![]() ![]() ![]() The reader not only gets to see the “dangers” Beekle faces on his journey, but the harbor and streets of the real world when Beekle arrives. Santat shows what Beekle imagines his friend is doing instead of imagining Beekle into the real world. The reader gets to the see the other imaginary friends and when some of them are imagined by their friends. Santat shows what the island where the imaginary friends are created looks like before Beekle sets off to the real world. The text is reinforced through his illustrations. Santat’s illustrations in Beekle really make this book exceptional. From then on, Beekle (and eventually his friend Alice) accomplishes the “unimaginable.” ![]() After Beekle sets off to find his friend, the prefix “un-” is added, changing the tone of the book. The precise vocabulary in this story causes the reader to think about the meaning of the word “imaginary.” Santat only uses the word once, at the very beginning of the story to describe Beekle. Beekle, growing impatient, goes on an adventure to find his friend in the real world and thankfully, eventually meets Alice. ![]() Dan Santat’s The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend is a charming story of an imaginary (or unimaginary) friend who has yet to meet his real life child counterpart. ![]()
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