and changing friendships

And her story is tailor-made for reading aloud

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also known as Nat

My Best Friend Is As Sharp As a Pencil: And Other Funny Classroom Portraits Mad Rupert and changing friendshipsHere's the perfect back to school gift for budding artists. Like the creator's previous picture book, My Dog Is as Smelly as Dirty Socks, this picture book encourages children to be creative and make their own object portraits. It's a fun activity for home or for the classroom. You can even check out portraits made by other readers in the "kids' gallery" of author Hanoch Piven's Web site, www. pivenworld. comand while you're at it, send in your own!