One day Benny the woodpecker awakens to the best tummy-rumbling smell ever and discovers it's something called waffles. He must taste them

He pecks on the door of the waffle house, but he gets the boot.

He tries to sneak in, but he gets swept away.

Each time Benny tries, he just can't seem to get to those delicious waffles. The other forest animals laugh at him: "Woodpeckers don't eat waffles " they say. But Benny has a brilliant plan. . . .

Steve Breen has created a delightful picture book with pitch-perfect humor and tons of visual gags that will keep readers coming back for more Now a Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book of 2016

Author: Steve Breen
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 06/14/2016
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.8lbs
Size: 10.20h x 9.30w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780062342577
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 183161 / Woodpecker Wants a Waffle


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 03/15/2016 pg. 67
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2016
School Library Journal 05/01/2016 pg. 75
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2017 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Breen, Steve: -

Steve Breen received his degree in political science from the University of California at Riverside. He became the editorial cartoonist for the Asbury Park Press and was later hired by the San Diego Union-Tribune. Steve is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and has also won the Berryman Award, the Thomas Nast Award, the Fischetti Award, and the National Headliner Award. His other books include Stick, Violet the Pilot, The Secret of Santa's Island, and Pug & Doug.

In his free time, Steve enjoys running, reading, playing the guitar, and making waffles for his six kids. He and his family live in San Diego County, where there are, sadly, few woodpeckers.