âRun, run as fast as you can, you canât catch me, Iâm the gingerbread man!â Repetitive rhymes help tell the classic tale of âThe Gingerbread Man.â With raisin eyes, a cherry mouth, and nuts for buttons, an old woman makes a gingerbread man for her husbandâs supper. When the gingerbread man hops out of the oven and runs across their farm the adventure begins. Find out what happens when the gingerbread man meets a sly fox. Simple text and a fun storyline will encourage a lifelong love for reading.