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1) Crenshaw
Author
Language
English
Description
Jackson and his family have fallen on hard times. There's no more money for rent. And not much for food, either. His parents, his little sister, and their dog may have to live in their minivan... again. Crenshaw is a cat. He's large, he's outspoken, and he's imaginary. He's been gone for four years, but has come back into Jackson's life to help him. Is an imaginary friend enough to save this family from losing everything?
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"In a park, a child walks a banana on the end of a leash. This unusual thing, to say the least, attracts the attention of passers-by who gather around. A long discussion ensues where people try to understand why the child is walking a banana, while the child tries to make them understand that the banana is a dog. More precisely, a dog-banana. A small moment of everyday life, My Dog Banana is a jewel of absurdity that will make children and adults...
Author
Series
Dory Fantasmagory volume 1
Language
English
Description
Move over, Junie B. Jones and Ivy & Bean! Here comes a lovably energetic little sister with a BIG personality—and an imagination to match!
As the youngest in her family, Dory really wants attention, and more than anything she wants her brother and sister to play with her. But she’s too much of a baby for them, so she’s left to her own devices—including her wild imagination and untiring energy. Her siblings may...
As the youngest in her family, Dory really wants attention, and more than anything she wants her brother and sister to play with her. But she’s too much of a baby for them, so she’s left to her own devices—including her wild imagination and untiring energy. Her siblings may...
4) Real to me
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
Told from the perspective of an imaginary friend who grapples with the complex feelings of growing apart from their human.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
Help! This little girl has lost her best friend. He's a dinosaur (not the extinct kind). He's enormous (bigger than a panda!). He was last seen before she gave him a bath and washed off all the mud (maybe that wasn't a good idea?). She's tried to lure him with snacks and put up Lost Dinosaur posters, but nothing has helped. If only it weren't such a clear day--if only it were raining, or snowing, or the leaves were falling, or something. Would it...
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Language
English
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"Micah Summers runs a popular Instagram full of drawings of his numerous imaginary boyfriends (ninety-nine so far)--though he's never had a real boyfriend before. But when a meet-cute with Boy 100 goes wrong, Micah embarks on a Prince Charming-like quest throughout Chicago to find true love--for real this time."--Amazon.
Author
Series
Dory Fantasmagory volume 1
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Dory, the youngest in her family, is a girl with a very active imagination, and she spends the summer playing with her imaginary friend, pretending to be a dog, battling monsters, and generally driving her family nuts.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
"Rumple Buttercup has 5 crooked teeth, 3 strands of hair, green skin, and his left foot is slightly bigger than his right. He is weird. Join him and Candy Corn Carl (his imaginary friend made of trash) as they learn the joy of individuality as well as the magic of belonging."--
Author
Series
Daisy Dreamer volume 2
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Daisy Dreamer's totally true imaginary friend, Posey, invites her to explore his amazing world of make believe"--
11) Bear is a bear
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021].
Language
English
Description
"Bear is . . . a new friend, a fellow mischief-maker, a protector, and a dreamer. Through all the many ups and downs of a little girl's childhood, Bear is there to provide love and support. Until it is time to say goodbye . . . and hello again."--
13) Scribbly
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Maude moves to a new town and needs to make friends. With a scribble here, and a scribble there, and some imagination, she makes a scribbnificient new pal.
Author
Series
Dory Fantasmagory volume 5
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Dory's sure that her big sister's friendship troubles have to do with pirates, but she'll have to navigate those rocky waters without her imaginary first mate Mary, who's found an exciting new pal of her own"--
16) Shadow
Author
Publisher
Lantana Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
A young girl befriends Shadow, a shadow under her bed that only she and not her mother can see, and enjoys his companionship until venturing with Shadow into the woods leaves her longing even more for her mother.
Author
Series
Daisy Dreamer volume 3
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Daisy Dreamer's totally true imaginary friend Posey invites her and her best friends Lily and Jasmine to the World of Make-Believe"--
18) Imaginary
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Zach knows he is too old to have an imaginary playmate, but between grieving for the loss of his father and coping with bullying at school the only place he seems to find joy is in his fantasy world with his best friend Shovel.
Author
Series
Daisy Dreamer volume 5
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"In this fifth adventure, Daisy and Posey go on a winter adventure in the World of Make-Believe"--
20) The Snurtch
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Ruthie has a problem at school. It is the Snurtch. The Snurtch is a scribbly, grabby, rude monster who follows Ruthie around and gets her into all sorts of trouble. It seems Ruthie will never be rid of the Snurtch. But eventually, she realizes she's not the only one ... George has one too"--
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