Beegu
Published on 1. July 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
40 pages
978-0-09-941744-6 (ISBN)
Description
Beegu is not supposed to be on Earth. She is lost. She is a friendly little creature, but the Earth People don't seem very welcoming at all. However, so far she has only met the BIG ones. The little ones are a different matter ...
Reviews / Votes
This tale of an extraterrestrial is given depth and pathos by heart-twanging illustrations. -- Steve Cole * S Magazine, Sunday Express * An absolute treasure, full of visual metaphor and riches which reveal themselves more and more at each reading -- Valerie Coghlan * Inis * The accomplished artwork underscores the children's easy acceptance of Beegu and highlights the book's uplifting message that acts of kindness have lasting effects * Publishers Weekly * Alexis Deacon's atmospheric illustrations capture the pathos of being an outsider -- Julia Eccleshare * Guardian * Moving and heart-warming * Financial Times * Alexis Deacon is an outstanding young artist whose illustrations giveextraordinary depth and meaning to a very simple story * Mail on Sunday *
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 5 to 7 years
Dimensions
Height: 251 mm
Width: 225 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
197 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-09-941744-6 (9780099417446)
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Person
Alexis Deacon graduated from the University of Brighton, where he studied Illustration, gaining a first class honours degree. Alexis Deacon was one of Booktrust's ten Best New Illustrators in 2008, and Beegu was a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year and shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Alexis lives in London.