This book is about an imaginary friend called Budo. You might think therefore that this is a book for children but you'd be wrong; it is definitely aimed at adults.
The author expertly builds a world where imaginary friends are not imaginary at all. In fact they are real but can be seen only by those that imagined them, and other imaginary friends who they can interact with. However the life-span of an imaginary friend is not long because once they are forgotten about by their creator they simply cease to exist, which is sad.
Therefore Budo, at 5-years-old, is old. And the reason for that is because his human, 8-year-old Max, has a disability of some sort, possibly Asperger Syndrome (although never diagnosed). That's pretty sad too.
There are other tear-jerking moments in the book as well - like an imaginary friend forming for a girl who lies in hospital without her parents after a car crash, her only friend left in the world, or another imaginary friend ceasing to exist. And the ending is probably the most tear-jerking moment of all.
So maybe not for kids as they may cry (although adults will too).
(I got this book through Amazon Vine. It is listed here.)
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