Peck, Peck, Peck

Reviewed by: Barbara Merritt - Scarborough School District, Scarborough, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: December 2, 2015

Review

Little Woodpecker's daddy tells him it is time he learned to peck a tree. He learns quickly and is so thrilled with his new skill, that he pecks everything he can see. He manages to peck his way through a door and get into a house where he pecks holes in furniture, artwork, clothing, and just about everything else. On each page, everything that has been pecked has a perfectly round hole through it. Text is somewhat rhyming. At the end, Little Woodpecker returns home with a crinkled beak from all of the pecking, and is happily tucked into bed. This will be a good lap share book with a very young child. There are so many household items in the illustrations, that it will be good to use for identifying objects. Little Woodpecker's pride and determination, even though his actions are misdirected, will shine through.

Overall Book Score: good