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“A hilarious and utterly enchanting new classic” The Times

A special fifteenth anniversary edition of a modern classic. The Pencil is a playful, witty, wonderfully quirky story about the power of imagination.

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?

“Few picture books today offer such subtle, imaginative, funny, thought-provoking fare” Guardian

WINNER OF THE RED HOUSE CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARD
SHORLISTED FOR THE ROALD DAHL FUNNY PRIZE
SHORLISTED FOR THE UKLA BOOK AWARD
OVER 150,000 COPIES SOLD

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THE RUNAWAY DINNER
UNDER THE TABLE
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Publisher Review

This award-winning story is celebrating ten years of the playful pencil and the power of imagination in this special anniversary edition. * Nursery World * Witty story about imagination. * The Bookseller *