Hello, Jimmy! by Anna Walker
ISBN: 9780358193586
Genres: Realistic Fiction
Format: Picture Book Fiction
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Without actually stating such, the reader assumes that Jack’s parents are divorced. Jack loves staying at his dad’s house but worries about his did when he seems lonely and depressed. Enter Jimmy, an obnoxious parrot. Dad adores Jimmy but Jack is a bit jealous of him. Jack has a scary dream about birds, opens his window, and Jimmy escapes. He awakes and feeling bad about what happened, goes out to find Jimmy, but Jimmy is gone. Of course Dad goes out to find Jack. Jimmy never returns … but someday he may. This book received many starred reviews, but it sort of left me flat. I did like that it featured a boy and his father. It does provide opportunities to talk about feelings with kids.

Reviewed by Barb Rehmeyer, Liberty Library