Real to Me (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780593377499)

An acclaimed author and a Coretta Scott King Honoree pair up for this tender story about friendship and accepting change. Two best friends (one of whom is imaginary) are inseparable until the day when one of them unexpectedly disappears.

Others tried to tell me that she wasn't real, that she was just imaginary.

But what did they know? She was real to me.
Then one morning... she was gone.

What do you do when your imaginary friend goes away? Did you dream up the entire friendship? Maybe... But you miss her laugh, her comfort, and her silly mischief. It all feels so real... you couldn't have just imagined those things, right?

Lush illustrations pair with touching text in this gentle picture book that illuminates the sweetness of first friendship, the sadness when it's lost, and the beauty in discovering new friends are just around the corner.

Author: Minh Lê
ISBN-10: 0593377494
ISBN-13: 9780593377499
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 05/02/2023
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.10h x 11.30w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.5
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 521752 / Real to Me


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/13/2023
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2023
Booklist 04/01/2023 pg. 76
School Library Journal 04/01/2023 pg. 121
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2023 - Book Of Special Distinction
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2023 pg. 122
Shelf Awareness 05/19/2023
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2023 - Superior,Well Above Average