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On one very special day an imaginary friend is born on an island far away. Here, he and his other imaginary friends play all day and each night they sit beneath the stars, hoping and waiting for their turn to be picked, to be imagined, by a real child. But this particular imaginary friend waits and waits, and still no child imagines him. So he does the unimaginable – he sets off into the real world. Once there, he searches so long that he is just about to give up, when a shy, bookish girl named Alice meets him. Gradually they discover they are perfect for each other… and Alice has the perfect name for her imaginary friend: Beekle.

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"A sweet, mind-bending gumdrop of a tale" * New York Times *
"Bursting at the seams with charm" * Huffington Post *
"Charming" * Guardian, The Best New Children's Books *
"A feel-good tale about friendship, childhood and finding your place in the world" -- Fiona Noble * The Bookseller *
"A wonderful book about friendship, imagination and courage... This is a book to treasure, and its enduring message about friendship will not date." * Books for Keeps *

The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend

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    A Paperback / softback by Dan Santat

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      Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
      Publication Date: 06/10/2016
      ISBN13: 9781783443857, 978-1783443857
      ISBN10: 1783443855

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      On one very special day an imaginary friend is born on an island far away. Here, he and his other imaginary friends play all day and each night they sit beneath the stars, hoping and waiting for their turn to be picked, to be imagined, by a real child. But this particular imaginary friend waits and waits, and still no child imagines him. So he does the unimaginable – he sets off into the real world. Once there, he searches so long that he is just about to give up, when a shy, bookish girl named Alice meets him. Gradually they discover they are perfect for each other… and Alice has the perfect name for her imaginary friend: Beekle.

      Trade Review
      "A sweet, mind-bending gumdrop of a tale" * New York Times *
      "Bursting at the seams with charm" * Huffington Post *
      "Charming" * Guardian, The Best New Children's Books *
      "A feel-good tale about friendship, childhood and finding your place in the world" -- Fiona Noble * The Bookseller *
      "A wonderful book about friendship, imagination and courage... This is a book to treasure, and its enduring message about friendship will not date." * Books for Keeps *

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