The Plan for the Gingerbread House: A STEM Engineering Story

GREAT CHILDREN'S BOOK FOR CHRISTMAS! CREATE SPECIAL CHRISTMAS MEMORIES
The gingerbread man and woman need a new home! A team of kids struggle to create the perfect gingerbread house. The project guidelines are clear: the winning house must stand upright on its own and a gingerbread boy and girl must fit inside.
Sounds easy?
But creating is hard. Cookie burn, the icing it too thin, the house caves-in, someone is eating the candy decorations, and, Oh!, they forgot about putting the gingerbread boy and girl inside the house.
Bake Christmas cookies and read! Amazing read aloud for the younger kids.
Engineering is a creative process. That means you must learn to overcome problems and persevere.
Inspire budding engineers to think about the classic gingerbread house in new ways.
Written in a lyrical rhyme, it's sure to please the language arts folks, too.
Kirkus Reviews says, "Pattison's text begs to be read aloud and Joven's spreads offer dynamic visuals..."
Come one, come all! The Gingerbread Fair opens soon!
Merry Christmas! Make it be a seaon of connecting with kids over baking fun!

Children's book author and indie publisher DARCY PATTISON has written over seventy fiction and nonfiction award-winning books for children. Five books have received starred PW, Kirkus, or BCCB reviews. Awards include the Irma Black Honor award, six NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books, six Eureka! Nonfiction Honor book (CA Reading Assn.), two Junior Library Guild selections, two CLA Notable Children's Book in Language Arts, a Notable Social Studies Trade Book, a Best STEM Book, an Arkansiana Award, and the Susannah DeBlack Arkansas Children's History Book award. She's the 2007 recipient of the Arkansas Governor's Arts Award for Individual Artist for her work in children's literature. Her books have been translated into eleven languages.

John Joven of Bogotá, Columbia studied graphic design at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. He has illustrated over twenty children's books, including Digging for Dinosaurs, A Smithsonian Kids book. His previous Mims House book, A LITTLE BIT OF DINOSAUR, received a starred Kirkus review. Follow his recent work on Instagram: @jjovenart