Books like The Gingerbread Man Loose at the Zoo
By Laura Murray
For the kid who turns every field trip into a mission, this one gives the Gingerbread Man a zoo full of reasons to run, think, and solve his way home. Bouncy, rhyming, and clue-driven — part chase, part scavenger hunt.
A fearless boy finds a pirate hiding in the school supply closet and sails off to help him find his stolen ship, only to run into mean pirate dinosaurs on the loose.
A crocodile and his bird friend travel to the United States to rescue a kidnapped cousin taken to an Exotic Animal Farm — and along the way, the bird himself gets captured.
A Siamese kitten who imagines himself a swashbuckling Chihuahua bounces into his closet world of Cirque de Olé, where his Chimichango pals dazzle the crowd — but only Skippito the Strong can pull off the trickiest stunt of all.
A stretchy superhero worm spends his days rescuing bugs in trouble, until a wicked Wizard Lizard captures him — and his friends must find a way to set him free.
Enormous dinosaurs head off to school just like any kid — riding the bus, reading books, and romping on the playground with classmates who happen to be the size of a Ceratosaurus.
An elephant named Horace turns eleven and throws a costume party for his exotically dressed animal friends, but when it's time for the feast, someone has already eaten it all.
When a bullying wolf threatens to blow down their houses, three pig siblings each pick a martial art to fight back — but only the one who actually practices is ready when he shows up.
A boy and a girl are stuck telling one fairy tale together for class, but he wants a motorcycle dude battling a giant and she wants a princess with ponies — so their story collides into one.
A friendly little pick-up truck greets farm animals along a country road, beeping and honking hello — until he gets stuck in the muck and needs his animal friends to push him out.
When evening falls, a crowd of bats flutters from the rafters to fill a moonlit stadium, watching their own all-stars play a topsy-turvy game of baseball.
A hungry frog and a clever fly face off in six short comic-style chapters, with frog always seeming to win — until fly gets the last word.
When a wild wind blows away the washing, a determined boy sets off across the world to track down his favorite superhero underpants, from the Serengeti to the mountains of Nepal.
