The Pencil

"A hilarious and utterly enchanting new classic" The Times<BR><BR>A special fifteenth anniversary edition of a modern classic. The Pencil is a playful, witty, wonderfully quirky story about the power of imagination. <BR><BR>Say hi to Banjo! 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 colour 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 ... a rubber. Oh no! In the hands of Allan Ahlberg and Bruce Ingman, can anything but havoc and hilarity ensue? <BR><BR>"Few picture books today offer such subtle, imaginative, funny, thought-provoking fare" Guardian<BR><BR>WINNER OF THE RED HOUSE CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD<BR>SHORLISTED FOR THE ROALD DAHL FUNNY PRIZE<BR>SHORLISTED FOR THE UKLA BOOK AWARD<BR>OVER 150,000 COPIES SOLD <BR><BR>Look out for these other fantastic books by the same author and illustrator:<BR>THE RUNAWAY DINNER <BR> UNDER THE TABLE<BR> PREVIOUSLY