- Imaginary companions, Juvenile fiction, Friendship, Imaginary playmates
This magical story begins on an island far away where an imaginary friend is born. He patiently waits his turn to be chosen by a real child, but when he is overlooked time and again, he sets off on an incredible journey to the bustling city, where he finally meets his perfect match and -- at long last -- is given his special name: Beekle.
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Contemporary, earnest, classical in form and resolved.
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- effortlessdemanding
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About the book
- Author
- Dan Santat
- First published
- 2014
- Pages
- 40
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Andersen Press
- Editions
- 11
- Language
- English, French, Chinese
- ISBN
- 9780316199988
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Dan Santat (born 1975) is an American author and illustrator known for his children's book The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, which won the 2015 Caldecott Medal for distinguished illustration. He also wrote The Guild of Geniuses and created the Disney Channel animated series The Replacements. ([source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Santat))
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