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The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend
The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend | Dan Santat
163 posts | 117 read | 19 to read
Winner of the 2015 Caldecott Medal This magical story begins on an island far away where an imaginary friend is born. He patiently waits his turn to be chosen by a real child, but when he is overlooked time and again, he sets off on an incredible journey to the bustling city, where he finally meets his perfect match and-at long last-is given his special name: Beekle. New York Times bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator Dan Santat combines classic storytelling with breathtaking art, creating an unforgettable tale about friendship, imagination, and the courage to find one's place in the world.
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merkerk4

“Every night he stood under the stars, hoping for his turn to be picked by a child and given a special name. He waited for many nights.“

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merkerk4

This book is a great story to read to young children. This is because it teaches children how to make friends by having courage and talking to other peers. It also distinguishes between the real and imaginary world. Allowing children to see that it is okay to have imaginary friends, but knowing the difference between the two.

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merkerk4
Mehso-so

The Adventures of Beekle, 2014. This is a Caldecott Medal Winning Book. In this book, Beekle is an imaginary friend who has to wait until it is his turn to be imagined by a human. Once he is not imagined he decides to take an adventure to the real world. After some time he meets Alice at the park and she names him Beekle. They spend a lot of time together doing fun things; including, coloring, sharing snacks, and more.

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Shelm1

“The world began to feel a little less strange,” this quote is so cute because it shows that just having someone to explore with can make everything calm down.

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Shelm1
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This is my favorite part of the book because it shows how in the adult world, everything loses color and nobody really stops to enjoy life. It reminds me of the movie Soul.

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Shelm1
Pickpick

The book is really cute! I love how colorful and imaginative the pictures were created. The story is a very good representation of getting out of your comfort zone and trying new things although they may be weird and scary.

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Laughterhp
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Pickpick

#LetterA #PictureBooks #BBRC

This is about an imaginary friend who waits to be imagined. He never is, so he goes out to the real world to find his child.

#jubilantjuly

BethM We have this one! 8mo
LibrarianRyan I LOVE This book. Actually anything by this authorl 8mo
dabbe Da curliest and cutest pup! 🖤🐾🖤 8mo
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 8mo
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KateKintail
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At first, they weren't sure what to do. Neither of them had made a friend before. But... after a little while they realized they were perfect together.

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kayleenschultz12
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kayleenschultz12

This book is a great tool to fit early readers. It has short sentences that are simple to read and it is also engaging by following Beekle‘s adventure to find his friend.

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kayleenschultz12
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Pickpick

What a cute and colorful book to read! I was engaged the whole time and I am a adult. I will definitely be reading this in my classroom!

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gclift
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Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend written by Dan Santat was published in 2014, and is a wonderful book to enhance children's imaginations. Beekle steps out of his comfort zone, and sets out for an adventure to find his person. It helps give children hope that they too will find their person like Beekle had done, and that sometimes it is okay to step out of the comfort zones. This book has won the Caldecott award. Amazing book!

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erinhannahs

“The world began to feel a little less strange. And together they did the unimaginable.“

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erinhannahs

A super cute story about friendship and love. Friends make everything in life better.

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erinhannahs
Pickpick

A super cute story about how Beekle goes into the real world and eventually finds a friend named Alice. When Beekle first entered the real world, it felt strange. However, after finding Alice, the world became less strange. This book was a super cute story about friendship and love.

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ehrmans
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This book is all about an imaginary friend that is on an island of other imaginary friends that are waiting to be imagined by a real child. The story highlights his journey to find his perfect friend. He lands in a city that is dark and dreary and then comes upon a colorful playground. At this playground he notices other imaginary friends with their humans. He then meets his human, Alice, and she shows him a picture of both of them.

ehrmans The adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend. Written and illustrated by Dan Santa. Published in 2014. Awards: Caldecott Medal for illustrations. The genre is fiction. 2y
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Eggs
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Some books I‘ve enjoyed about friends!

#FriendsDay #JulyJam @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🙌🏻❤️📚 2y
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monalyisha
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Little witchy illustration by Caldecott Award winning illustrator, Dan Santat (posted today on his social media). ✨⚡️

#basicwitchswap

Palimpsest 🖤 4y
LibrarianRyan I love It! 4y
BooksWithBonnie Love this! 4y
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RamzieM
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Written And Illustrated by Dan Santat
Awards: Caldecott
#UCFLAE3414SU2020
This book is a MF picture book Is about an imaginary friend who waits for a real child to choose him. After he gets passed over again and again he sets out on an adventure to find his one true friend. I believe that this book would best be used in the class as a S.
UDL: Increase Master-oriented feedback (8.4)
ESOL: 15. Reinforce the key ideas you present again and again

RamzieM http://thecorecoaches.com/2015/09/meet-beekle/
The resource above gives you plenty of different worksheets to print out and have your students fill out as you are completing your read aloud or after you complete a read aloud.
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Viviannef We shouldn‘t judge a book by its cover, but how cute is his imaginary friend!?!! I had never heard of this story before, so I have to read it! Great resource! There‘s so many fun activities to do 4y
DrSpalding Storytelling could work nicely for this particular book. Remember that you want your resource to complement the teaching strategy you selected. If your resource assists effective read aloud‘s then you would want to cite read aloud as your teaching strategy. 4y
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agreco1925

“His mind filled with thoughts of all amazing things that were keeping his friend from imagining him“

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agreco1925

I would use this book in my class because the images are engaging and children would love the humor in it.

