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.Ģ021 Sunshine State Young Readers Award Jr. 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.Ī 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. 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. Pencil and his boy Jackson are a great pair: they draw, they sketch, they scribble. In a digital world, a perfectly punny celebration of imagination and hands-on creativity
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