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Reviewed by Emily-Jane Hills Orford for Readers' Favorite
“Life without imagination is like chocolate chip cookies without the chocolate chips.” Now that wouldn’t do at all, would it? Johari knew that chocolate chips were the best part of chocolate chip cookies, just like his imagination was the best part of his life. Johari loved writing stories. In fact, he’d just finished writing one for the school’s short story competition. He had to read the story to everyone in the school auditorium. The story was an imaginative twist on Johari’s daily life, one that suggested a mystery surrounding a case of missing teachers on the first day of school. He called his story Johari the Great. What he learned after the competition was over was that, to his parents, he would always be Johari the Great.
Naomi V. Dunsen-White’s early chapter book story, Johari the Great is a fun way for young readers to learn the true power of imagination. There is a storyteller in all of us; all we need is a little encouragement, like Johari had from his parents, his teachers, and his friends. I love the way the author creates the main story, then shares the story Johari has written, which is a parallel fantasy of Johari himself. It’s a story within a story, where Johari is the greatest in his story and in his life. What a great way to encourage young readers to believe in themselves and to always believe that each and every one of us is great in our own unique way. The language is simple enough to help young readers with their developing reading skills. The illustrations are bright, bold, colorful, and very expressive. Loved it!
