The Adventures of Cricket and Kyle Imagination Checkers, Book 1, (Paperback)

Poppy made up the rules and they are simple. Pick a character. Dress the part. Make a move on the checkerboard. Then do something the made-up character would do. Like the time Cricket and Poppy pretended to be the only surviving humans during a zombie apocalypse and used Grammy's air freshener as zombie spray. Or that time they dressed up as astronauts and pretended to drive a rocket.

Everyday is a new Imagination Checkers adventure; until Poppy ends up in the hospital.

After weeks of visits and no improvement, Cricket's hope begins to fade. Until she meets Kyle... a boy diagnosed with cancer who lives on the fifth floor. Best friends from the start, Cricket teaches Kyle how to play Imagination Checkers and the whole fifth floor is entertained by their regular shenanigans. Frog hops, ninja battles, and pillow fights are just a few of the adventures they create.

Join these imaginative characters and fall in love with Poppy and Cricket's favorite game... Imagination Checkers!