An intrepid Gingerbread Man is out to save the day in this deliciously illustrated confection of a children’s book! When an evil macaroon takes a bunch of frightened brownies hostage, only the Gingerbread Man can save them from their sticky situation! With raisin eyes, a licorice mouth, and a kitchen towel for a cape, the superhero swiftly flies to the rescue. Swarming sesame seeds and stampeding animal crackers are just a few of the dangers the tasty treat must face to defeat the wicked macaroon. Ladyfingers and sugar cookies watch in suspense as the two sweets struggle for victory—but the Gingerbread Man never crumbles under pressures. This charming take on the classic Gingerbread Man story is sure to satisfy the sweet tooth of readers everywhere.

A gingerbread man, baked by a little old lady for her husband, bursts rom the oven ready to save the world, beginning with trying to rescue some brownies from a macaroon gone mad.

All the grown-ups comment that Eliot is "such a quiet little thing," unaware that at night, when the clock strikes midnight, he becomes a superhero, and now he has received his most urgent mission yet, to help a group of scientists prevent a giant meteorfrom crashing into Earth.

Readers construct and test their own bridges to help the Gingerbread Man escape a fox. With colorful spreads featuring fun facts, sidebars, and infographics, this book provides an engaging overview of the science and engineering of bridges.

“A highly appealing read. . . . Children will readily gravitate to this book.” —School Library Journal What do young superheroes do when they’ve blundered and bungled? They don’t get mad; they get SMART! This fun follow-up to Even Superheroes Have Bad Days teaches kids another humorous lesson in overcoming adversity. Even superheroes sometimes slip up and err. And when that happens, do they say, “It’s not FAIR?” or give up in despair? NO! “Ashamed Superheroes who goofed up somehow . . . First STOP . . . then CONSIDER what’s best to do now.” Whether they’ve nabbed the wrong guy by mistake or bashed into a planet while zooming through space, all superheroes ‘fess up their mess-up, get on with their day, and keep on saving the world in the most super way!

The Gingerbread Man, who lives at 398.2 on the library shelves, decides to escape and leads the librarian on a chase throughout the library.

A traditional counting rhyme with awesome superhero powers (and a super shiny red foil cover!) Evil super villain Monstro and his dastardly League of Bad Guys look set to destroy the city, will the Super Hero Kids have the super powers to defeat them? This series offers familiar settings and popular characters, with lots of things to spot and count on every page in a variety of action packed settings, set within a clever reworking of a traditional counting rhyme, weaving a clever tale which provides a rich and effective first step to learning.