The Gingerbread Man is Loose: The Gingerbread Man Loose at the Zoo

The Gingerbread Man is Loose

by Laura Murray, Mike Lowery (Illustrator)

When the gingerbread man gets separated from his class during a field trip to the zoo, he uses his teacher's animal scavenger hunt clues to find his way back to them.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Childrens, Storytime, Humor, Fiction, Kids

32 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2017

About the author

Laura Murray was a teacher before becoming an author, is a popular speaker at schools, and has had to deal with many an escaped Gingerbread Man in her day. She is the author of THE GINGERBREAD MAN LOOSE IN THE SCHOOL, and the Gingerbread Man’s continuing school adventures - THE GINGERBREAD MAN LOOSE ON THE FIRE TRUCK, THE GINGERBREAD MAN LOOSE AT CHRISTMAS, and THE GINGERBREAD MAN LOOSE AT THE ZOO (2016). This humor-filled, rhyming series was inspired by a Gingerbread man that managed to escape her classroom every single school year. Her first book won the 2014 Virginia and Illinois Reader's Choice Award, and was nominated for 7 other state awards as well; is a Junior Library Guild Selection; a Florida Children's Choice Award Honor book; and received a starred ALA Booklist review.
Laura lives with her family in northern Virginia. Visit her online at www.LauraMurrayBooks.com for loads of fun activities and lessons, standards-linked teacher's guides, as well as information on school author presentations.

Reviews

[Calista · Rating 3 out of 5]

My nephew is crazy over the gingerbread man and asks for this one all the time. I enjoy seeing the other animals. I'm crazy over giraffes and the giraffes almost eats the gingerbread man. Fun story and art. Cute.

[Carrie Charley Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

Normally, when a book is the fourth of its kind in a sequel, you aren't sure what you'll find. But in the case of The Gingerbread Man Loose at the Zoo, a true gem is found in what I believe is the best of the series yet! There is so much to love here. With so many young students studying animals as part of their science curriculum and making field trips to the zoo, this text scores high for relatability and core content. And let's face it, interest in animals begins at a very early age for most kids. The flawless rhyming text and the riddles provide prediction clues and exciting page turns that will foster higher levels of engagement. What a challenge it can be to write an engaging story arc and also make a game out of it for children! Author Laura Murray showcases the best of her writing and Mike Lowery's incorporation of comic book panels transform the illustration into something new, action-packed, and suspenseful.

[Sara Grochowski · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mike Lowery's illustrations are so fun!

[Sharon · Rating 5 out of 5]

This funny tale follows the gingerbread man on his school field trip to the zoo. He gets separated from his classmates and the zoo animals just can't help themselves --- they want to try a bite! Gingerbread is lost but he soon finds someone who needs his help finding her way too. This book is told using bold, comic book style illustrations.

[Margaret]

Dating back thousands of years, most tellers use riddles to welcome listeners into their stories. These specifically-worded queries get our brains in gear, focus our concentration and inspire creativity. Riddles allow us to participate in a treasure hunt without taking a step. All we need to do is use our imaginations, expanding our thinking from the obvious to the obscure. The sense of accomplishment in deciphering these puzzles is a rich reward too.


Readers are guaranteed another adventure full of fun and one smart cookie on the run in The Gingerbread Man Loose at the Zoo (G. P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC, August 23, 2016) written by Laura Murray with illustrations by Mike Lowery. There is sleuthing and solving. May they do themselves proud. It's game on for the Gingerbread Man and the elementary school crowd.


My full recommendation: http://librariansquest.blogspot.com/2...

[Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance · Rating 4 out of 5]

Is there a genre called "Gingerbread Man books"? There should be. There are so many of them. And there's a good reason for that...kids love gingerbread man books. And teachers love gingerbread man books. I have forty-three gingerbread books in my school library. Is that enough? No, we always need more and this one's a great new addition to the genre. Here, the gingerbread man explores the zoo with clues. Along the way, a few animals try to nibble on him, but, oh no, they can't get him...he's the gingerbread man. Yes, I'm happy to add this book as my forty-fourth gingerbread man book in my school library....I predict this one won't stay on my shelf this year.

