The Horribly Hungry Gingerbread Boy Henry Cisneros Acorn woodpeckers unite in marriages

Acorn woodpeckers unite in marriages of up to ten mates and raise their young cooperatively

The hinge point in this history is Proposition 14

transforming an urban or suburban garden into a world that hums and buzzes with life

turns his attention to his ancestral homeland of Sonoma Mountain in Northern California

Much of this story takes place in California

The Horribly Hungry Gingerbread Boy Henry Cisneros Acorn woodpeckers unite in marriagesWhen Shirley bakes herself a gingerbread treat to bring to school, the last thing she expects is for him to leap out of her lunchbox and begin gobbling everything in sight. A wild chase ensueson foot and by cable carthrough iconic San Francisco neighborhoods including the Mission, Chinatown, North Beach, and Fisherman's Wharf. Will Shirley be able to catch the gingerbread boy before he eats up the whole city? Friendship is at the heart of this