Review of The Thing About Imaginary Friends...
Posted: 12 Feb 2023, 13:14
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Thing About Imaginary Friends..." by Julie Lomax.]
The Thing About Imaginary Friends... is a lovely children's book by Julie Lomax. A child named Melissa and her buddy Hersey were the subjects of this book. Small and black, Hersey was an ant. He first noticed Melissa while sitting on the fence and watching her play during recess at school. Hersey decided to write Melissa a letter, asking her to be her friend. Shortly after, Melissa read the note and carried Hersey home in her pocket. Hersey was able to share fascinating tales about how he came to be separated from his family, the experiences he had looking for them, and the intriguing people he also met while looking for them.
I thoroughly loved reading this book, and I do not doubt that any kid who picks it up would feel the same way. I was first interested in Melissa and Hersey's relationship because of how they met. As I continued to read, I came across more comedic characters. One of them was "Mr. Olive Frunch If You Please," who at first seemed quite dumb but eventually gave a lot of interesting information in the book. Because of the intriguing tales Hersey has to tell and how skillfully he tells them, each youngster who reads this book will wish he or she had a friend like Hersey. Julie did a fantastic job of including images to give readers a better feel of what some characters looked like.
There were many aspects of the book that I didn't like. Firstly, the pages weren't numbered, and I found a lot of grammatical errors and mistakes that made it challenging to comprehend the meaning of some sentences and phrases. The editing of this book was poor, and some headings encroached on other pages. The illustrations in this book are not artistic, and they can barely attract the attention of any child to this book. Finally, the author used some words that were difficult for the children to understand. I would have loved it if these words were defined for the children to understand.
I will be rating this book 3 out of 5 stars because of the dislikes listed above. I hope that this book is thoroughly edited before being put on the market. Anyway, I enjoyed reading it, and the author did a great job with the characters. I gained some new knowledge from reading the book.
I will barely recommend this book to anyone, but because it is both enjoyable and educational, I suggest it for kids between the ages of 6 and 12. The book's entertaining facts can teach children a lot. Grownups will have to guide children while they read this book because of some of the terms used.
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The Thing About Imaginary Friends... is a lovely children's book by Julie Lomax. A child named Melissa and her buddy Hersey were the subjects of this book. Small and black, Hersey was an ant. He first noticed Melissa while sitting on the fence and watching her play during recess at school. Hersey decided to write Melissa a letter, asking her to be her friend. Shortly after, Melissa read the note and carried Hersey home in her pocket. Hersey was able to share fascinating tales about how he came to be separated from his family, the experiences he had looking for them, and the intriguing people he also met while looking for them.
I thoroughly loved reading this book, and I do not doubt that any kid who picks it up would feel the same way. I was first interested in Melissa and Hersey's relationship because of how they met. As I continued to read, I came across more comedic characters. One of them was "Mr. Olive Frunch If You Please," who at first seemed quite dumb but eventually gave a lot of interesting information in the book. Because of the intriguing tales Hersey has to tell and how skillfully he tells them, each youngster who reads this book will wish he or she had a friend like Hersey. Julie did a fantastic job of including images to give readers a better feel of what some characters looked like.
There were many aspects of the book that I didn't like. Firstly, the pages weren't numbered, and I found a lot of grammatical errors and mistakes that made it challenging to comprehend the meaning of some sentences and phrases. The editing of this book was poor, and some headings encroached on other pages. The illustrations in this book are not artistic, and they can barely attract the attention of any child to this book. Finally, the author used some words that were difficult for the children to understand. I would have loved it if these words were defined for the children to understand.
I will be rating this book 3 out of 5 stars because of the dislikes listed above. I hope that this book is thoroughly edited before being put on the market. Anyway, I enjoyed reading it, and the author did a great job with the characters. I gained some new knowledge from reading the book.
I will barely recommend this book to anyone, but because it is both enjoyable and educational, I suggest it for kids between the ages of 6 and 12. The book's entertaining facts can teach children a lot. Grownups will have to guide children while they read this book because of some of the terms used.
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The Thing About Imaginary Friends...
View: on Bookshelves