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Ruthie does everything with her imaginary friend Jessica; and then on her first day at kindergarten, she meets a real new friend with the same name.

"Ruthie has a problem at school. It is the Snurtch. The Snurtch is a scribbly, grabby, rude monster who follows Ruthie around and gets her into all sorts of trouble. It seems Ruthie will never be rid of the Snurtch. But eventually, she realizes she's not the only one... George has one too"--

Told from the perspective of an imaginary friend who grapples with the complex feelings of growing apart from their human.

"When Jacques Papier discovers he's imaginary, he sets off on a journey to find his true home"--

Young Clara would rather play with her imaginary giant fish, Asha, than settle down to sleep.

After Little Rabbit starts school, he sees less and less of his invisible friend, Harry, and finally tells his mother that Harry moved away.

"Daisy Dreamer's totally true imaginary friend, Posey, invites her to explore his amazing world of make believe"--

Fred is the best imaginary friend you could ever hope for, but no matter how hard he tries, the same thing always happens: his friend finds a friend in the real world, and Fred fades away, bit by bit, waiting to be wished for again... Then one day, a boy named Sam wishes for a friend, and Fred appears! For a while everything is perfect. But what about the day when Sam finds a real friend? Could it be that this time, something magical might happen...?...

When Sam, a lonely little boy, wishes for a friend, Fred, an imaginary friend, appears.

Feeling not quite fulfilled in his quiet home of books, music, and tea parties for one, Roland makes an imaginary best friend out of a pine cone that helps him choose between a life of solitude and offering companionship to someone real.