The Adventures of Beekle (2014)
The Adventures of Beekle is a 2014 imaginary companions book written by Dan Santat.
On a far-off island, imaginary friends wait to be dreamed up by a real child. One of them waits and watches others get chosen while his own turn never comes. So he does the unimaginable: he boards a boat and sails to the noisy, gray city to find the kid who needs him. Dan Santat pairs spare, hopeful text with lush, glowing illustration, and the little white creature earns his name, Beekle, only once he arrives. A Caldecott Medal winner about patience, courage, and the friend who comes looking for you.
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What is The Adventures of Beekle about?
On a far-off island, imaginary friends wait to be dreamed up by a real child. One of them waits and watches others get chosen while his own turn never comes. So he does the unimaginable: he boards a boat and sails to the noisy, gray city to find the kid who needs him. Dan Santat pairs spare, hopeful text with lush, glowing illustration, and the little white creature earns his name, Beekle, only once he arrives. A Caldecott Medal winner about patience, courage, and the friend who comes looking for you.
When was The Adventures of Beekle published?
The Adventures of Beekle was published in 2014.
Who made The Adventures of Beekle?
The Adventures of Beekle was written by Dan Santat.
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Fans of its tender-outsider spirit can carry it to the screen. Pixar's Inside Out maps a child's inner world with the same warmth, and the film IF turns forgotten imaginary friends into a whole hidden society. Both share Beekle's belief that the made-up companions of childhood are worth taking seriously.