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• The Ninjabread Man

  Leigh, C. J.,

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  Ninjabread Man escapes the Sensei, and defeats Ninja Bear, Ninja Snake and Ninja Mouse, only to be eaten by the clever Ninja Fox.

• The Gingerbread Cowboy

  Squires, Janet

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  A freshly baked gingerbread cowboy escapes from the rancher's wife's kitchen and eludes his pursuers in this western United States version of the "Gingerbread Boy."

• The Matzo Ball Boy

  Shulman, Lisa

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  In this Jewish version of "The Gingerbread Boy," a matzo ball runs away from an old woman as she prepares her Passover dinner.

• The Runaway Rice Cake

  Compestine, Ying Chang

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  After chasing the special rice cake, Nian Gao, that their mother has made to celebrate the Chinese New Year, three poor brothers share it with an elderly woman and have their generosity richly rewarded.

• The Runaway Beignet

  Morgan, Connie Collins

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  In this version of "The Gingerbread Man," a lonely Cajun baker's freshly baked beignet comes to life and dashes through the sights of New Orleans's French Quarter to escape being eaten.

• The Runaway Tortilla

  Kimmel, Eric A.,

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  In this Southwestern version of the Gingerbread Man, a tortilla runs away from the woman who is about to cook him.

• The Cajun Cornbread Boy

  a Well-loved Tale Spiced Up

  De Las Casas, Dianne

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  A freshly baked cornbread boy escapes when he is taken out of the oven and eludes a number of hungry animals as well as having a spicy encounter with an alligator in this Cajun version of the Gingerbread boy.

• Señorita Gordita

  Ketteman, Helen

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  Resets the tale of the Gingerbread boy in the southwest, where the scrumptious Gordita eludes her pursuers until she meets a clever owl. Includes glossary of Spanish terms and a gorditas recipe.

• The Runaway Latkes

  Kimmelman, Leslie

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  When three potato latkes escape Rachel Bloom's frying pan on the first night of Hanukkah, everyone including the cantor, the rabbi, and the mayor joins in the chase.

• Kick! Jump! Chop!

  the Adventures of the Ninjabread Man

  Burnell, Heather Ayris,

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  In a tale reminiscent of The Gingerbread Man, Sensei bakes a Ninjabread Man to spice up the sparring in his dojo, and the new cookie is undefeated until a fox appears.

• Gingerbread Baby

  Brett, Jan, 1949-

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  A young boy and his mother bake a gingerbread baby that escapes from their oven and leads a crowd on a chase similar to the one in the familiar tale about a not-so-clever gingerbread man.

• The Gingerbread Girl

  Ernst, Lisa Campbell

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  Like her older brother, the Gingerbread Boy, who was eventually devoured by a fox, the Gingerbread Girl eludes the many people who would like to eat her but also has a plan to escape her sibling's fate.

• Can't Catch Me

  Hassett, John

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  In this version of "The Gingerbread Man," an ice cube runs away to sea hoping to grow as big as an iceberg and bump into boats.

• The Ball of Clay That Rolled Away

  Lenhard, Elizabeth

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  During pottery day at Camp Knish, a ball of clay manages to escape the campers' plans to make it into a menorah, a mezuzah, a dreidel, and a kiddush cup before it rolls into Camp Knish lake.

• Keep Running, Gingerbread Man

  Smallman, Steve,

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  When the Gingerbread Man escapes, only the fox, who keeps fit by exercising and eating right, is able to catch up with him.

• The Library Gingerbread Man

  Enderle, Dotti, 1954-

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  The Gingerbread Man, famous for leading townsfolk and animals in a wild chase, lives at 398.2 on the library shelves. But the Gingerbread Man is not the type of cookie that stays in one place for very long, and one day he just can't help himself. He…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tough Cookie

  a Christmas Story

  Hemingway, Edward,

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  In this twist on The Gingerbread Boy, Cookie teams up with Fox to try to become sweeter and faster, before learning that there is a reason he is different.

• The Runaway Pumpkin Pie Man

  Town, Vicky,

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  In this version of the Gingerbread Man, a Pumpkin Pie Man is pursued by witches, Count Dracula, and other spooky Halloween characters.

• Stop That Pickle!

  Armour, Peter

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  When Mrs. Elmira Deeds waddles into Mr. Adolph's deli and asks for a pickle, chaos erupts! The pickle escapes from the jar, and a cast of zany characters, including a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and seventeen toasted almonds, joins in the chase…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Runaway Piggy

  Luna, James (James G.), 1962-

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  A Mexican piggy cookie escapes from the bakery before it can be eaten and eludes an ever-growing line of people pursuing it. Includes recipe for piggy cookies.