Cover of The Gingerbread Boy
Fae & Fairy Fiction

The Gingerbread Boy

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  • 1975 first published
  • 40 pages
  • 10 editions
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The Gingerbread Boy is a 1975 fae fiction short story by Paul Galdone. It deals with fairy tales, Folklore and foxes.

19 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 10 editions.

It runs to roughly 40 pages — about 45 minutes of reading at an average pace.

About The Gingerbread Boy

The Gingerbread Boy eludes the hungry grasp of everyone he meets until he happens upon a fox more clever than he
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Children's stories
  • Fairy tales
  • Folklore
  • Literature and fiction, juvenile
  • Children's fiction
  • Foxes

Quick answers

Who wrote The Gingerbread Boy?

The Gingerbread Boy was written by Paul Galdone and first published in 1975.

What genre is The Gingerbread Boy?

It is usually shelved as Fae & Fairy Fiction.

How long is The Gingerbread Boy?

The median edition has 40 pages, about about 45 minutes of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Gingerbread Boy?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle, The Book of Dragons and Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales.

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