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Beegu

Beegu

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I love it when Beegu finds some friends, the puppies and snuggles up happily with them, and the scene with the children.

This is a sweet, touching story about a young rabbit-like alien who is stranded on Earth and looking for her mother. These questions could be explored with the class a discussion and/or as an opportunity for the class to create their own narrative for the reasons behind these remaining puzzles. I am likely to remember Beegu and sad that I’m one of the oldsters Beegu will not make a point of fondly remembering.The gorgeous illustrations makes it accessible to EAL (English as an additional language)and SEN (Special Educational Needs) children and as the story is so simple it is ideal for children to act this out in role play. There are not too many words on each page, so this is suitable for the youngest child, but older children (and this adult) are likely to love it too. Alexis Deacon graduated from the University of Brighton, where he studied Illustration, gaining a first class honours degree. The illustrations are brilliant and therefore useful to look at with children because they link clearly with the story and can express emotions to children.

She tells them all about how the big Earth creatures were unfriendly but the small ones seemed hopeful. The Story centres around an Alien coming to Earth and finding it difficult to find a place to fit in; with everywhere he goes, he is turned away and rejected. This is shown as Beegu is seen to play with human toys and even given a hula hoop to keep by the children which she befriends at a school. Beegu's spirits are sinking lower than ever just as the mother ship arrives, in this simple, bittersweet picture book that shows us our world through the three eyes of an innocent outsider with the help of stylish art and a wry, understated text.

The story is about her trying to find her way back home travelling through a city coming across what life on Earth is like. The absolute cutest story- discussed in a lecture about how the illustrations represent the feelings of Beegu. g. yellow surrounding the children, where Beegu seemed happy and having fun, and then dark greys and browns, where Beegu is walking along the busy sidewalk surrounded by what looks like many adults rushing by and ignoring her. The finches do the same thing every day: they say good morning, they say good afternoon and good night. 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.

The pictures are very well done with the format changing page-to-page, some are a comic strip style, others have a small illustration and others take up the whole page. The beautifully simplistic illustrations convey a lot of emotion, and children and adults alike will be able to interpret when Beegu is happy and sad. RAT LAW’ states that ‘Cheese Belongs To You’ – at least until someone bigger, stronger, faster, or scarier decides otherwise. Having only a sentence or two on each page really draws the reader into the pictures which are a good talking point for how Beegu is feeling at different points in the book. I enjoyed the style of the images, which seemed to echo through colour the mood Beegu was in throughout the story e.Her mother finds her and, again, another wonderful illustrations shows little Beegu reunited with her parents. Furthermore, it suggests perceptions can be changed and if others can accept someone, we can do the same.

She tries to comunicate and form friendships although she is often pushed away, due to her being misunderstood and different. 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. The loneliness felt by Beegu is heartfelt and I believe a lot of children will be able to empathise with her emotions at being a stranger in a new environment. Ignored by both the rabbits and leaves she seeks friendships from the adults she finds in the city of London, only to be dismissed.

They remind me of Allie Brosh’s dog illustrations that manage to pack so much expression into a line drawing. Deacon’s simple text and soft illustrations cleverly convey a child’s feelings of uncertainty and confusion when faced with new surroundings. Wandering once again, Beegu encounters a group of schoolchildren on the playground, who warmly welcome her into their midst - until the grownup in charge puts a stop to it. With this message behind it, I feel it can be read to any children whether they are four or eleven, there can be clear discussions after and during the story in terms of their comprehension of it and what the important factors were.



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