I really like this one. It’s a lovely celebration of the power of imagination and the joy of sharing one’s imagination. It starts by describing for us ways the Eliot uses his imagination to find adventure in his every-day life, then his frustration over how his imaginings must always come to an end. When his grandpa comes to visit, he’s got such stories to tell of his adventures through jungle rivers and sailing the sea in his boat, the Hispaniola. The next day Eliot asks his grandfather to take him adventuring, and after exploring the adventures the city holds, Eliot suggests they take out Grandpa’s boat, but Grandpa says they can’t. Then he shows Eliot why: down on the waterfront there is an old wreck of a boat for sale, with a hole in her side. Once again imagination comes to the rescue and the two set off together on a new adventure. The illustrations are great, and they use subtle shifts in color palettes to distinguish between real life and adventures born of imagination.