Dan Santat’s Caldecott Medal-winning\u00a0The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend<\/i>\u00a0is a humorous and thoughtful celebration of friends.<\/b><\/p>\n
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\u2013at long last\u2013is given his special name: Beekle.<\/p>\n
The #1\u00a0New York Times\u00a0<\/i>bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator Dan Santat\u2013creator of\u00a0After the Fall<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0Are We There Yet?<\/i>\u2013combines classic storytelling with breathtaking art in an unforgettable tale about friendship, imagination, and the courage to find one’s place in the world.<\/p>\n SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 UKLA BOOK AWARD<\/span> Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat–creator of\u00a0<\/span>The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>After the Fall<\/span>–takes readers on the road trip of a lifetime!<\/span><\/p>\n “Are we there yet?” Every parent has heard this classic kid question on a long car ride–and after reading this astonishingly inventive new book (that even turns upside down for several pages!), you’ll never look at being bored the same way again.<\/p>\n Let’s face it: everyone knows that car rides can be boring. And when things get boring, time slows down. In this book, a boy feels time slowing down so much that it starts going\u00a0backward<\/span>–into the time of pirates! Of princesses! Of dinosaurs! The boy was just trying to get to his grandmother’s birthday party, but instead he’s traveling through Ancient Egypt and rubbing shoulders with Ben Franklin. When time flies, who knows where–or\u00a0when<\/span>–he’ll end up.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend Dan Santat’s Caldecott Medal-winning\u00a0The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend\u00a0is a humorous and thoughtful celebration of friends. 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":33580,"template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[138,147,139,175,30,29],"product_tag":[],"bundle_layout":"","bundled_by":[],"bundled_items":[],"yoast_head":"\nAfter the Fall: <\/span>How Humpty Dumpty Got Back up Again<\/h1>\n
\nAfter the fall, Humpty Dumpty is a broken egg. Life is tough: he’s so afraid of heights, he can’t even bear to climb onto his bed, or reach his favourite cereal on the top shelf at the supermarket. But one day, fuelled by his passion for bird-watching, he decides to conquer his fears and something amazing happens…
\n‘A tender, wryly funny look at trauma and recovery’ GUARDIAN<\/p>\nAre We There Yet?<\/span><\/h1>\n