When her grandma asks her about school, a girl draws a class portrait, adding details that show what makes each person special.
- ISBN: 9780375853388
- Author: Piven, Hanoch
- Published: 2010 , Random House, Inc.
- Themes: Individuality, portraits, School
- Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Fiction, Picture Book, Spain
- No. of pages: 37
Rubber bands for hair, mouths made from pencils, jingle bell teeth, readers will find all of this and more in My Best Friend is as Sharp as a Pencil. A very creative young girl decides to answer her inquisitive grandmother’s questions about school by making portraits. A group of first grade students were somewhat stumped by a few of the similes, but enjoyed the unique and humorous portraits by author illustrator Hanoch Piven. Several first grade readers remarked that they liked the author’s inclusion of a grandma in the story and wondered, “…what will HER pictures look?!”