A review in the
Booklist of
The Imaginary wrote "Though not quite as innovative as it might be, this is nevertheless a winningly whimsical celebration of the imagination, beautifully enhanced by both black-and-white and full-color illustrations by Kate Greenaway Medal-winning Gravett." and, in a starred review,
Kirkus Reviews found it "Wonderfully entertaining."
The Imaginary has also been reviewed by
The New York Times, the
School Library Journal,
The Horn Book Magazine,
Publishers Weekly,
Library Media Connection,
Common Sense Media,
Reading Time, ''
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, the Financial Times, and The Guardian'' (child review). It was nominated for the 2016
Carnegie Medal, the 2016
Kate Greenaway Medal, and won the 2015 British Book Design and Production Awards Children's Trade Book Award, ==References==