Description

"This wordless picture book follows a pencil from its origins as a tree in a forest to a factory, an art supply store, and the imagination of a young artist who uses it to draw a story."--

Publisher Marketing:
A New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Book
A BookPage Best 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.