The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend

LoveReading4Kids Says

Imaginary friends are a rich source for writers and ‘unimaginary friend’ Beekle’s story is rather special. A pudgy little blob of white, he waits to be picked with the other imaginary friends, but he’s still there alone after they’ve all gone.  So he does the unimaginable and sets off alone to find his friend himself.

The voyage is frightening, but beautiful, the real world grey; a muted place where no-one stops to hear the music.  Only in a children’s playground does it light up and it’s near there that Beekle finds the friend he’s been waiting for, and learns that she’s been waiting for him too.

The text is short, Santat’s detailed, fantastical pictures carry most of the story.  The uplifting message about finding the courage to make your own way will resonate with children and adults alike. ~ Andrea Reece

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About The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend

On one very special day an imaginary friend is born on an island far away. Here, he and his other imaginary friends play all day and each night they sit beneath the stars, hoping and waiting for their turn to be picked, to be imagined, by a real child. But this particular imaginary friend waits and waits, and still no child imagines him.

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