Little Pencil Finds His Forever Friends – A Rhyming Pencil Grip Picture Book, written by Christine Calabrese and illustrated by Maria Victoria Flores, is an adorable and educational book perfect for preschoolers who are learning how to properly hold a pencil. The story is about Little Pencil who enviously watches all the other toys and tools in the classroom/playroom having fun and wishes that he had something to do, too! Finally, he meets some fingers who become his Forever Friends, and now he gets to write all day! I love the underlying lesson of being productive and working hard and the joy that doing both bring!
Little ones will adore this book which is full of colorful and fun illustrations on every page. The rhyming is smooth and easy to read and follow. They will be cheering for Little Pencil when he finally finds his Forever Friends and has something to do! And, I’ll bet they will want to try to use their own pencils after reading this story!
As an added bonus, this book (which is wonderful on its own) includes an amazing FREE Teaching/Activity Guide with 5 days of aligned lessons and links to important resources! It includes not only pencil grip lessons, but also discusses vocabulary, grammar, and rhyming, among other important lessons – and it includes crafts, activities, songs and so many other things – you just have to see for yourselves: http://christinecalabrese.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/A-Resource-Guide-for-Little-Pencil.A.pdf.
Finally, to get an even better feel for this book, check out this fun video introducing the book: Fun Intro Video . I highly recommend this book for all preschoolers just learning, or are about to learn, how to properly grip a pencil!
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