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  • Published: 6 February 2024
  • ISBN: 9780593532447
  • Imprint: Putnam
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 48
  • RRP: $32.99

The Gingerbread Man: Buttons on the Loose





This fan-favorite Gingerbread Man is loose in graphic novels for the earliest readers!

This fan-favorite Gingerbread Man is loose in graphic novels for the earliest readers!

The Gingerbread Man is as excited as his classmates about their new class pet. And today it’s his turn to feed Squeaks. But—uh-oh!—her cage door is open and she’s nowhere to be found. Where could she have gone?

From the art table to the reading corner and beyond, this smart cookie will follow every clue to track Squeaks down and bring her home!

This Gingerbread Man’s series of graphic novels is for the youngest readers, full of the hilarious rhymes and action-packed escapades kids know and love from his picture books.

  • Published: 6 February 2024
  • ISBN: 9780593532447
  • Imprint: Putnam
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 48
  • RRP: $32.99

About the author

Laura Murray

Laura was a teacher before becoming a writer, and had to deal with many an escaped Gingerbread Man in her time. This is her fourth book. www.lauramurraybooks.com

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Praise for The Gingerbread Man: Buttons on the Loose

Praise for The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School:

  • A Publishers Weekly Bestseller
  • Winner of the Illinois Monarch Award, Virginia Reader’s Choice Award, and a Florida Children’s Choice Honor. Nominated for children’s choice awards in WA, KY, MS, IN, SD, IA, NV, and CO
  • JLG Selection, Scholastic Book Club #1 bestseller, Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year

* “This title will leave kids giggling as they follow the sometimes-dire consequences of the G-man’s efforts to be reunited with his class . . . This reinvention of a venerable figure is funny to the max.” —Booklist, starred review

Praise for The Gingerbread Man Loose at Christmas:
“The rhyming text is patter-perfect, with lots of humor and action . . . A jolly treat with a sweet acknowledgement of the gifts teachers give their students all year long.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Over the course of this book the students dash around town spreading cheer to community helpers . . .  Lowery’s festive illustrations of cookie and co . . are a treat, while Murray’s rhymes are continually surprising and satisfying.” —The Horn Book

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