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The Gingerbread Man

Name: The Gingerbread Man
Brand: Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd
SKU: 9781035081110
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A Push, Pull, Slide Book

By Campbell Books

Series: Campbell First Stories

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Push, pull and slide the scenes to discover the classic nursery tale of The Gingerbread Man! Join the chase for the Gingerbread Man as he leaps off out of the oven and off into the fields outside! This is the perfect introduction for toddlers who like... Read More

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A first novelty board book retelling of The Gingerbread Man with push, pull and slide mechanisms.

A first novelty board book retelling of The Gingerbread Man with push, pull and slide mechanisms.

Description

Push, pull and slide the scenes to discover the classic nursery tale of The Gingerbread Man!

Join the chase for the Gingerbread Man as he leaps off out of the oven and off into the fields outside! This is the perfect introduction for toddlers who like to play as they read, with gentle rhyming text and chunky mechanisms. This much-loved story has been beautifully reimagined for a new generation by popular children's illustrator Kasia Dudziuk.

Listen along to an audio recording of this story by scanning the QR code on the back cover.

Collect more magical tales in the First Stories series with The Three Little Pigs, Cinderella and Jack and the Beanstalk.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781035081110

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Board book

Date Published: 09 July 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Campbell Books Ltd

Contributors:

Illustrated by Kasia Dudziuk

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 182.0mm

Height: 182.0mm

Weight: 314g

Pages: 10

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Activity Books and Kits Campbell Books Children's Board Books Children's Books Children's Fiction Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Drawing, Colouring and Painting Books for Kids Kids & YA Pre-orders Pre-order Books Pre-Order Children's Books Pre-orders Pre-orders by Release Date Series: Campbell First Stories

About the Author

Kasia Dudziuk is a London-based children’s illustrator and designer. She graduated with an Illustration degree from Falmouth University of Arts and also studied at the Sorbonne University in Paris. The Gingerbread Man is her first book for Campbell.

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