[Pam · Rating 3 out of 5]

The class enjoys a scavenger hunt to locate animals at the zoo. The Gingerbread Man gets scooped up by the giraffe and almost eaten. He solves the rest of the riddles to find his class. Along the way, he meets a lost kangaroo and helps the joey find her mom. Rhymes are fun and the kids will love guessing the animals too.

[Linnea Frank]

Gingerbread Man joins his class for a trip to the zoo - but gets lost when he avoids being eaten by the giraffe. Can he follow the scavenger hunt riddles through the zoo to find all the animals, and his class?
rhyming text, graphic novel style

[Cosette · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is pure genius. If I could write, I'd like to write a book like this.

[Mary Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perfect before a class trip to the zoo

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this high energy picture book in The Gingerbread Man is Loose series, the class is taking a field trip to the zoo. The teacher has given the class a scavenger hunt of animal riddles. Everyone is having fun following the clues, but the Gingerbread Man is having to deal with the animals wanting to eat him. The lively rhyming text that includes riddles and the colorful illustrations that vary from cartoon panels to large double-page spreads make this a fun book to share.

[Jocelyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Boy did we love this one! The rhymes were great, the flow was spot-on, and the character of the Gingerbread Man was lovable and silly. We read this one for 4 nights in a row, it continued to be requested. This was another one of Grayson's school library selections and I think he really hit it out of the park. What can I say, the boy has great taste in books!

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

My 7 year old really enjoyed reading this to me. She liked seeing all the animals and guessing at the riddles. It is a good book for early elementary kids. We'll probably check out the other books in the series.

[Maddie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked how at the beginning the Gingerbread Man was trying to find the answers to the clues,and ended up helping someone out.l also enjoyed that he took the Joey before himself,and that he was THEIR Gingerbread Man.

[Sarah Riggs · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is really exciting and entertaining for young students. Each page has a lot of illustrations and a lot of different events going on which in my opinion is a great attention grabber for young students. This book also has riddles that students can solve while they are reading.

[Drew Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

"The Gingerbread Man Loose at The Zoo" by Laura Murray is a delightful and whimsical story about a gingerbread man's adventure at the zoo. This book is a joy to read aloud and is sure to captivate the imaginations of young readers.

[Helaina Storie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked the clues and learning about animals

[Rommel Sison · Rating 3 out of 5]

6-year-old daughter: 5 stars
5-year-old daughter: 3 stars

[Bridget Neace · Rating 2 out of 5]

Eh. It was OK.

[Miss Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

The gingerbread man and his class are visiting the zoo. what happens when he gets separated from them can he find them? Love the clues. preschool and up

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

Picture Book

[Jazmin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good problem solving book. Using your knowledge to get out of certain situations. Also, acceptance because the class loved their special classmate the gingerbread man.

[Holly Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read it to my son. He really liked it. It was a fun book to read.

[Katie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I very rarely love rhyming children's books. This was no exception. This book is a 2018-2019 Young Hoosier Book Award selection.

[Roberta · Rating 4 out of 5]

Delightful little read about a gingerbread man that goes on a treasure hunt to the zoo. He loses his class and explores the zoo on the way to finding his class.

[Rachel Burke · Rating 5 out of 5]

An adorable and good read-out-loud. The kids loved guessing the animal clues.

[Pam Frederick · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fun and silly book. I liked the repetition.

[Darinda · Rating 4 out of 5]

The gingerbread man and his class go to the zoo. When he gets separated from his class, he uses the clues in the riddles to find his way back to them. A cure rhyming story. Fun and silly.

[Rebecca Caufman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute rhyming story about the gingerbread man who goes on a field trip to the zoo and works to solve riddles about the different animals that live there.