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A review by katykelly
Confessions of an Imaginary Friend: A Memoir by Jacques Papier by Michelle Cuevas
5.0
I love this new genre - Matthew Green's 'Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend' and Oliver Jeffers/Eoin Colfer's 'Imaginary Fred' explore the idea of invisible playmates for adults and toddlers respectively. Here 'Papier' (or rather Cuevas) writes for the age group who will probably find it most relevant - the children who create them.
A 'brother' slowly works out that the reason nobody will talk to his except his sister is because he in imaginary, created by her. His life cannot be the safe after this. He can no longer pretend to be Fleur's brother, but find out what he is, even if that means leaving her. Just what place can he find for himself in the world?
The world of the imaginary friend is brought to life in this book (more so than the books mentioned above) as Imaginary Friend support groups, administrators and paperwork all feature in this funny but deeply moving tale of identity and belonging.
It has truly hilarious moments as Jacques discovers other children as their 'friend', and really REALLY deserves adults to read this alongside their children, as some of the jokes are too good for young readers.
And yet, it's quite beautiful at times, especially at the end. A complete whole of a story, with elements of Drop Dead Fred in there, but such an uplifting story with a message applicable to any child reading, and a memorable voice in Jacques, with his wonderful world of the imagined.
Give it a go - whether you have children or not!
A 'brother' slowly works out that the reason nobody will talk to his except his sister is because he in imaginary, created by her. His life cannot be the safe after this. He can no longer pretend to be Fleur's brother, but find out what he is, even if that means leaving her. Just what place can he find for himself in the world?
The world of the imaginary friend is brought to life in this book (more so than the books mentioned above) as Imaginary Friend support groups, administrators and paperwork all feature in this funny but deeply moving tale of identity and belonging.
It has truly hilarious moments as Jacques discovers other children as their 'friend', and really REALLY deserves adults to read this alongside their children, as some of the jokes are too good for young readers.
And yet, it's quite beautiful at times, especially at the end. A complete whole of a story, with elements of Drop Dead Fred in there, but such an uplifting story with a message applicable to any child reading, and a memorable voice in Jacques, with his wonderful world of the imagined.
Give it a go - whether you have children or not!