Jan Brett's beloved character the Gingerbread Baby returns in a fun-filled Christmas caper Gingerbread Baby and his friend, Matti, take his gingerbread band to the Christmas Festival where they are a hit That is until the aroma of gingerbread reaches the children, making them hungry. That means it is time to run away. Clever Matti uses snow to disguise the gingerbread instruments while Gingerbread Baby leads the audience on a merry chase to the smartest hiding place ever--a giant Christmas tree.