ACHUKA Book of the Day 16 Mar 2026
Publisher: Scallywag Press
ISBN: 9781836300342
See also:
On Poetry Street [ACHUKA Book of the Day 27 Jun 2024]
Selfies With Komodos [ACHUKA Book of the Day 30 Jan 2023]
The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems [ACHUKA Book of the Day 18 Mar 2021]
“Quietly brilliant, this is a book that explores coping with change and becoming mentally stronger and the powerful influence of empathy.” RedReadingHub
“Beautifully illustrated throughout with the illustrator sensitively capturing scenes from the story.” ThroughTheBookshelf
A debut verse novel from one of the UK’s most established children’s poets.
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Ray loves life in his village, until one day he hears his parents talking about moving house. Horrified by the idea, Ray invents an imaginary friend to talk to and even runs away.
Eventually Ray is able to accept the move, and also the Ukrainian refugee mother and child who come to live with his family in their new home.
As Ray finds his feet again, the Imaginary Friend wonders if he is needed any more, or if he can also move on?
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‘Become an ideas detective!’
ICYMI, @lovereadingkids interviewed @moses_brian about his new verse novel, I am Ray’s Imaginary Friend, which published yesterday
Read about the power of poetry, and Brian’s top tip for aspiring writers: https://t.co/B1kWFCNAdn
— Scallywag Press (@Scallywagpress) March 6, 2026
Read about my inspiration for ‘I Am Ray’s Imaginary Friend’ and how I set about writing the book. https://t.co/6Kw5lMkdx3
— Brian Moses (@moses_brian) March 5, 2026
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