Twelve-year-old Ava finds an old pencil in her family's junk drawer and discovers, during a math test, that it will answer factual questions, so she and her best friend Sophie have a great time--and Ava grows in self-confidence--until the pencil reveals a truth about her family that Ava would rather not know.
Annabelle the drawing fairy needs Rachel and Kirsty's help to find her missing pencil sharpener in order to help keep Rainspell Island's Arts and Crafts Week on schedule.
A lonely pencil draws Banjo, and also a dog, a cat, and other people, but when the characters start complaining about their appearance, the writing instrument draws an eraser, which starts to create chaos.
Twelve-year-old Ava finds an old pencil in her family's junk drawer and discovers, during a math test, that it will answer factual questions, so she and her best friend Sophie have a great time--and Ava grows in self-confidence--until the pencil reveals a truth about her family that Ava would rather not know.
Presents an introduction to how a pencil is made, in simple text with illustrations, tracing the process by which wood, graphite, clay, metal, and rubber are brought together to create this writing utensil.