Pencil: A Story with a Point

Name: Pencil: A Story with a Point
ISBN: 9781772781540

by Ann Ingalls

Subject: Imagination & Play
Age: 3-5 years
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 32
Publisher: Pajama Press
Size: 21.1 cm × 25.9 cm
ISBN: 9781772781540

Back in two sharp new editions, this oh-so-punny friendship story is making its mark.

Pencil and his boy Jackson are a great pair: they draw, they sketch, they scribble. But then Jackson gets Tablet and Pencil finds himself dumped in the dreaded junk drawer; he just can’t compete with Tablet’s videos, games, and movies. How will Pencil ever reclaim Jackson’s attention? With the help of some new pun-loving junk-drawer friends (and a drooling, pencil-chomping dog), Pencil sketches out a plan to draw Jackson back into their friendship.

A former educator whose first book was shortlisted for a Crystal Kite award, author Ann Ingalls uses kid-friendly puns and an upbeat tone in this story that celebrates friendship, collaboration, and unplugged fun. Buoyed by award-winning artist Dean Griffith's always-exuberant illustrations, Pencil: A Story with a Point is a gentle reminder that technology is no match for imagination.

About the creators

Ann IngallsAuthor

Ann Ingalls is the author of more than twenty books for children and adults, including Little Piano Girl, a finalist for the Crystal Kite Award, and Pencil, which earned a starred review from Foreword Reviews, was a Bank Street Best Book, and was a finalist for the Sunshine State Young Readers Award Jr. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Ann graduated from Michigan State University and worked as an early childhood and special education teacher. She now writes full time at home in Kansas City, Missouri—except, of course, when she is busy traveling the world.

Dean GriffithsIllustrator

Dean Griffiths is a popular picture book artist with more than 25 titles to his name. His many awards include the Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Book Prize for Maggie Can't Wait, the Chocolate Lily Award for Ballerinas Don't Wear Glasses, and the Rainforest of Reading Award for Bad Pirate. Dean lives in Duncan, British Columbia, with his daughter.

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What reviewers said

2021 FAME Sunshine State Young Readers Award Jr. shortlist

2020 Bank Street Best Book selection

2023 Children’s Book Council Spring Showcase: Spring Into a New You Selection

STARRED REVIEW "Office supplies have never been more entertaining than they are in this punny tale of friendship and ingenuity."

Foreword Reviews Starred Review

"The illustrations feature expressive, googly-eyed implements and realistic children and animals...An overload of fun puns will have many readers giggling through to the openly sweet moral at the end."

Kirkus Reviews