The Adventures of Beekle : : the Unimaginary Friend

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Call Number: E SAN, R Caldecott Medal 2015, Kids Book / Picture Books / General / Santat, Dan
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Pittsfield Branch

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An 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.

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The Adventures of Beekle submitted by PizzaPuppy on March 13, 2015, 12:06pm Every so often, you find a book that is so brilliant that you can't help but immediately pass it on. When I first read The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, I knew that I had found something special.

In the story, we meet little Beekle: an imaginary friend. In Beekle's world, all imaginary friends are born on a far away island where they wait to be imagined by a real child. One by one, all of his fellow imaginary friends are chosen by their child-- except Beekle. He waits and waits for his perfect partner, dreaming of all the fun activities they will do together... but no one comes for him. One day, tired of being the only little friend left on the island, Beekle does the unimaginable: he sets out in search of his new perfect partner on his own! Beekle travels to the real world where he experiences a bit of culture shock: the big city is nothing like the imaginary island he left behind. Beekle faces many challenges and set backs, all with the hope that he will one day find his new best friend.

What really stood out the first time I read this story were the beautiful and vibrant illustrations. These brightly-colored and delightful illustrations perfectly tell the story of Beekle's struggle to find his new best friend, and includes many small details within the bigger picture. Beekle's journey emphasizes going after what you want, being brave and taking risks. This is a heart-warming story about finding love and happiness. For other fun stories written or illustrated by Dan Santat, check out The Guild of Geniuses, The Three Ninja Pigs, and Oh No! or How My Science Project Destroyed the World

Great picture book! submitted by zoe.dvh on June 20, 2015, 6:09pm This book is great for reading to kids as a bedtime story!

maybe i'm overthinking this, but... submitted by camelsamba on August 1, 2017, 8:34pm My main complaint about this book - which is clearly a result of overthinking, and perhaps a side effect of no longer having a young one to read picture books to - is the implication that only kids who have "never made a friend before" end up with imaginary ones.

Just Beautiful submitted by LPW on July 9, 2023, 9:05pm We love this book in our household. The pictures are so beautiful, and the story so precious. Beekle is an imaginary friend searching the world for the human that will think him up. Such a unique and lovely tale. Dan Santat is one of our favorite children's book illustrators.

Beautiful book submitted by kristen.ochomogo on August 6, 2023, 1:46pm We love the imagination in this book. We had the pleasure to meet the author at the comic festival this year and now I’m even more enthralled. The art is beautiful and so engaging for little kids and big kids.

Fun submitted by gracekil on July 12, 2024, 5:31pm Someone gave us the stuffed animal of this, so it was nice to read the story.