by Vera Southgate, Ladybird Books Staff · Ladybird · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780721400839
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«The Gingerbread Boy» is the children's story by Vera Southgate and Ladybird Books Staff, published by Ladybird in paperback (52 pages, in English).
A freshly baked gingerbread man comes to life and escapes from the woman who made him. He runs through streets and fields while various characters try to catch him to eat him, until he meets a cunning fox who offers help. A short version of the traditional tale, with color illustrations accompanying the reading.
Belongs to the Well-Loved Tales series (606D) and the Easy Reading Books collection; with drawings by Robert Lumley.
Aimed at early readers aged 3 to 5, also suitable for reading aloud at home or in the classroom.
Vera Southgate was a British educationalist who dedicated herself to improving how children were taught to read English from the late 1950s to the mid-1980s, a period when many different methods were practised, including the initial teaching alphabet, phonics, and whole language.
