The Pencil

Just a delightful story. My 7 year old loves this book

Absolutely love this book, it was always a family favourite when my kids were youngers, I've also shared this book with as many family and friends as possible in the hope they would enjoy it. This is the first time I've bought it in a hard back versions and I do prefer it as I hope it will remain in good condition for longer.

This book is something truly different - so simple and yet original in concept with lovely illustration and a story that is both sweet and sends a message. My son loves it, we love reading it to him. We have pretty much bought all the other Allan Ahlberg books based on how much we like this one, but the Pencil remains the firm favourite.

A beautiful book, the illustrations are lovely and there's a gentle wittiness about it. Above all it has a bit more depth than many children's books. We took it on holiday and my 5yr old demanded it every night for the week, usually when he gets focussed on a book I try & persuade him onto another one, not with The Pencil, I enjoyed bedtime story day after day.

My three year old son and I just love this story, it's so clever and so much fun to read aloud. The illustrations are wonderful too. I think we'll be reading this one for years.

It is a good story, and makes friends with pencils and rubbers, encouraging drawing and making it fun. Needs to be read to a younger child but makes a good bedtime story

A very novel idea which really appealed to my grandsons, aged 4 and 6. I must have read it at least 10 times in the week I spent with them at christmas. The elder one now draws a picture of someone or something and thinks what they would want next, and why. The drawings become characters and decide to go places, thus developing story telling skills.

This is book is FANTASTIC!!! Very clever yet simple concept. Years down the line, we still love reading it!! I also recommend The Runaway Dinner by Alan Ahlberg. Peekaboo is super too for younger kiddies.

I love this book. The colourful, playful illustrations and the quirky, witty storyline. I laugh every time I read it to my girls.

Nos encanta el ritmo, la naturalidad, el humor y la creatividad con la que escribe este autor. Tenemos unos 15 libros suyos. Este es de lo que más le gustan a mi peque. Me pide que se lo lea una y otra vez.

The Pencil is certainly an imaginative book! I bought this for our 5 year old daughter and we have had so much fun reading it. It is such a novel idea for a story. It has the same premise as Harold and the Purple Crayon, but in this story it is the pencil that draws his world around him. There is a lot more going on in this book than any of the Harold books we have read. We enjoy the pencil's adventures, the unique names and his problem solving skills. The illustrations are wonderfully interesting and have a lot of detail to explore from page to page. I am very happy that I stumbled upon this book. It has been a great addition to our children's book collection.

Mon fils de 4ans ADORE ce livre! Il crée d'autres histoires oralement avec le crayon et le pinceau qui font d'autres aventures. My 4 year old son LOVES this book. He has created and imagined all sorts of other adventures that the pencil has drawn and that the paintbrush has painted. Maybe this one might become a favourite of your family too.

Beautiful book that encourages creativity