Gingerbread Friends -- Jan Brett

<b>This Gingerbread Baby is looking for friends and finds an adventure he'll never forget.</b><p>The Gingerbread Baby is lonely and decides to do something about it. At a bakery, he dances and prances in front of a sugar cookie girl, trying to make friends. But she just stares and doesn't say a word, like all the other sweet treats he tries to meet.</p><p>Discouraged, the Gingerbread Baby runs home, chased by a long line of hungry creatures, where Mattie has a fantastic surprise for him--gingerbread friends that fill a giant fold-out page.</p><p>Irresistible images inside the confectionery and outside in the snowy Swiss countryside will delight Jan Brett fans. <p/></p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Jan Brett<br><b>Publisher:</b> G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers<br><b>Published:</b> 09/11/2008<br><b>Pages:</b> 32<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Hardcover<br><b>Weight:</b> 1.13lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 9.26h x 11.24w x 0.44d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780399251610<br><b>Audience:</b> Ages 4-8<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 3.7<br><b>Point Value:</b> 0.5<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Lower Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>125293 / Gingerbread Friends<br><br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>School Library Journal</i> 10/01/2008 pg. 92<br><i>Hornbook Guide to Children</i> 01/01/2009 - Recommended, Satisfactory<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>With over thirty four million books in print, Jan Brett is one of the nation's foremost author illustrators of children's books. Jan liv