**PRE-ORDER** A Gingerbread House

“What a joy to spend time with this lively, hands-on girl as she and her grandfather lovingly and playfully create a beautiful, candy-bedecked gingerbread house––from scratch! Start gathering ingredients, because after readers witness this joyful process, they’ll be itching to design a gingerbread house of their very own!
—Jill Esbaum, award-winning author of ….

“Author Julie Lavender has created a sweet treat for her readers with her latest children’s book, A Gingerbread House. This delightful picture book not only features beautiful illustrations and fun, rhyming text, but it also celebrates family—the sweetest treat of all. I can’t wait to read this one to the littles in my world.”
—Michelle Medlock Adams, multi-award-winning author of Dachshund Through the Snow and What is Christmas?

Engaging rhyme and fun-filled illustrations make for a truly “sweet” story of holiday baking fun!
—Taryn Souders, Edgar, Agatha, and Anthony Award-nominated author of Coop Knows the Scoop and The Mystery of the Radcliffe Riddle

Building and decorating gingerbread houses has been a holiday tradition for many years. It has been a symbol of home and family, bringing multiple generations together. Julie Lavender brings these familiar cozy feelings to her readers in her lovely book, A Gingerbread House. Children will enjoy the colorful illustrations and delight in the wonderful rhyming text. They will be reminded of the importance of quality time spent with family and the magic of creating memories through shared activities.
—Rona Shirdan, founder “Writing with EEEs,” author of Wangari Maathai – Mother of Trees

Just reading Julie Lavender’s charming book, A Gingerbread House, brought to mind wonderful aromas of spice and ginger. The whimsical words and playful artistry instantly takes me back to a place where life was simple, and I felt safe and cozy in the warmth of my gramma’s kitchen. This is a book that will be shared every yuletide season and passed down through generations inspiring memories with young and old.
—Pat Ashley Howard, 3 time winner of the National Gingerbread House Competition, Director of The Confectionery Academy, and founder of gingerbreadarts.com

Julie Lavender’s clever rhyming poetry and Kim Barnes’ colorful illustrations combine to create a story alive with joy and heart. Together, they show young readers how to create a fresh-from-the-oven gingerbread house – how to dress it up in sugary bling, and finally how to turn it into a gingerbread home full of family. This book is a cheerful, wintry treat – creative and heartfelt. The icing on the cake? It’s so easy to read aloud.
—Sheila Turnage, author of the Newbery Honor Book THREE TIMES LUCKY, and many others.

This is a sweet tale in rollicking rhyme about two joyful bakers who work together to create an amazing gingerbread house — and they add an extra special ingredient that makes it even more special! Young readers will eat this up!”
—Linda Skeers, critically acclaimed children’s author

”A Gingerbread House” is a charming book to read as a family to inspire creativity and holiday traditions. It is beautifully illustrated, And gives families a guide to building their very own gingerbread houses and memories. It gives me fond memories of my own childhood, and years of gingerbread traditions.
—Sarah Cummings, award-winning Myrtle Beach gingerbread contest competitor with her mom for over a dozen years, moderator and admin for Gingerbread Tips and Tricks Facebook group, and owner and operator, The Gingerbread Ladies, where she averages creating between 400 to 1000 gingerbread houses each year

An engaging and tender story for children of all ages centered around such a lovely Christmas tradition. This book has warmed my heart as a thirteen-year competitor in the National Gingerbread House Competition at the Omni Grove Park Inn. Thank you, Julie, for bringing children’s books back to family as the heart of the home!
—Chloe Jennings, Gingerbread Competitor and owner of Confections by Chloe
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