Gingersnap Snatcher

A simply adorable book for children with charming illustrations that will have children asking for more. Gingersnap Snatcher by Vicky Weber is a magnetic yet humorous tale of three children who love to eat their Grandma's Gingersnap cookies. So when the kids learn that Grandma has made cookies to eat after they daydream about it. Their dreams are filled with its flavor so much that they start to drool. They rush back home after school only to find the cookies missing. Left behind were only cookie crumbs. The three kids decide to follow the trail and catch the Gingersnap Snatcher. Their doubt rest upon their pets but it was not so. Who then is the thief? Read this engaging picture to find out.The book is beautifully written in rhyme and it seems that one is singing and not reading. The illustrations along with the text add more to the charm making it a perfect read for the kids. It is a perfect companion to snuggle with children along with some hot chocolate and cookies. Highly recommended to parents and librarians to add to their collection.The author has also added musical notes of the text for those musically inclined.I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Three little children are dreaming in school about the gingersnap cookies their abuela is baking for Christmas. They can’t wait to reach home and devour those yummy cookies. But once home, they see that only crumbs are left – the cookies are gone! Who ate their cookies? Will the children discover the cookie thief?This is a very quick and easy story. Young readers will have fun following the three kids on their mission to follow to crumbs and solve the mystery of the missing cookies. There are a couple of animals to boost the cutesy factor. I wish the ending were different. The identity of the culprit will be fun for children to know, but the story can’t stop just there. It feels incomplete.The book is written in rhythmic prose. It works in some verses, but at other times, the rhymes seem forced.The illustrations are adorable and the best part of the book. They add tremendous charm to the story.The final page has a little song named ‘Gingersnap snatcher” written in musical notations, but this will be useful only to those who can read music. This page also hints at other “vocal exploration opportunities” in this book but try as I may, I couldn’t deduce what these opportunities were. There is also an option to get Abuela’s cookie recipe through a QR code. (I would have preferred the recipe to be printed in the book itself. It would have been so much easier for kids to read the recipe and bake the cookies with adult guidance.)Overall, a quick and fun story for young reader that delivers what the cover promises.3.25 stars.Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of this book at my request and these are my honest thoughts about it.

Another beautiful book by Vicky Weber. This heartwarming story leads children on an adventure around their home to find the gingersnap thief. Lots of opportunities for musical learning as well as discussion points for younger children. I have used this with Early Years and KS1 to explore rhythm and rhyme patterns. We even learnt the song at the end and had a go at writing our own lyrics.

Gingerbread Snatcher is a beautiful little holiday season book everyone can enjoy! It's amazing for young readers and a for preschoolers to be read aloud. The book is fantastically illustrated, and of course well written which is to be expected of Vicky Weber. I absolutely love the vocal explorations and plan to use the little chorus throughout many pages of the book, keeping it fun for my preschool music classes!

Readers will be captivated by the journey of the characters in the story to solve the mystery of the Gingersnap Snatcher. The playful rhymes and colourful illustrations make this book “must have” book for every child’s collection!

I was so excited to get this book for my two granddaughters so didn’t mind paying more than I usually would for a paperback book. It’s a cute idea and the tempo and rhyming is good until it ends very abruptly and not on a rhyme. The first and last several pages of the book are not part of the story, so the story is not 31 pages long. The true test was when I asked them if they wanted to keep the book to read again sometime or to donate it to a library. They usually like to reread books several times, but they were very happy to offer this book up for donation the same day they got it.

This is a cute story about Abuela making cookies for the grandkids to eat after school. The only problem with that is that when the children get home, all that was left of the cookies was crumbs. They decided to investigate until they found the thief, and they were surprised when they learned who had eaten their treats. Then the story just ended.I think a better ending would have been that Abuela had put some cookies in a baggie for the children before the rest of them were stolen. Or even better: Abuela could have made and hidden a second batch of cookies for the grandkids. Then EVERYONE would have been happy AND have gotten some gingersnaps!