

Tracy has outgrown Samantha, and it’s time for Samantha to help another child who needs her. This is nothing compared to how she feels when a strange girl named Jessica tells Samantha that she’s actually an imaginary friend. Samantha and Tracy have been best friends since kindergarten, but now that Tracy has gotten over her shyness and made new friends, Samantha is feeling left out.

If you ever wanted to bond even more with your children or grandchildren, this would be a lovely story to share with them. I read it with my grand-kids, and they loved it.Īuthor Kelly Hashway writes in a wonderfully simple and imaginative style that will guarantee the attention of young minds.

There’s an abundance of well-illustrated scenes that make you feel like you are right there in the story, and that’s something I look for in a good book. An intriguing plot, attention to detail, but best of all fleshed out, well-written and well-rounded character development. The Imaginary Friend by Kelly Hashway is a delightful story that had every element a good story should have. Moreover, reading these stories at regular intervals can actually help them to develop a positive outlook towards life, which eventually proves beneficial for good character development. These stories often portray real life implications through anecdotes, and as such makes it easier for them to understand the complex aspects of life. In such circumstances, reading fiction can help them to get inspiration from the characters. More often than not children relate themselves with the characters of a good story. I would love to see a few more books written in this world.Ī reflective short story about letting go and moving on. I wanted to read more, but the story was complete. The set up is amazing, the world Kelly Hashway creates is both fun and beautiful, and a bit sad. This story captures the power of friendship, and the innocence of an imaginary friend. When a girl named Jessica announces to her that she is actually only Tracy's imaginary friend, she's doesn't know what to think. Samantha is proud of Tracy for making new friends, but feels sad at being left out. However, lately, Tracy has been ignoring Samantha more and more and spending more and more time with new friends. In fact, her earliest memory is meeting a shy Tracy on the bus and saying hello.

The main character is a girl named Samantha, who has been friends with a girl named Tracy for as long as she could remember. It's a short story, only nine pages long, but it sticks in your heart, and may even bring tears to your eyes. I've had Imaginary Friends on my mind, so when I saw this for free, I snatched it up.
