The Little Cookie

by Margaret Hillert

Retells in preprimer vocabulary the tale of the run-away gingerbread boy who eludes the hungry grasp of everyone until he meets a clever fox.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1950

About the author

Margaret Hillert has written over 80 books for children who are just learning to read. Her books have been translated into many languages and have helped children throughout the world learn to read. She first started writing poetry as a child and has continued to write for children and adults throughout her life. As a first grade teacher, Margaret realized that the books available for students just learning to read were beyond their comprehension. She then began to write her easy readers and poetry for children. Her first collection of poetry Farther Than Far was published in 1969. Her many awards include the Chicago Children's Reading Round Table Annual Award for outstanding contributions to the field of children's literature. Other honors include the David W. Longe Prize and the Michigan Bookwoman of the Year Award. A teacher for 34 years, she is now retired and lives in Michigan where she continues to write stories and poetry.

Reviews

[Mary · Rating 3 out of 5]

A retelling of the Gingerbread Man for beginning readers that uses high frequency words and repetition. The accessible text and illustrations make this a useful book to use to introduce folktales to new readers.

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy reader for beginners. Repetitive, early sight words.

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A beginning reader retelling of "The Gingerbread Boy," my son still liked this book even though it wasn't quite as good as Paul Galdone's version.

[Darchelle Young · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book models the story of "The Little Gingerbread Man", in that a cookie is trying to not be eaten. The illustrations show many different animals and the ways that they can travel by (water, land, air). The cookie is naive in that he does not believe that anyone will try to eat him. The lesson is to not trust everyone that you meet, and the message parallels "stranger danger" which is taught to young children.The audience will appreciate the humor as well as the importance of remaining observant.

[Jenny · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was not a huge fan of this book. Although I feel like you might be able to teach children that their can be many books that are very similar are also different I feel like I probably wouldn't read it in my classroom. The book just didn't overall capture my attention and the illistration didn't exactly pop out at me. I have heard of many points of view with this book but I don't necessarily agree. Their is one thing I like about it and that is that there are repetivite verses so children are able to follow along.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

An easy to read fairy tale for kids who are just learning to read. It only uses forty-eight different super simple words and is repetitive. Illustrations support the text and really make the story as we see everyone chasing after the little gingerbread man. This edition includes a reading reinforcement guide with phonetic sounds that are practiced in the story as well as suggestions for how parents can best use the text for learning.

[Jacqueline Lewis · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book reminds me of the ginger bread man. The story line is very repetitive and keeps building as the story goes on. The illustrations are colorful and simple and would appeal to young children. This book could be used to help children with memory. When the book is been read ask children what will be coming next.

[Sujeewa Ranasinghe · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story book remind us the story of Gingerbread man. The colorful illustrations help get children's attention. The repetition texts help young children to develop their reading skills. Children will enjoy this book and improve their vocabulary.

[Ayana · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book was is a great book to help children learn to read. It has easy print and repeats a lot of the same words to better retain reading. The book is familiar to a similar booked called the Ginger Bread Man.

[Olesya Johnson]

This book is a sight-word book and the story is actually told by the pictures. The moral this book is that children should stay with their parents and not listen to strangers. The pictures in this book are simple and at the same time very cute.

[Justyna Johns · Rating 3 out of 5]

A story based on a folk tale "ginger bread man". Simple in form, easy to follow for preschool age children. Good to use in teaching text repetition.

[Patricia Iluonakhamhe · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is similar to the Gingerbread man story book with lots of repetition of same words. Repetition of words helps the children to master the words and get use to reading the book.

[Donna Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is like the ginger bread man. It is repetitive an has lots of colorfull illustrations that will keep the attention of children.

[Jackie Tebbe · Rating 5 out of 5]

My daughters first book to pick up and read all the way through by herself. Just a memorable moment! Great book for kindergarten sight words as well as learning a few extra words within.

[Megan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Basically, this is the Gingerbread Man.

[Vicente Diaz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Its a good book to read.