A Pretend Adventure
ABOUT THE BOOK
Beloved characters Hoot and Olive return in this beautiful picture book from Jonathan D. Voss about imagination, rainy day adventures, and the spirit of friendship.
Olive is a little girl with a big, bright imagination. Hoot is her stuffed-animal owl…and her best friend. The two love adventures of all sorts. But on the rainiest of days, there is only one thing to do: stay inside and imagine a whole new world.
Just as they’re about to begin their adventure, Hoot makes a shocking discovery—his imagination is broken! Like the best of best friends, Olive comes up with some ideas to help him. But nothing is working: not the head unscrambler, the earmuffs, or the hypnosis. Just as the two are about to give up, Olive remembers the secret ingredient to imagination, and they give it one more try.
Fans of Winnie-the-Pooh and Christopher Robin, George and Martha, and Frog and Toad are certain to fall in love with the next adventure in the Hoot & Olive series, Imagine That
- Title: Imagine That
- Author/Illustrator: Jonathan D. Voss
- Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (July 2019)
- Hardcover: 40 pages
- Series: Hoot & Olive (Book 2)
While I didn’t read the first book in this series, Brave Enough for Two, which is about friendship, Imagine That is so cute that it would have been a good idea to start with the first in this series.
On a rainy day, Olive suggests that they use their imagination to entertain themselves. But there is one big problem. Her friend Hoot can’t seem to locate his imagination.
Olive attempts to help him find it. They both begin searching here and there. She even puts a colander hat on Hoot to use as an antenna. Eventually, Hoot becomes discouraged and is ready to give up.
But when he asks Olive why his heart hurts so much if it’s his imagination that’s broken, Olive comes up with what might be the answer to Hoot’s problem.
While I didn’t fall in love with the illustration of Hoot, the book’s colors are soft and draw the reader into the pictures.
What Concerned Me
I know this is just a matter of personal taste, but I didn’t fall in love with the illustration of Hoot.
What I Liked Most
I liked the soft colors of the illustrations. I’m also partial to a book that is fun yet opens avenues of various conversations. Not only is imagination good to talk about, but perseverance is also a very important topic.
About The Author
Jonathan D. Voss was a portrait artist and graphic designer before becoming a children’s book creator. He is the author-illustrator of Brave and Enough for Two: A Hoot & Olive Story and the illustrator of Winnie: The True Story of the Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh by Sally Walker. He lives in North Carolina with his family.
