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British Detectives Fiction Literature & Fiction Mystery Mystery, Thriller & SuspenseHaving a handful of his own imaginary friends (and also a father whose name happens to be Ted!), my 4yo son just adores this book! The story line is basically that Dad is too busy/preoccupied to spend time with the son, and purply-pink friend Ted (visible only to the boy) shows up to liven things up a little. Ted was the dad's imaginary friend as a child, too, and in the end the Dad gets his priorities in order and "gets...
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From the mind of Tony DiTerlizzi comes yet another delightful romp through the imagination entitled Ted. Ted is the imaginary friend of a lonely little boy. Ted looks something like a giant basset hound dipped in Strawberry Quick. The boy's father is a rather busy fellow, being very business like and such. Far too busy to find time to play with his son. Of course this being the time when imaginary friends are needed most...
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Ted arrived just after the narrator's birthday. He was huge, purple pink, loved raspberries and was ready to play with the still unplayed with birthday presents (father was too busy and just hadn't had time, yet). After a great game of Monopoly Twister Ted decided to give the young man a hair cut and shave. Father wasn't happy with the results and called Ted imaginary. So Ted decided the easiest way to show father he was...
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Who didn't have an imaginary friend growing up? I wish mine had been Ted, a goofy but lovable friend that inadvertantly gets his real-life pal into fun trouble. My nephews loved the words, the pictures, everything about this book, and more than once I had to satisfy them by flipping back to a favorite scene. A great book!
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It just isn't possible to dislike a book that involves a corpulent, fuschia phookha helping a kid get his dad's attention. It certainly got mine! With a storyline relevant to parents and children alike, as well as Mr. Diterlizzi's usual high standard of illustration, this is my new favorite picture book!
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