Beegu

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The cutest story book teaching children about acceptance as Beegu (the little alien character) becomes stranded on earth.

The illustrations beautifully demonstrate the different emotions Beegu feels throughout the story, with his ears moving up and down just like a puppy dog when they’re happy or sad. Deacon’s simple text and soft illustrations cleverly convey a child’s feelings of uncertainty and confusion when faced with new surroundings. After a while of being isolated from creatures the same as her, a big ship which had her parents in, came to rescue her.It has scope to be studied in drama too for children to consider her emotions and develop empathy towards her. She is scared, lonely and confused and begins to wander around the near by city in hope to find some friends to care for her. She tells them all about how the big Earth creatures were unfriendly but the small ones seemed hopeful.

There are some questions which are left unanswered as a reader such as “Why didn’t any of the people on the street seem to notice Beegu, particularly when she didn’t seem to be of their world?Ignored by both the rabbits and leaves she seeks friendships from the adults she finds in the city of London, only to be dismissed. Beegu experiences different environments/places on earth and expresses different feelings throughout his stay on earth. The images of Beegu are a great aid to the readers in seeing just how different Beegu is and why he is having such difficulty in our world making friends. Beegu and Jitterbug Jam, both of which he illustrated, were named as New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books of the Year. Alexis Deacon is one of Book Trust's ten Best New Illustrators, and Beegu was a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year and shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal.