Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
In his fourth picture book, Murray's Gingerbread Man accompanies his human classmates to the zoo, where they decode clues to identify various animals. Unfortunately, some creatures find the fast-moving cookie to be a tempting treat, including a giraffe with an equally quick tongue: "My classmates were busily reading clue two./ Oh, no, I cried out. She's beginning to chew!" After a few narrow escapes, the Gingerbread Man comes out on top by reuniting a lost kangaroo joey with its mother. Zingy rhymes and cartooning make this a high-stakes, high-energy readaloud. Ages 5-8. Author's agent: Marietta Zacker, Gallt Zacker Literary. Illustrator's agency: Lilla Rogers Studio. (Aug.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Review by School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 2-The Gingerbread Man is loose once more, this time accompanying his class to the zoo. Following the established formula of upbeat rhyming text and cartoon panel illustrations, the plot involves a lost kangaroo joey that is saved by the Gingerbread Man, but the real joy of the book is following the cookie as he meets different animals. Young readers will pick up on the rhythm of the text quickly and are sure to start clapping and dancing along to the beat, which makes it a great read-aloud choice. The text also includes riddles about different animals, which are well placed in relation to page turns, so that readers have a chance to solve the riddles before the answers are revealed. The animals are illustrated in bright colors and with friendly faces that match the active tone. Fans of graphic novels will appreciate the panel illustration format, text boxes, and speech bubbles. VERDICT Recommended for general purchase, especially for libraries with active storytime or read-aloud programs.-Celia Dillon, The Brearley School, New York © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
Hes already taken a field trip to the fire station (The Gingerbread Man Loose on the Fire Truck, rev. 7/13). Now, in the fourth Gingerbread Man book, its time to visit the zoo. Its zippity zoo day! / Get ready to go. / Lets load up the bus / And find out / What you know, says the teacher handing out clues to a zoo-animal scavenger hunt. The gingerbread man rises to the challenge: Ill be a detective. / I know that I can! / Ill solve all these clues. Im the / Gingerbread Man! Things go awry when a giraffe mistakes him for food (in the giraffes defense, he is food). By the time our hero has escaped, the class has moved on. Undaunted, the gingerbread man follows the scavenger hunt clues around the zoo and, with the help of a lost joey, finally finds his classmates. Murray and Lowerys consistently winning recipe includes bouncy, ear-pleasing rhymes and spry, varied illustrations. With school back in session, where will this sweet group of students -- and their loyal cookie pal -- go next? elissa gershowitz (c) Copyright 2016. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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