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My Real Friend
IT'S NOT EASY BEING IMAGINARY ...
Rupert isn't real, but he has a real friend, William. They both love sport, painting and music and have amazing adventures together in William's imagination.
But why can't they have the adventures that Rupert wants? And what will happen if William no longer wants an imaginary friend?
A heartwarming story of friendship, identity and the power of imagination from bestselling author David Hunt and award-winning illustrator Lucia Masciullo.
Rupert isn't real, but he has a real friend, William. They both love sport, painting and music and have amazing adventures together in William's imagination.
But why can't they have the adventures that Rupert wants? And what will happen if William no longer wants an imaginary friend?
A heartwarming story of friendship, identity and the power of imagination from bestselling author David Hunt and award-winning illustrator Lucia Masciullo.
- GenresPicture BooksFriendship
32 pages, Hardcover
Published April 15, 2019
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About the author
David Hunt
5 books231 followersDavid Hunt's first book "Girt: The Unauthorised History of Australia" won the Australian 2014 Indie Award for Non-Fiction Book of the Year. The award is bestowed by Australian independent booksellers, who clearly have excellent taste.
Girt was also shortlisted for the 2014 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA), the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, the Australian Book Design Awards and was the only non-fiction book shortlisted for the ABA Nielsen BookData 2014 Booksellers Choice Award.
Girt is four parts narrative Australian history and one part satire, mixed in the cultural melting pot, stirred with the wooden spoon of schadenfreude, and garnished with the crushed stems of tall poppies.
True Girt, volume 2 of The Unauthorised History of Australia, was published in 2016 and shortlisted for Audiobook of the Year at the 2017 ABIAs and for the Russell Prize for Humour Writing .
David's first children's picture book, The Nose Pixies, was also published in 2016. It is illustrated by the award-winning Lucia Masciullo. The Nose Pixies is a tale of a father's love, a son's nose picking and the bedtime story that cured him of his habit.
David's second picture book with Lucia Masciulo, My Real Friend, is about friendship and the existential angst of being an imaginary friend.
David has a birthmark that looks like Tasmania, only smaller and not as far south.
Girt was also shortlisted for the 2014 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA), the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, the Australian Book Design Awards and was the only non-fiction book shortlisted for the ABA Nielsen BookData 2014 Booksellers Choice Award.
Girt is four parts narrative Australian history and one part satire, mixed in the cultural melting pot, stirred with the wooden spoon of schadenfreude, and garnished with the crushed stems of tall poppies.
True Girt, volume 2 of The Unauthorised History of Australia, was published in 2016 and shortlisted for Audiobook of the Year at the 2017 ABIAs and for the Russell Prize for Humour Writing .
David's first children's picture book, The Nose Pixies, was also published in 2016. It is illustrated by the award-winning Lucia Masciullo. The Nose Pixies is a tale of a father's love, a son's nose picking and the bedtime story that cured him of his habit.
David's second picture book with Lucia Masciulo, My Real Friend, is about friendship and the existential angst of being an imaginary friend.
David has a birthmark that looks like Tasmania, only smaller and not as far south.
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April 21, 2019
I really like the text, but acknowledge the possibility of bias as I wrote it. However, I had nothing to do with the illustrations and Lucia Masciullo has imbued them with great beauty - her pictures speak a million words.
May 7, 2019
This is a wonderful book that looks at a friendship from the imaginary friend's point of view. Rupert and William are friends. But being an imaginary friend can be hard. It's not just the fear that if your friend doesn't imagine you anymore, you will disappear. It's also tough because you never get to be the one who chooses what to play, and you never get to win.
I love the collage-style illustrations throughout this book. I also love the wonderful hints at the end of the book provided by these clever illustrations.
A superb picture book for the slightly older reader (I recommend for around Year 2-5).
I love the collage-style illustrations throughout this book. I also love the wonderful hints at the end of the book provided by these clever illustrations.
A superb picture book for the slightly older reader (I recommend for around Year 2-5).
July 15, 2019
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September 29, 2019
Imaginary friends have families, homes and likes and dislikes. My real friend offers a different perspective on the nature of friendship and identity in a heart-warming and endearing way.
March 24, 2021
A story about a boy who has an imaginary friend. He ends up getting a real friend.
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