Gazes of wonderment, broad smiles, and changes in perspective ensure an easy transition from page to page. They learn to be friends, share adventures and snacks, joke, "and together they did the unimaginable." Santat's attention to detail in the mixed-media illustrations shares a child's eye for laughter and movement on full-bleed spreads with strategically placed text. Eventually, as he waits at the top of a star-leafed tree, a small girl with a friendly face calls out to him with a picture in her hand. He finds that life there is so harried that no one notices him. Filled with impetuous courage, Beekle does the unimaginable and heads out across deep waters until he reaches the real world. School Library Journal - PreS-Gr 2-How long would you wait and how far a journey would you make to find your truest friend? Born on an island for imaginary friends, Beekle waits to be "imagined by a real child." He waits and he waits, but his turn never comes. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (06/14) Video Preview: Accelerated Reader Information: ill., 29 cm.Īn imaginary friend waits a long time to be imagined by a child and given a special name, and finally does the unimaginable-he sets out on a quest to find his perfect match in the real world. Adventures of Beekle : the unimaginary friend
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