Little Red Writing by Joan Holub, illustrated by Melissa Stewart

As a red pencil, red being the color of courage, Little Red wants to writes a story about bravery. She decides to follow the "Story Path" steps that Ms. 2 has written on the chalk board and write a story about a pencil who will, "Go on a journey through the school, meet unusual characters, fight evil and save the day." Ms. 2 reminds Little Red that, "it's ok to wander a little, but stick to your basic story path so you don't get lost."
As Little Red thinks about the story she wants to write, Holub works some fantastic vocabulary into the story and even a little grammar. Little Red meets a tube of "Conjunction Glue" who offers to share some words that have "stick-to-it-iveness" that will help her stick to her story path, but she gets bogged down in a run-on sentence. Just in time, a truck full of adverbs drives by and Little Red nears that part of the story where something exciting is supposed to happen. A wolf isn't especially scary to a pencil, but an electric pencil sharpener in Principal Granny's office is! Trouble, then even bigger trouble ensues but Little Red fixes the trouble and makes it back to the classroom just in time to hear her classmates read their stories and share her own.
Little Red Writing is the kind of book you can pull of the shelf and read to almost any listener, but it definitely shines when read to just the right audience. Next time you need a gift for you child's teacher, this is the book to give!
Source: Review Copy