Mendel and the Pencil

A Story About Bal Tashchis

Mendel is a boy who always prefers to use

new supplies of pencils, glue, and paper,

rather than his perfectly-usable old ones.

Then one day Mendel has an astonishing

encounter with none other than his old

pencil - and it opens his eyes to the nuances

of 

bal tashchis. Mendel  and the Pencil is a charming book that teaches kids, in a fun and lighthearted way,

how they too can be careful with bal tashchis!