tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post1814307303763087759..comments2024-03-27T19:29:53.074-07:00Comments on Musings of a Bookish Kitty: Review: Imaginary FriendsLiterary Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-86384405766846019232008-11-17T22:08:00.000-08:002008-11-17T22:08:00.000-08:00Kathy - Oh good! Thanks for letting me know.Kathy - Oh good! Thanks for letting me know.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-53557927561813682202008-11-17T10:58:00.000-08:002008-11-17T10:58:00.000-08:00My copy of Imaginary Friends came today - John Mar...My copy of Imaginary Friends came today - John Marco even autographed it! Thanks so much for hosting the contest.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-40748826473339224192008-11-10T19:03:00.000-08:002008-11-10T19:03:00.000-08:00My imaginary friend as a child was Dodie. She liv...My imaginary friend as a child was Dodie. She lived between the end of my parents' couch and the wall, where there was a nook just big enough for me to squeeze into. When it was time for me to leave childish things like imaginary friends behind, Dodie got run over by a bus.Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06867226903227387373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-85935190257192985792008-11-07T13:14:00.000-08:002008-11-07T13:14:00.000-08:00This sounds like a fab book. I'd like to be entere...This sounds like a fab book. I'd like to be entered in the contest, please. :D Unfortunately I never had an imaginary friend, unless you count the book characters I took with me on various adventures (all of them starring myself as the heroine, of course). <BR/><BR/>- Anastasia<BR/>herebebooks AT gmail.comAnastasia @ Here There Be Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658910506808149668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-81227358819887780782008-11-06T01:35:00.000-08:002008-11-06T01:35:00.000-08:00This sounds really good! I never had an imaginary ...This sounds really good! I never had an imaginary friend but my younger brother did for many years. He described him in great detail and talked about him often. His friend had a first and last name and lived on our hill in a tent. The friend died in a fire (his tent of course) but then he brought home back. After several months his friend died again and that was the last of him. We still talk about his imagination and how we all remember the details.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your contest!<BR/>5wrights1@verizon.netWrightyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16234033570150645504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-21262427390449902202008-11-05T19:57:00.000-08:002008-11-05T19:57:00.000-08:00Nancy - I'm sure you had other ways to express you...<B>Nancy</B> - I'm sure you had other ways to express your creativity. :-)Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-54105823696455549692008-11-05T16:29:00.000-08:002008-11-05T16:29:00.000-08:00No, I didn't have an imaginary friend. My eldest ...No, I didn't have an imaginary friend. My eldest son did, and I was actually kind of envious of that wild imagination that conjured up someone who wasn't really there! :) <BR/><BR/>Please sign me up. this sounds wonderful.<BR/><BR/>bookfoolery(at)yahoo(dot)comBookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-87585035246966261182008-11-04T22:21:00.000-08:002008-11-04T22:21:00.000-08:00Jen - Not having an imaginary friend doesn't make ...<B>Jen</B> - Not having an imaginary friend doesn't make you a loser! :-) As you can see from some of the other responses, you are definitely not alone.<BR/><BR/><B>RB</B> - When I play a game on the computer, I give the other players my pets' names. :-)<BR/><BR/><B>Rebekah</B> - Oh, no! A not so nice imaginary friend would be no fun at all.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-31584263868940058082008-11-04T10:59:00.000-08:002008-11-04T10:59:00.000-08:00oops I forgot to put in my e-mail address for the ...oops I forgot to put in my e-mail address for the contest. <BR/>bc428[at]juno[dot]comRebekah E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09497567355215918953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-34773856704228392008-11-04T10:58:00.000-08:002008-11-04T10:58:00.000-08:00This book sounds great. I never had an imaginary f...This book sounds great. I never had an imaginary friend, but my daughter did. He was not a nice one either.Rebekah E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09497567355215918953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-46354052881006815292008-11-04T04:57:00.000-08:002008-11-04T04:57:00.000-08:00I do! Just so I can play board games! :D Even thou...I do! Just so I can play board games! :D Even though I am playing against 'myself', I still lose :(rbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989262496227532449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-21099382982155114452008-11-03T08:24:00.000-08:002008-11-03T08:24:00.000-08:00Ni, I was such a loser as a kid I couldn't even ma...Ni, I was such a loser as a kid I couldn't even manage an imaginary friendship :( lol The book sounds very interesting though- please enter me.