A little girl and a creature appear together on the first page spreads; readers might assume that the first person narration is from the girl's perspective, but it's actually the creature, who misses the girl when she disappears, but makes other friends.

And there's nothing more real than that.

See also: The Adventures of Beekle, the Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat; Henry and Leo by Pamela Zagarenski ( )