Stubby: A Pencil's Journey

What’s it about?

The story.

Meet Stubby: chewed, sharpened, dropped and adored, and utterly convinced his life story is the most dramatic ever told. In his own gloriously theatrical voice, Stubby recounts every step of his journey, from a giant cedar tree in the forest, through the factory, into a hand that writes, all the way to his current stubby, hard-working glory. He's made friends and lost them, spent three dusty days on the floor, and survived more than any pencil should. Sydra Mallery's read-aloud text is packed with fun and personality, while John Hare's warm, comic illustrations spotlight the vehicles, machines, jobs and real-world science behind an everyday object children use all the time. Part imagined autobiography, part cheerful how-it's-made documentary, Stubby turns a humble pencil into an unlikely hero and a stealthy STEM lesson. Funny, informative and full of heart, it's the kind of picture book that leaves children looking at the things around them, and wondering how they were made.