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Ahlberg, Allan

The Pencil

48 pp. | Candlewick | August, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-3894-8 $16.99
(1) K-3 Illustrated by Bruce Ingman. The pencil starts to draw, and everything comes into being. Annihilation looms, though, as a thuggish eraser threatens to erase the whole world. The pencil first re-draws it all, then has an extremely good idea that keeps order. Ahlberg's wry, madcap, loving story provides a thought-provoking model of conflict resolution. Ingman's free-wheeling faux-childlike illustrations demonstrate the power of artistic expression.
Reviewer: Sarah Ellis | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2008

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