follow and still follow the words. Lots of puns for the pun-lovers. Worth keeping in mind for storytime. I think Hubby will get a laugh or two and might enjoy sharing with the kids.

4/4/18 Used in K theme. Parts of the story (or the story conveyed in pictures) were lost on the preschool kids. But they were so into it! Perhaps the bright colors and the familiarity of gingerbread man. The older brother who was visiting I believe has read this before, and was excited to have it read. So, yay!