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agreco1925
Pickpick

This Caldecott winner had good illustrations throughout the entire book. The detail in the pictures really helps to extend the text and they also have vibrant colors to draw in the reader's attention.

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taylorscalfaro
Pickpick

This book was one of my favorite award winners because of the very reason it won an award. This book was a Caldecott Honor Book and is well beyond deserving because the images were incredible and truly brought the text to life.

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taylorscalfaro

I would use this in my future classroom because the idea is beyond what children normally think of, but something that they can relate to as they may have had an imaginary friend. Also, the images are stunning and would definitely keep them engaged.

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taylorscalfaro

“Every night he stood under the stars, hoping for his turn to be picked by a child and given a special name.”

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keetoncarter

This book is great for a rainy day when the kids are wanting an adventure!

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keetoncarter

every night he stood under the stars, hoping for his turn to be picked by a child and given a special name

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keetoncarter
Pickpick

This caldecott is quite interesting. The illistrator brought together various types of art together to create such a beauty. The pictures along with the great story make for a great classroom read.

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peytonfleming
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Review: The Adventures of Beekle by Dan Santat, 2014, is a Caldecott Award winner about an imaginary friend and his journey to find a child of his own.
Blurb: This story along with beautiful illustrations tells a very touching story about friendship, imagination, and the courage to find one's place in the world.
Quote: “But his turn never came.“

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thejessashmore
Pickpick

This book, a Caldecott Medal winner, is about an imaginary friend and his adventure looking for his friend in the real world like all the other imaginary friends.

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thejessashmore

I would use this book in my future classroom, because at a young age most students have their own imaginary friends. It is a very creative book and would be liked among a classroom of children.

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thejessashmore

Neither of them had made a friend before. But... after a little while they realized they were perfect together.

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cassandram
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The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend is a great F book by Dan Santat. This story shares how on a far away island an unimagined friend waits to be imagined by his one true friend. This would be a great IR book to let children‘s imagination run wild. #ucflae3414f19

cassandram A helpful resource for this book is http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/bookmatch-scaffol.... It shares how to implement books for IR times. For the ESOL strategy 17 by providing contextual supports through an audio of the book they have on YouTube. For the UDL strategy I would be using 5.1 to use multiple media‘s for communication with the video. #ucflae3414f19 4y
TristanPool Sounds super cute! Such a cute concept for an book storyline. Awesome resource and great addition with YouTube‘s audio version! 4y
KristenScala This book looks like so much fun! I love that it is talking about imaginary friends since most kids have some kind of an imaginary friend:) 4y
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Tinks Just the cover alone looks as if would be an adorable book to read. The description of the book seems interesting enough for me to want to read. Thank you for sharing. 4y
GroeningsC loved your post! Your summary makes me want to give this a read! 4y
BRaulerson The first thing that caught my eye was the cover illustration! So cute and I think just the picture alone would be engaging to a student! 4y
leximcmillin This book seems super cute! It also seems like it might be a good book for a RA. Would love to read it! 4y
haleyklein I LOVE this book!! I also love the input and support you shared to go along with this book! 4y
YesseniaN This sounds very cute and I love the idea of reading about friendship to young students ! 4y
DrSpalding You had a lot of support from your peers! Once you make a few good posts, others will follow! Excellent choice that could be an independent read but also a read aloud. 4y
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em_lemo
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This book is a Caldecott Award winner (published 2014). The book contained a message that was well thought out. I enjoyed the illustrations and the way in which the book was written very much.
Something that I really appreciated throughout the book, aside from the message and writing style, were the illustrations. I loved the color usage and the simplicity, but also complexity of some pictures.
“And together they did the unimaginable.“

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hmarkins

“But thinking about his friend gave him the courage to journey on...”

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hmarkins

This is an interesting twist on the imaginary friends children have—it‘s focusing on the imaginary friend instead of the real children.

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hmarkins
Pickpick

A good book about finding friends

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ds111717

“At first, they weren't sure what to do. Neither of them had made a friend before. But... after a little while they realized they were perfect together.“

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ds111717

This book is so cute and had a lot of room to express emotion and evoke true feelings in a story, reminiscing about having imaginary friends. Very “out-of-the-box“ idea! I would use this book for a younger age group to show that it's normal to have imaginary friends.

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ds111717
Pickpick

Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend written by Dan Santat. Caldecott Medal. An imaginary friend who is looking for his friend in the real world and how he goes on an adventure to find her.

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Kyle Donahue

Illustration- The of the real world are dull and mute colors while the imagination was full of bright colors.

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Kyle Donahue

This would be perfect for any age group. The book is fun and imaginative.