The Pencil

<b>Clever and suspenseful a surefire delight. &#151;&#160;<i>Publishers Weekly</i>&#160;(starred review)</b><br><br>Once a pencil draws a little boy there&#146;s no telling what will come next &#151; a dog a cat a chase (of course) and a paintbrush to color in an ever-expanding group of family and friends. But it&#146;s not long before the complaints begin &#151; This hat looks silly! My ears are too big! &#151; until the poor pencil has no choice but to draw . . . an eraser. Oh no! In the hands of Allan Ahlberg and Bruce Ingman creators of&#160;<i>The Runaway Dinner&#160;</i>and&#160;<i>Previously&#160;</i>can anything but havoc and hilarity ensue?