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From School Library Journal --------------------------- PreS-Gr 2—The Gingerbread Man is loose once more, this time accompanying his class to the zoo. Following the established formula of upbeat rhyming text and cartoon panel illustrations, the plot involves a lost kangaroo joey that is saved by the Gingerbread Man, but the real joy of the book is following the cookie as he meets different animals. Young readers will pick up on the rhythm of the text quickly and are sure to start clapping and dancing along to the beat, which makes it a great read-aloud choice. The text also includes riddles about different animals, which are well placed in relation to page turns, so that readers have a chance to solve the riddles before the answers are revealed. The animals are illustrated in bright colors and with friendly faces that match the active tone. Fans of graphic novels will appreciate the panel illustration format, text boxes, and speech bubbles. VERDICT Recommended for general purchase, especially for libraries with active storytime or read-aloud programs.—Celia Dillon, The Brearley School, New York Read more ( javascript:void(0) ) Review ------ From The Horn Book - "He's already taken a field trip to the fire station (The Gingerbread Man Loose on the Fire Truck, rev. 7/13). Now, in the fourth Gingerbread Man book, it's time to visit the zoo. "It's zippity zoo day! Get ready to go. Let's load up the bus, and find out what you know,"says the teacher handing out clues to a animal scavenger hunt. The gingerbread man rises to the challenge: "I'll be a detective. I know that I can! I'll solve all these clues. I'm the Gingerbread Man!" Things go awry when a giraffe [& others] mistakes him for food...undaunted, the GB man follows the scavenger hunt clues around the zoo &, with the help of a lost joey, finally finds his classmates. Murray & Lowery's consistently winning recipe includes bouncy,ear-pleasing rhymes & spry, varied illustrations. With school back in session, where will this sweet group of students--and their loyal cookie pal--go next?" From Publisher's Weekly - "In his fourth picture book, Murray's Gingerbread Man accompanies his human classmates to the zoo, where they decode clues to identify various animals. Some creatures find the fast-moving cookie to be a tempting treat, including a giraffe with an equally quick tongue: "My classmates were busily reading clue two. Oh, no, I cried out. She's beginning to chew!"After a few narrow escapes, the Gingerbread Man comes out on top by reuniting a lost kangaroo joey with its mother. Zingy rhymes and cartooning make this a high-stakes, high-energy read aloud." From School Library Journal - The Gingerbread Man is loose once more, this time accompanying his class to the zoo...young readers will pick up on the rhythm of the text quickly and are sure to start clapping and dancing along to the beat,which makes it a great read-aloud choice. The text also includes riddles about different animals, which are well placed in relation to page turns, so that readers have a chance to solve the riddles before the answers are revealed. The animals are illustrated in bright colors and with friendly faces that match the active tone. Fans of graphic novels will appreciate the panel illustration format, text boxes, and speech bubbles. VERDICT Recommended for purchase,especially for libraries with active storytime or read-aloud programs. Read more ( javascript:void(0) ) See all Editorial Reviews ( /dp/product-description/0399168672/ref=dp_proddesc_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books&isInIframe=0 )