Jim Lawrence (1)

This is the traditional Gingerbread Man folk tale with a gentle conclusion. An eagle saves the gingerbread boy from the fox. Although the eagle probably eats the gingerbread boy, the text doesn't specify about that. So, Littles are not forced to deal with the untimely death of the hero.

This is one of my favorite folktales! It starts off with Henny Penny under a tree and then an acorn falls on her head. She then runs to tell the king but on her way she meets friends who want to go with her. When they meet up with fox who takes them to his underground dwelling, all her friends follow him. Henny Penny decides to go back home and lay her eggs. She then forgets all about going to tell the king that the sky was falling. This is such a great story to read to young children.

Fun story from my collection about a little old lady and many that bake up a sweet smelling gingerbread boy. When she opens the oven door he takes off running and doesn't stop until an eagle grabs him out of the clutches of the fox. I will definetly use this story to retell to my fourth graders while teaching sequence of events.

This book will help shy children find out how to come out of their shell. It is great for ages pre-k through kindergarten.