My Best Friend Is As Sharp As a Pencil: And Other Funny Classroom PortraitsBy: Hanoch Piven Illustrator: Hanoch Piven Here'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.