Today, “The Gingerbread Man” is a song, animated video (with art by Savannah Philyaw), and a children’s book, re-framing the story of the runaway cookie and giving him a happy ending.

ENCINITAS — Around Thanksgiving last year, famed singer/songwriter Jack Tempchin was admiring the homemade gingerbread man ornaments his artist wife, Sheryl, was hanging on their Christmas tree ...