<BR/>Jcbdalton (at) yahoo.com<BR/>Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-60584063724213620582008-11-02T22:40:00.000-08:002008-11-02T22:40:00.000-08:00Robin - You've got me wondering if my brother ever...<B>Robin</B> - You've got me wondering if my brother ever had one. I'll have to ask him the next time I talk to him. I don't remember him having one either.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-59662431598251272322008-11-02T20:57:00.000-08:002008-11-02T20:57:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395008376786680669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-72385124884251120152008-11-02T20:56:00.000-08:002008-11-02T20:56:00.000-08:00Hi, Joanne! I will have to look into his collecti...Hi, <B>Joanne</B>! I will have to look into his collections more now that you mention it.<BR/><BR/>You could have written that movie about the dogs and cats being from another planet! :-) What a great imagination you had as a child!Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-67809125976255044452008-11-02T17:38:00.000-08:002008-11-02T17:38:00.000-08:00This sounds really cool, I have read quite a few a...This sounds really cool, I have read quite a few anthologies by Greenberg and I like how he themes his collection. Thanks for the great review, I will be looking for this one.<BR/><BR/>My answer about imaginary friends: I don't think I ever had one, most of the time I pretended that our family pets talked to me like real people (only adults couldn't understand their language) The pets were from another dimension, ruled entirely of animals and were sent to live with earth families to act as protectors from boogeymen and to help kids grow-up safely, they also helped with creativity like a muse (I was a weird kid) We had lots of pets so there probably wasn't room for imaginary friends :)Joanne ♦ The Book Zombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369534827454703222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-34271705685592440012008-11-02T16:43:00.000-08:002008-11-02T16:43:00.000-08:00Melody - Thank you, Melody!<B>Melody</B> - Thank you, Melody!Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-41831498509725355102008-11-02T16:32:00.000-08:002008-11-02T16:32:00.000-08:00Great review, Wendy!I don't think I'd any imaginar...Great review, Wendy!<BR/>I don't think I'd any imaginary friend as a child. Please add my name to the draw, thanks! :)<BR/><BR/>melreadingcorner@gmail.comMelodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967837585961009598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-30660368520092398512008-11-02T09:37:00.000-08:002008-11-02T09:37:00.000-08:00Carrie K. - I think that's the way it was for my h...<B>Carrie K.</B> - I think that's the way it was for my husband too as he didn't have an imaginary friend either. He and his brother were close in age and always played together.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-25887272917361366532008-11-02T09:35:00.000-08:002008-11-02T09:35:00.000-08:00I never did have an imaginary friend as a child. I...I never did have an imaginary friend as a child. I had three younger sisters, though, so I was never lacking a playmate. And if they didn't feel like playing, I'd just read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-74362616471171912022008-11-01T23:45:00.000-07:002008-11-01T23:45:00.000-07:00Rebelaessedai - Haha! Yes, I can imagine that wou...<B>Rebelaessedai</B> - Haha! Yes, I can imagine that would be fun to do. :-)Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-39518004718795249542008-11-01T12:54:00.000-07:002008-11-01T12:54:00.000-07:00Great contest! rebelaessedai@gmail.com. I don't ha...Great contest! rebelaessedai@gmail.com. <BR/><BR/>I don't have imaginary friends. I just imagine that people I used to know see me now and see how well I've done for myself. Just wishful thinking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-20800763941908742162008-11-01T10:33:00.000-07:002008-11-01T10:33:00.000-07:00Jen - I had a dog-patterned pillow that heard all ...