Pencil

By Hye-eun Kim

New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Book
A Kirkus Best Book
A BookPage Best Book
An ALSC Notable Children's Book

What is a pencil? A forest transformed. In this beautifully illustrated wordless picture book, young readers can follow a pencil's life cycle from tree to factory to store shelf and back to tree.

Even the simplest tool contains multitudes. Once a living tree, then a manufactured commodity, a pencil in the hands of a young artist becomes the key to a rich imaginative world. In this expansive, gorgeously illustrated story, creator Hye-Yun Kim asks us to see and appreciate the full value--and infinite possibilities--of the pencil, as well as other seemingly mundane objects around us. This powerful aid teaches readers essential visual literacy skills and celebrates the creative process.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1662665539
• ISBN13: 9781662665530
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: Toon Books
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.6" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 5 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 2