Pretend (edition 2011)

The limitless possibilities of imagination. ( )

This is a cute children's book. I love that the father sits and plays with his son and encourages him to use his imagination. It brought back fun memories as a child and using my imagination to entertain myself. I hope it ignites more children to use their imaginations. ( )

I really liked this book because it reminded me of me. I was very imaginative and always played "pretend." I would drag my parents into my imaginative world, just like the boy in the story. I think that children will love this story because it shows the innocence and playfulness of childhood. The pictures were wildly entertaining because readers got to go along on the journey with the boy and the father, and readers got to watch the staircase turn into an island in the middle of the ocean.

I really enjoyed this story because it promotes the concept of using your imagination. A boy and his father are sitting on the couch and the son proposes that they pretend that they are in the middle of the ocean and that sharks are around...eventually they end up on an island. Some of the illustrations depict the son and dad in their imaginative world and other illustrations depict the son and dad in their real world acting out their imaginative world. The illustrations are done with watercolors, making the 2 pages that each illustration is on really pop.