Beegu

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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. I am likely to remember Beegu and sad that I’m one of the oldsters Beegu will not make a point of fondly remembering.

I have seen this story read to a class of year 2 pupils and it was totally captivating for both boys and girls. In the end the Alien finds their mother and explains how earth people are cruel and rejecting but suggested there was still an opportunity for change. This is a fun, interesting and moving story with a happy ending, beautiful illustrations, colour palette and wonderful message.

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. I love the scene where she is reunited with her parents and she retells her experiences in her special language, the pictographs are great in her speech bubble. 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.

An important book which could be used for so many different ages and abilities especially as mentioned bellow with SEN and EAL children.The story unravels to reveal that although the adult humans weren’t very helpful or even nice to Beegu, the children on Earth were.

She feels lost and scared and tries to make the best of the situation, so she attempts to make friends. 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. I would be interested to know why Beegu was travelling alone in the first place, as she appears to be a child, and how she ended up crashing onto 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. 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.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. The book was intriguing because the character is not probably introduced and therefore it leaves the reader thinking what kind of creature beegu is .