Solve the riddles to find the runaway gingerbread men in this funny and magical cookie hunt!
Marshall knows one thing for sure, despite what all the stories say: Gingerbread men cannot run. Cookies are for eating, and he can't wait to eat his after spending all morning baking them with his class. But when it's time to take the gingerbread men out of the oven . . . they're gone! Now, to find those rogue cookies, Marshall and his class have to solve a series of rhyming clues. And Marshall just might have to rethink his stance on magic. Catch That Cookie! is an imaginative mystery, deliciously illustrated by Caldecott Medal winner David Small. It's sure to inspire a new classroom tradition . . . and maybe even a few new believers!
Praise for Catch That Cookie:
* "Durand has written a delightfully ingenious story with an altogether appealing protagonist in Marshall. The icing on the cake—er, gingerbread—is Small’s wonderful pictures, created in pen-and-ink and watercolor, fill single- and double-page spreads. A wonderful draughtsman, Small uses a fluid line that adds energy to an already lively story and further invests it with wit and whimsy. All of these ingredients combine to make a truly tasty tale." —Booklist, starred review
"Add this to your small shelf of truly special seasonal explorations of belief, but don’t wait for a holiday to share it!" —School Library Journal
"A must-have title for any library." —LMC
Praise for David Small:
Imogene's Antlers: Featured Selection for more than 10 years on PBS's Reading Rainbow, California Young Readers Medal
The Gardener: Caldecott Honor, Christopher Award, ABBY Award Honor Book, 1997, Friends of American Writers (Chicago), First Place Juvenile Literary Award, 1997
So You Want to be President?: Caldecott Medal Award, Chosen as one of the Best Books of the Year 2000 by the School Library Journal, Publisher's Weekly, Booklist and the Riverbank Review, Texas Bluebonnet
When Dinosaurs Came With Everything: No. 1 on Time magazine's list: Top 10 Children's Books of 2007, American Booksellers for Children E.B. White Read Aloud Award, April 2008, ALA Notable Book for 2007
One Cool Friend: Caldecott Honor, New York Times Bestseller, Indie Next Pick
Hallie Durand has written many popular books for kids. She was inspired to write Catch That Cookie! By her own son’s hard-won belief in magic after his gingerbread cookie scavenger hunt at school. (And yes, he really did ask to lock the car doors!) She lives with her cookie-loving family in Maplewood, New Jersey.
View titles by Hallie Durand
David Small is a writer and illustrator who grew up in Detroit, Michigan, studied art and English at Wayne State University, and completed his graduate studies in art at Yale University.
In addition to children's books, David makes editorial drawings for such publications as the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal and is a frequent contributor to many national magazines as well. David also writes book reviews for the New York Times Book Review.
Recognition for David's books includeThe Caldecott Medal (So You Want To Be President?, 2001), The Caldecott Honor (The Gardener, 1998; One Cool Friend 2012), National Book Award Finalist(Stitches, 2009 and The Underneath, 2008), Christopher Award(That Book Woman, 2009 and The Gardener, 1998), ABBY Award Honor Book(The Gardener, 1997 and The Library, 1995), The New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year(The Library, 1995), and a Featured Selection for more than 10 years on Reading Rainbow (Imogene's Antlers, 1985).View titles by David Small
Solve the riddles to find the runaway gingerbread men in this funny and magical cookie hunt!
Marshall knows one thing for sure, despite what all the stories say: Gingerbread men cannot run. Cookies are for eating, and he can't wait to eat his after spending all morning baking them with his class. But when it's time to take the gingerbread men out of the oven . . . they're gone! Now, to find those rogue cookies, Marshall and his class have to solve a series of rhyming clues. And Marshall just might have to rethink his stance on magic. Catch That Cookie! is an imaginative mystery, deliciously illustrated by Caldecott Medal winner David Small. It's sure to inspire a new classroom tradition . . . and maybe even a few new believers!
Reviews
Praise for Catch That Cookie:
* "Durand has written a delightfully ingenious story with an altogether appealing protagonist in Marshall. The icing on the cake—er, gingerbread—is Small’s wonderful pictures, created in pen-and-ink and watercolor, fill single- and double-page spreads. A wonderful draughtsman, Small uses a fluid line that adds energy to an already lively story and further invests it with wit and whimsy. All of these ingredients combine to make a truly tasty tale." —Booklist, starred review
"Add this to your small shelf of truly special seasonal explorations of belief, but don’t wait for a holiday to share it!" —School Library Journal
"A must-have title for any library." —LMC
Praise for David Small:
Imogene's Antlers: Featured Selection for more than 10 years on PBS's Reading Rainbow, California Young Readers Medal
The Gardener: Caldecott Honor, Christopher Award, ABBY Award Honor Book, 1997, Friends of American Writers (Chicago), First Place Juvenile Literary Award, 1997
So You Want to be President?: Caldecott Medal Award, Chosen as one of the Best Books of the Year 2000 by the School Library Journal, Publisher's Weekly, Booklist and the Riverbank Review, Texas Bluebonnet
When Dinosaurs Came With Everything: No. 1 on Time magazine's list: Top 10 Children's Books of 2007, American Booksellers for Children E.B. White Read Aloud Award, April 2008, ALA Notable Book for 2007
One Cool Friend: Caldecott Honor, New York Times Bestseller, Indie Next Pick
Author
Hallie Durand has written many popular books for kids. She was inspired to write Catch That Cookie! By her own son’s hard-won belief in magic after his gingerbread cookie scavenger hunt at school. (And yes, he really did ask to lock the car doors!) She lives with her cookie-loving family in Maplewood, New Jersey.
View titles by Hallie Durand
David Small is a writer and illustrator who grew up in Detroit, Michigan, studied art and English at Wayne State University, and completed his graduate studies in art at Yale University.
In addition to children's books, David makes editorial drawings for such publications as the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal and is a frequent contributor to many national magazines as well. David also writes book reviews for the New York Times Book Review.
Recognition for David's books includeThe Caldecott Medal (So You Want To Be President?, 2001), The Caldecott Honor (The Gardener, 1998; One Cool Friend 2012), National Book Award Finalist(Stitches, 2009 and The Underneath, 2008), Christopher Award(That Book Woman, 2009 and The Gardener, 1998), ABBY Award Honor Book(The Gardener, 1997 and The Library, 1995), The New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year(The Library, 1995), and a Featured Selection for more than 10 years on Reading Rainbow (Imogene's Antlers, 1985).View titles by David Small
