Jennifer Plecas

Any man who wants to be an even better Dad should read this book. But should kids? It seems kinda weird, to me, to read it from the perspective of a child. But then my kids haven't been Jimmy's age for many years so maybe I'm wrong. *I* liked it a lot.

Thank you Little Free Libraries.

Olive's Perfect World, by Jennifer Plecas, was a heartbreaking, then heartwarming story. I enjoyed this book, because of the realism to a child's life. I felt the main idea was to talk to your friends, and don't make assumptions on how people feel. The best part of this book was the topic hands down. Girls bully different than boys, they ignore you or exclude you from everything instead of hitting or pushing you. This is what happens in the book, and the reader can see how upset Olive is show more when her friends start to cut her out. Another thing I liked about this book was the illustrations, they really show you the situation that upsets Olive. For example one image is of two girls in matching dresses and the other not, she is set back and away from the pair showing her emotions without having to write them out. The last thing I liked in this book was the characters, Olive's character is built up, and so are her friends. Then you are introduced to the third 'friend' and you see how each character handless the changes throughout the story. The girls had realistic actions and realistic responses, this was a huge part of character building and supporting. I also liked how animals were used again to keep race out of the book. Great book with a great message. show less

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.