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The Pencil That Drew Dreams

by Namu Marupudi

Ages 3–7 ~4 min read-aloud

THE PENCIL THAT DREW DREAMS Once upon a time, a little girl named Mia found a shiny golden pencil hidden under her bed.

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What’s inside

Page count

5 pages

Age range

Ages 3–7

Read-aloud time

~4 min

Values taught

Creativity is its own kind of magic — with a pencil and imagination, you can draw your way through any adventure.

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About this story

When Mia finds a shiny golden pencil hidden under her bed, she knows it's special the moment she touches it: warm and tingly, like holding a piece of sunshine. Mia loves drawing more than anything — flowers, animals, big blue skies — but this pencil does something no other pencil can: the little brown puppy she draws wiggles, jumps right off the paper, and licks her nose. Soon Doodle the puppy is real, and when best friend Leo comes to visit, a drawn red rocket ship grows tall and proud in the backyard. Helmeted and ready, Mia, Leo, and Doodle zoom past the clouds to a smiling moon, twinkling stars like diamonds on black velvet, and a rainbow bridge drawn across the midnight sky. A joyful imagination adventure about art, friendship, and drawing your way out of every problem.

  • Tingle — a prickly, excited feeling in your skin
  • Wiggle — to move in tiny, wiggly jumps
  • Rocket — a machine that flies up into space
  • Helmet — a hard hat that protects your head
  • Velvet — a very soft, smooth fabric, like the night sky with stars
  • Magnificent — grand, wonderful, and amazing
  • Explore — to look around somewhere new
  • Imagination — the pictures and ideas your mind creates

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