Also by Hanoch Piven: Let's Make Faces My Dog is as Smelly as Dirty Socks: And Other Funny Familyi Portraits My Best Friend Is As Sharp As a Pencil: And Other Funny Classroom Portraits by Hanoch Piven Grades 2-4 40 pages Schwartz and Wade May 2010 Hardcover     Bored with the typical ‘how was school today?’ questions from her Grandma, a young girl uses random household objects to illustrate her answers. My Best Friend Is As Sharp As a Pencil: And Other Funny Classroom Portraits is like the popular I Spy books but with a purpose. Instead of just searching for things hidden in plain sight, the author takes the items and turns them into an artistic tribute to the character’s favorite people at school. This book will appeal to a wide range of children; young kids who can’t read yet will love seeing things like rubber bands become someone’s curly hair. RECOMMENDED.     web reviews   Mike O'Lenick/2010 for curled up with a good kid's book   For grown-up fiction, nonfiction and speculative fiction book reviews, visit our sister site Curled Up With a Good Book (www.curledup.com)