Soon Beekle reaches a playground with children and color. It looks gray and full of adults rather than the younger crowd he is familiar with. At first, the real world is a place that Beekle has never imagined. All alone and determined to reverse his fortune, he decides to venture out into the real world. Many of the imaginary friends get picked and night-by-night Beekle, our main character patiently awaits for his turn to be chosen, but his turn never comes. The story begins on a magical island where imaginary friends are born waiting to be chosen by a child as their friend. The illustrations, the story, and the major themes of this children’s book will draw you into this book to the point where you will want to read it again and again. The story of Beekle: The Unimaginary friend is a book for all ages. A winner of the 2015 Caldecott Award and beautifully illustrated by Dan Santat. “Santat makes the unimaginable, imaginable”, said by Caldecott Medal Committee Chair Junko Yokota. The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friendįiction: Children’s Literature (Ages-3-6)
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