A boy learns the secret to locating his missing stuffed bunny in this picture book about the extraordinary power of imagination, from the team behind the phenomenally bestselling The Secret.
When Henry’s beloved stuffed rabbit, Raspberry, goes missing, he enlists his whole family to help him search for the missing toy.
The Power of Henry’s Imagination by Skye Byrne and Nic George Review
A Simple but Smart Way to Show Kids the Magic of their Minds.
Rhonda Byrne’s The Secret team have a winning formula when it comes to explaining the Law of Attraction to the mainstream. But how do we even begin to explain the power of our thoughts to our children? Well, The Power of Henry’s Imagination, written by Rhonda’s daughter, Skye Byrne, and illustrated by Nic George, attempts to do just that.
Publishers, Simon & Schuster kindly sent The Glass House Girls a copy of the freshly released book to include in our Christmas Wishlist Podcast – also starring Mrs Claus – for our Book Club, where the most honest critics of all: The Glass House Kids would be giving us their verdict!
Hear what our Glass House Kids think in our Christmas Wish List Video:
As a parent and an LOA fanatic, I was particularly keen to read about Henry’s adventures, not least because I wondered if my train of thoughts as a child could have been shaped differently having read this book? And the answer is YES. However, as with any book on positive thinking, the key is to read it over and over again; to let the message settle into the subconscious.
Henry adores his toy rabbit, Raspberry, and together they have the most amazing times. In fact they are completely inseparable. But then one day, Henry loses Raspberry! The Power of Henry’s Imagination is a story to highlight the sheer capacity of the mind to ‘act as if’, thus Henry sends the Universe a super powerful message that actually, he still feels and believes that Raspberry is with him. And since like attracts like (the basic premise of LOA), Henry becomes a magnet. He must, by law, eventually attract his toy rabbit back…
The simple pencil lines and juxtaposition of photographic imagery works so very well with the story line. There is a real skill in laying out the scenes so they offer children just enough of a vision to spark their own imaginations. It would be all too easy to dismiss Nic George’s illustrations as flat and uninspired, but actually, they are extremely clever and well thought out. The whole point of this book is to ignite the reader’s OWN creativity.
The story itself surprised me a little. I was expecting something a little more dramatic at the end, but once I’d let the final message settle into MY subconscious, I actually loved the simplicity of it. We really shouldn’t underestimate the ability of our kids to ‘get it’. And I shall say no more otherwise I will ruin the surprise!
William aged 4 and 3/4 and his sister, Carmen, aged 8 shared their opinions after we’d read the tale together:
“I was really happy that Henry got his rabbit back. And I thought the crocodile clothes pegs page was so funny… (breaks into giggles). I would give this book a 5. If I lose my toy I will try to imagine it back to me.” – says William before running off to play with his favourite cuddly bear.
“My mum is always going on about how our thoughts make up our reality and all the stuff around us. It gets sooooo annoying! But I kind of get it so much more now reading this book. It’s a fun story for smaller and bigger children and I love that Henry stays positive because it’s not much fun when you lose your things. I really like the drawings and photos being used on the same page. It looked cool!” – Carmen “Oh, I would also give it a 5 I think.”
So there you have it. Buy this book for your kids and they will love it too, and hopefully be more inclined to keep their natural glass half full view of the world going well into adulthood. Come to think of it, I can think of quite a few grown ups who might be glad of a copy too!
The Power of Henry’s Imagination is published by Simon & Schuster.
ISBN: 978-148140-6-260
