[Publib] Help discover story title

[kferrier at grpl.org]

That's a great old story that was illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
It's written by  Robert  Graves  and the title is  the Big Green Book, a
childhood favorite of mine.

-Kayne L.Ferrier
Grand Rapids, MI


On Mon, October 1, 2007 1:20 pm, Van Eysden, Patty (CR) wrote:
> Can anyone help with this patrons request?
> I'm looking for the title of a short story about a boy with an "imaginary"
> friend that his parents don't believe is real. Boy insists his friend is
> magical and more powerful than his parents. Father sends boy to his room
> and father is eaten by the friend.  Details of the story include the boy
> drawing a circle on the ground with a stick to "summon" the imaginary
> friend. It was in a collection of short stories. It's a grim story a la
> Shirley Jackson.
> Does this ring any bells with anyone?  You can e-mail me off list.  Thanks
> so much for any assistance.
>
>
> Patricia Van Eysden
> Reference Librarian
> Philip S. Miller Library
> Douglas County Libraries
> 100 S. Wilcox St.
> Castle Rock, CO 80104-2788
> 303-791-READ Ext. 791
> pvaneysden at dclibraries.org
>
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