Phillip’s best friend is Brock. No one else can see him. They call him Phillip’s imaginary friend. One day they go to the fair and Brock rides on the rides with Phillip. When Phillip goes to get some cotton candy Brock rides other rides. Brock gets sleepy and falls asleep in his father’s arms. They leave the fair, leaving Brock behind. Brock realizes Phillip is gone and begins to cry. He gets on the Ferris Wheel to get a better look and can’t find him. A young girl and her imaginary friend Princess Sparkle-Dust invite him home with them. Eventually they run into Phillip. Now when Phillip and Brock play with Anne and Princess Sparkle-Dust everyone thinks they are talking to each other. ( )

Perfectly captures the imagination and the level of detail that kids put into their fantasy creations and is a delightful story about the power of creating stories.
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A little boy named Phillip enjoys spending time with his imaginary friend named Brock. They play together, eat together, and pretty much do everything together. The strange thing is that nobody else can see Brock, so when they visit the fair, Brock accidentally gets left behind. Follow along in the story to see if Phillip will find Broch and if his parents might make an amazing discovery themselves.

The imaginary friends are drawn which gives them a different look from the other realistic characters. This is a really fun book but also scary and emotional. It’s the worst nightmare for Phillip, but we enjoyed the story and conclusion. 4****

Age Range: 4 – 8 years
Grade Level: Preschool – 3
Hardcover: 48 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (August 25, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1442480904
ISBN-13: 978-1442480902 ( )

Philip and his imaginary friend Brock have an active social life. No one else can see Brock, but Philip doesn't mind. One day they go to the fair and Brock gets left behind. As Philip looks for Brock and Brock looks for Philip, they discover additional friends along the way. This is a very cute story and anyone with an imaginary friend will take to it quickly. The illustrator uses a different style of illustration to draw Brock and another imaginary friend, which makes the images more engaging along the way. ( )

This book is for the emergent or beginning reader. It would be a great tool to help children explore their imaginations and teach character development. In the story a little boy can not seem to find his imaginary friend, but when he tries to get help no one believes him and think he is crazy. Along his journey to find his imaginary friend he meets a new friend and realizes that maybe having real friends is not so bad. ( )