The Pencil - Softcover

Ahlberg, Allan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1406380822 ISBN 13: 9781406380828

Publisher: Walker Books, 2018

Synopsis

The creators of THE RUNAWAY DINNER and PREVIOUSLY team up to imagine the comical world that comes to life when a lonely pencil starts to draw.

"One day that little pencil made a move, shivered slightly, quivered somewhat . . . and began to draw."

Welcome back Banjo, the boy from THE RUNAWAY DINNER! Once a pencil draws him, there's no telling what will come next — a dog, a cat, a chase (of course), and a paintbrush to color in an ever-expanding group of family and friends. But it's not long before the complaints begin — "This hat looks silly!" "My ears are too big!" — until the poor pencil has no choice but to draw . . . an eraser. Oh no! In the hands of Allan Ahlberg and Bruce Ingman, can anything but havoc and hilarity ensue?

About this title

Review:

Clever and suspenseful...surefire delight.
--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

About the Author:

Allan Ahlberg has written nearly 140 titles for children, including Everybody Was a Baby Once, The Pencil, The Runaway Dinner and such classics as The Jolly Postman series and Peepo. His books have won numerous awards: the Kurt Maschler Award, the Blue Peter Award and the Children's Book Award. Allan lives in Sussex. Bruce Ingman's first book, When Martha's Away, was published in 1995 and was honoured with the National Art Library Award. It also won the 1996 Mother Goose Award for the most exciting British newcomer to children's books. Since then, he has made four more picture books, including Bad News, I'm in Charge and Boing!, written by Sean Taylor. He lives in West London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Walker Books
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1406380822
• ISBN 13: 9781406380828
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48
• Illustrator: Ingman Bruce