Customer Reviews

Cajun Gingerbread Boy

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I was fortunate that I could share the Cajun Gingergread Boy book with my kindergartners accompanied by an audio tape, the result of a large group of teachers sharing an Internet project based at ( ). We passed the book around the country with a taped reading by a real Louisiana teacher. She included a printed pronunciation guide for each receiving class to keep and refer to after the book left us for the next stop. Sharing the Cajun Gingerbread Boy book and comparing it to other versions was a wonderful way to learn about and be exposed to other cultures. Many of the teachers will be purchasing their own copies of the book and using it each year for Mardi Gras themes each year. I recommend the book for every kindergarten and primary classroom.

We used "The Cajun Gingerbread Boy" in my son's kindergarten class in conjunction with many activites, for example, cooking, art and writing projects, based on the story. The children loved the delightful Monseur Crocodile, and loved being able to take the gingerbread boy piece from page to page. This is a great book to use with more traditional renditions of this story.

I purchased this book for my three-year-old while in Nawlins in May 2002. What a joy! My daughter loves pushing the gingerbread boy cutout through each page into each new adventure. Unfortunately, with two young children my opportunities to head to New Orleans again in the near future are slim...
My only complaint about this book is that there is no addendum that provides the phonetics for proper Cajun pronunciation.

The story was in good condition, the movable gingerbread man did have a crease on this leg but it worked alright. I ordered several books through Amazon at the same time, this company said they ship out the next day, however they choose the slowest method of shipment. I received the book after the Amazon estimated maximum delivery time.

This is another great addition to a collection of gingerbread stories. Nice regional slant enhances the story.

I'm doing a wonderful unit on the gingerbread boy with my first graders and this was one of the recommended books. I buy many books from Amazon, but my mouth dropped open at the price of this one. It's not available at our public library either. What a shame, especially after reading the other great reviews!