<B>Jen</B> - I had a dog-patterned pillow that heard all of my secrets and absorbed many of my childhood and adolescent tears. I still have that pillow, although he's locked away in my cedar chest.<BR/><BR/><B>Aaron</B> - It's amazing the life that can be breathed into characters when they are put to paper, isn't it? As I got older, more of the stories that made up my pretend worlds went onto paper instead. It seemed a natural progression for me. <BR/><BR/><B>Sajo</B> - I know exactly what you mean. It was much the same for me, although more so through the books I read as I didn't have access to video games.<BR/><BR/><B>Wendi</B> - Thank you for the tag! I'll see what I can come up with for the meme. :-)<BR/><BR/><B>Squigy</B> - You had some fun imaginary friends! :-) At one point, I was the daughter of just about all of my favorite tv leading men. The A-Team was a particular favorite of mine for some reason. LOL <BR/><BR/><B>Moriah</B> - Oo! A white tiger! I would have loved to have a white tiger as a pet, even if only as the pet of my imaginary friend. :-)<BR/><BR/><B>Becca</B> - You probably had other outlets to express your imagination as a child. :-) <BR/><BR/><B>Laza</B> - I thought that too! I haven't read the book you mention, but I imagine I got the idea from some book I probably read. <BR/><BR/><B>Avis</B> - Thank you for the mention on your blog! It really is a good one and I hope you will enjoy it if you read it. (Canadians are more than welcome to enter!)<BR/><BR/><B>Jenny</B> - I discovered how much I liked story writing when I was in the 4th grade. It is a great outlet for the imagination.<BR/><BR/><B>Nicki</B> - What a big family you created for yourself! I had six older brothers at one time--all imaginary, of course. :-) I'm not sure what it was about my desire to have a big family at that time . . . They were all very protective of me, of course. I had a real younger brother at the time.<BR/><BR/><B>Liongoddess</B> - Roo is one of my favorite characters from Winnie the Pooh. I bet he was a fun imaginary friend. :-)Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-53702077980952265172008-11-01T10:04:00.000-07:002008-11-01T10:04:00.000-07:00Dana - I actually had quite a few too. The imagin...<B>Dana</B> - I actually had quite a few too. The imagination is such a wonderful thing.<BR/><BR/><B>Sylvie</B> - LOL Hopefully your son used something that was easy to clean off the walls. :-) <BR/><BR/><B>Florinda</B> - I was the same way actually. I probably held onto some of them longer than would be normal too. LOL I created elaborate backgrounds for them. I had a pretty vivid imagination--still do for that matter. :-)<BR/><BR/><B>Sara</B> - I had one too! Haha! It's good to know I wasn't the only one.<BR/><BR/><B>Lauren</B> - I really enjoyed the stories in this collection. I will probably try some of the authors whose stories I especially liked other work as well. <BR/><BR/><B>Carrie K</B> - I know! I would love to read a nonfiction book on the subject. <BR/><BR/>It sounds like your imagination came in very handy for you growing up. Although I wasn't in a situation like yours growing up, I did go through some rough spots where my own imagination came in very handy in the coping department.<BR/><BR/><B>Ann</B> - To this day, I apologize to my stuffed animals if I drop one while moving it or if the dog gets a hold of one and takes it for a run around the house. :-) When I was a young child, I believed they came to life while I was away or sleeping.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for linking the giveaway!<BR/><BR/><B>ChristyJan</B> - I imagine he was a great comfort to you during such a scary time.<BR/><BR/><B>Megan</B> - How interesting! I don't remember ever talking about my imaginary friends with my real friends. I think I was too embarrassed to admit they existed. <BR/><BR/><B>Janel</B> - Yes, it is an interesting idea. It sure brought back memories, reading these stories.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-32136404123682429072008-10-31T18:11:00.000-07:002008-10-31T18:11:00.000-07:00I had several imaginary friends, but the two I sti...I had several imaginary friends, but the two I still remember fondly were Roo from Winnie The Pooh and another little kangaroo named Joey.(who I think was a character from another kiddie book)<BR/>My mom says I would spend endless amounts of time talking to them and giggling wildly at the imagined responses.<BR/><BR/><BR/>liongoddess@gmail.comLiongoddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16164872353132582575noreply@blogger.com