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From School Library Journal --------------------------- PreS-Gr 2—In this third book about Gingerbread Baby, the cookie takes part in the town's Christmas Festival. Matti bakes a batch of gingerbread instruments, and Gingerbread Baby takes the stage with his band. All is well until a little girl realizes that these instruments are edible. Matti disguises the instruments, and Gingerbread Baby hides in the foldout Christmas tree. VERDICT Brett's signature border designs and detailed scenes of a folkloric Swiss village make this more suitable for sharing at home than at storytime venues with larger audiences.—Virginia Walter, UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies Read more ( javascript:void(0) ) Review ------ "Fans of Brett's intricately detailed illustration style will find this a sweet treat."—Kirkus Reviews "Brett celebrates the holidays with the cheery hero of Gingerbread Baby and Gingerbread Friends and his friend Matti...In her signature style, Brett frames her pages with intricate themed borders...featuring candies, gingerbread, and ornate loops of icing, they look good enough to eat."—Publishers Weekly "In this third book about Gingerbread Baby, the cookie takes part in the town's Christmas Festival. Matti bakes a batch of gingerbread instruments, and Gingerbread Baby takes the stage with his band."—School Library Journal "Problem: the Gingerbread Baby doesn't have a group of musicians with whom to perform in the Christmas Festival. His (human) friend Matti's solution: bake a band! New problem: the band looks dangerously delicious. Will gingerbread be gingertoast?....a gift that keeps on giving."—Horn Book Read more ( javascript:void(0) ) See all Editorial Reviews ( /dp/product-description/0399170715/ref=dp_proddesc_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books&isInIframe=0 )