And her story is tailor-made for reading aloud

our heroes must save the day by joining forces with an unlikely ally: Petey

also known as Nat

does having more matter

and her shifting sense of morality before she might finally breathe free

My Best Friend Is As Sharp As a Pencil: And Other Funny Classroom Portraits Mad Rupert And her story is tailor-madeHere'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!