Gingerbread Man books are one of my favorite picture books themes to read aloud! It is such a fun story with many different versions that tell the classic story in so many unique ways. Plus, kids love them and they’re so fun to read to them! 🙂
Quick note: This Gingerbread Man books list is the 1st part of a huge winter and Christmas book list series to show you all my favorite December and January books!
If you love this list, check back because I plan on posting a new book list EVERY DAY – or possibly every other day – let’s be real, it’s December 🙂 – for the next few days. Woohoo! Let’s get started!
Here is a list of my favorite unique twists on The Gingerbread Man story!
I provided the links for you to see them directly on Amazon if you want to check them out – some links are affiliate links which means I get commission if you buy from the links, it’s no extra cost for you but I just wanted to let you know!
The Gingerbread Loose in the School is such a fun one! I love the illustrations and cute rhyming throughout the book. Easily one of my favorites!
Since that one was such a hit, The Gingerbread Man Loose at Christmas is obviously a favorite too! I love the message of showing appreciation for the people in the community and spreading holiday cheer. Adorable!
I LOVE this one! Tough Cookie is about a cookie that is sad when he realizes he doesn’t taste very good. I love when books have a sweet message and a fun ending… and this book has just that! I really recommend this one for your holiday books collection if you don’t have it.
Do your kids love pirates? If so, The Gingerbread Pirates is a fun book that combines Christmas and pirates… how awesome is that?! Great illustrations too!
The Gingerbread Man 2: What Happened Later is a super cute sequel to the story we all know. It follows the fox who becomes a baker of gingerbread men 🙂 I love when books kids already know follow another character as the main character.
We had pirate gingerbread characters… now it’s time for ninjas! The Ninjabread Man is such a fun one! I love all the different ninja animals illustrations in this adorable story. Great one to add to your collection.
The Gingerbread Boy is a cute story about a New York couple that don’t have children yet so they bake a gingerbread boy who escapes and runs through the city. Really fun illustrations!
The Gingerbread Girl Goes Animal Crackers is really fun to read during snack time! Hide a box of animal crackers behind your easel or wherever you’re reading. When the little girl gets animal crackers for her birthday, bring your box out to share!
The Library Gingerbread Man is a really cute story to add to your Gingerbread Man bookshelf! Especially because he lives on library bookshelves 🙂 Sorry, I’m so cheesy and I couldn’t help it. If your school’s (or your child’s school’s) librarian doesn’t have this book, it’d be such a lovely surprise to give to them! It’s fun for everyone to read though.
Love this adorable cowboy and desert themed Gingerbread Man book. The Gingerbread Cowboy is so engaging and has amazing vocabulary! It’s such a fun one and your kids will probably ask you to read it again and again.
The Gingerbread Man Loose at the Zoo is another from the wonderful series I talked about at the beginning of this list. It’s full of riddles and zoo animals and fun!
The Gingerbread Man Loose on the Fire Truck is also part of that series and is a great book to add to your read alouds. Also, if you learn about firefighters and community helpers, this is a great review of that vocabulary.
I love The Gingerbread Kid Goes to School because he hops out of the principal’s lunch and runs all through the school as people try to catch him. It’s technically a reader but the illustrations and story are so cute that it is a fun one to read aloud!
And, of course, for the classic…
The Gingerbread Man by Gail Yerrill 🙂
Want even more Gingerbread Man books? Here are some more for your shelf!
I don’t have all of these ones below but I thought I’d include them for those of you who do an entire gingerbread theme in your classroom or have your own kids that can’t get enough gingerbread man stories. 🙂
This is a really cute The Gingerbread Man!
I love The Gingerbread Man! 🙂
Ten Tiny Gingerbread Men is a cute one for younger kids to practice counting when reading it to them.
Okay, last one in the list! I wanted to end this list with a super cute and clever book – Catch that Cookie! SUCH a fun one!
I hope you have enjoyed reading this list of Gingerbread Man books as much as I enjoyed writing it!
If you need a fun and easy writing template to use for your gingerbread unit, this Gingerbread Man Writing Craft template is adorable and only a dollar! 🙂
You can easily print it and immediately have it as a cute writing activity to go along with your gingerbread unit.
I absolutely love children’s books. It is so much fun to share my favorites with you. I have a ton of lists on this site if you want more recommendations! Go to my Awesome Lists page for a big list of my lists… can you tell I like lists? 🙂
I have so many more fun December and January books lists coming so please check back each day this month to see the new lists! You can also “like” my Teachers Love Lists Facebook page to see when I post new lists!
Here are some of the posts I have so far:
Christmas Books for Kids ULTIMATE LIST
Pirate Christmas Books (yes, pirates!)
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Thank you so much for stopping by! 🙂
Is your favorite on the list? Did I miss an awesome one? Did you discover new ones for your bookshelf? I would love to hear from you below!
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