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A review by meganac
Confessions of an Imaginary Friend by Michelle Cuevas
5.0
To tell the truth, I was beginning to think you would be in awe of anyone if you saw the parts of them that no one else gets to see. If you could watch them making up little songs, and doing funny faces in the mirror; if you saw them high-fiving a leaf on a tree, or stopping to watch a green inchworm hanging midair from an invisible thread, or just being really different and lonely and crying sometimes at night. Seeing them, the real them, you couldn't help but think that anyone and everyone is amazing.
This book, all 168 pages of it, reminiscent of The Little Prince , speaks to my little INFJ heart.
Jacques Papier, as is obvious by the title, is an imaginary friend. The only problem is...he doesn't know he's imaginary. He believes himself to be real -- after all, his parents always set a place for him at the table, provide him with books for school, and tell him good night right along with Fleur, his twin (and real) sister. It doesn't make sense to him why he's ignored at school, almost stepped on in public, and why his parents don't seem to hear his jokes. Until his awakening.
While it would seem that a book about an imaginary friend going through an identity crisis would be boring and a bit psycho, Confessions of an Imaginary Friend really isn't. Instead, we are shown, through fantasy, exactly what we ourselves go through as we learn how to live on our blue planet. Who am I? What's my purpose? Why am I here? What really matters? All of these questions are asked and answered in this little book.
I especially loved that the message really isn't a selfish one, as our culture is touting today. Instead, we learn that no one is invisible, all are unique, and the greatest impact we can make is the impact we make on others. That there is good in us, even if we don't see it.
Another little thing I loved was how Jacques took on qualities of his children's characters while he was with them. Excellent work, Cuevas.
This book is clean and wholesome. I'd recommend it to anyone, from children to adults.
This book, all 168 pages of it, reminiscent of The Little Prince , speaks to my little INFJ heart.
Jacques Papier, as is obvious by the title, is an imaginary friend. The only problem is...he doesn't know he's imaginary. He believes himself to be real -- after all, his parents always set a place for him at the table, provide him with books for school, and tell him good night right along with Fleur, his twin (and real) sister. It doesn't make sense to him why he's ignored at school, almost stepped on in public, and why his parents don't seem to hear his jokes. Until his awakening.
While it would seem that a book about an imaginary friend going through an identity crisis would be boring and a bit psycho, Confessions of an Imaginary Friend really isn't. Instead, we are shown, through fantasy, exactly what we ourselves go through as we learn how to live on our blue planet. Who am I? What's my purpose? Why am I here? What really matters? All of these questions are asked and answered in this little book.
I especially loved that the message really isn't a selfish one, as our culture is touting today. Instead, we learn that no one is invisible, all are unique, and the greatest impact we can make is the impact we make on others. That there is good in us, even if we don't see it.
Another little thing I loved was how Jacques took on qualities of his children's characters while he was with them. Excellent work, Cuevas.
This book is clean and wholesome. I'd recommend it to anyone, from children to adults.