Gingerbread Baby

So begins the rollicking chase around Mattis kitchen and out into thecountryside as Mattis mother his father the cat and the dog run after theboisterous bouncin... » 

So begins the rollicking chase around Mattis kitchen and out into thecountryside as Mattis mother his father the cat and the dog run after theboisterous bouncing Gingerbread Baby only to be joined by a flock of goatsMartha and Madeline a crowd of villagers and more. The Gingerbread Baby staysjust out of reach daring them to catch him all along the wayBut Mattis not with them. Hes at home and we see him in the borders pattingand rolling and putting something into the oven. What is he making? Will heever see his Gingerbread Baby again?Yes In a delicious twist at the end that surprises even that mischievousGingerbread Baby.Jan Bretts lively and beautifully detailed paintings catch the spirit of afavorite old tale through her cheeky little Gingerbread Baby and the colorfulcast of characters who pursue him through a tiny Swiss village surrounded byforest and mountain. «