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K-Gr 2—Children in day care and elementary classes will see themselves in Small's sensitive and hilarious watercolor, ink, and colored-pencil renderings of Durand's December drama. Following a weeklong spate of gingerbread stories, Marshall, a "ginger" himself, is skeptical: "'They can't run for real,' he told everybody." Neither affirming nor contradicting him, the teacher simply shepherds her flock to the kitchen, where they can draw their own conclusions. Despite a few colloquialisms that may sound less hip in years to come ("You...Log In or Sign Up to Read More