Does anything inspire holiday feelings more than the smell of fresh baking cookies? The Gingerbread House is a classic retelling of the Gingerbread Man fairy tale, with a holiday twist. The twist is that you can catch this cookie by building him a house, and maybe car.

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  Gingerbread building is a favorite tradition with my son, even into his teens. He would have loved this book when he was younger. I can just imagine him insisting on reading it before we started our creations.
  
  The rhyming text is great for those little ones that want to hear the story "Just one more time." The multi-media art is simple and iconic, the perfect way to start off the holiday season. I foresee this book becoming a tradition of its own in many homes.
  

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This gingerbread man is hard to catch in a fun read, which leaves the reader smiling.

The gingerbread man is not a calm character. He dances and taps and does the jig all over the house, refusing to be caught by anyone. But there's one trick, which is sure to make this guy stop is constant movement and play. These pages reveal exactly how to do this...and find more.

This book wasn't exactly what I was expecting, but it was still cute. The main character comes from the popular nursery rhyme about the running gingerbread man, who can't be caught. This one loves to dance, too, and pops all over the house, which has been decorated for the holidays. It definitely fits the Christmas season and awakes the desire to nibble into a fresh gingerbread man. There's life throughout the book, keeping the pacing high until the end. It does take an unexpected twist about half-way through, which switches into a surprise.

The rhymes fit the intended age group pretty well...although some terms won't be known to them. It works best as a read-aloud. The adventure is fun to follow, although stretched on a bit longer than I expected. While most of the illustrations are pretty, vibrant and enjoyable, a couple were obviously plopped and pasted together.

Still, the tale is fun and refreshing with more than a little life and excitement. Plus, it's a great way to get kids to want to try to create a gingerbread house of their own.

I received a complimentary copy. ( )

An adorable and amusing rhyming story about a freshly baked, dancing, prancing, gingerbread man.
This book grabs your attention even before you have opened it. The front cover illustration is eye-catching and lively. All the illustrated characters throughout are also very cute.
This book is easy to read and exceptionally fun for for both children and adults alike.
This is definitely one of those feel good children's christmasy books that could be read all year around. ( )