Project Gutenberg 2020-10-15 Public domain in the USA. 206 Smith, Laura Rountree 1876 1924 Hetherington, Mildred Lyon Lyon, Mildred The Gingerbread Boy and Joyful Jingle Play Stories The Gingerbread Boy -- The Easter Bunny -- Old Woman Work-Away -- Bobby Bright Eyes' birthday party -- The Happy Hare -- The road to Sleepy Town -- Old Mother Bear's Christmas stocking -- Old Mother Bear's Happy New Year -- Little Tommy Tittlemouse -- The Mad March Hare -- Danny-Do-Little -- Jack and Jill's toothpick circus. Produced by Richard Tonsing, Juliet Sutherland, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Gingerbread Boy and Joyful Jingle Play Stories" by Laura Rountree Smith is a delightful children’s collection of short stories likely written in the early 20th century. The book features whimsical tales centered around characters like the Gingerbread Boy and other fanciful creatures, designed to entertain and educate young readers through playful narratives and catchy jingles. In this charming collection, each story presents engaging themes of kindness, adventure, and celebration. For example, in "The Gingerbread Boy," a spirited cookie comes to life, delighting children Polly and Peter with his antics before disappearing after they nibble on him. The stories continue with delightful characters such as the Easter Bunny, the hardworking Old Woman Work-Away, and the jubilant Bobby Bright Eyes on his birthday. With a light-hearted tone, the tales emphasize moral lessons like the joy of giving, the importance of manners, and the joys of friendship and community, making them both entertaining and educational for young audiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Animals -- Juvenile fiction Children's stories PZ Text Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading 156086 2025-07-25T08:03:04.636029 text/html 137641 2024-10-18T07:13:16 text/html 6162447 2025-07-25T08:03:10.935982 application/epub+zip 6160280 2025-07-25T08:03:06.277016 application/epub+zip 115354 2025-07-25T08:03:05.415019 application/epub+zip 6214076 2025-07-25T08:03:13.778474 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6194986 2025-07-25T08:03:10.010979 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155215 2022-09-28T16:15:07.497228 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 97047 2025-07-25T08:03:03.799022 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 77185 2024-10-18T07:13:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16633 2025-07-25T08:03:13.946461 application/rdf+xml 25869 2025-07-25T08:03:05.536017 image/jpeg 4026 2025-07-25T08:03:05.474999 image/jpeg 6341909 2025-07-25T08:03:04.775029 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog