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. The absolute cutest story- discussed in a lecture about how the illustrations represent the feelings of Beegu.

I enjoyed the style of the images, which seemed to echo through colour the mood Beegu was in throughout the story e. Sad and alone she finds comfort in a box of abandoned puppies outside an animal shelter but it is soon apparent that “Beegu wasn’t wanted there” when she is discovered by an adult. I love how the children and puppies in this story are so welcoming to Beegu and it’s a big part of this story how the adults are not so welcoming. She feels lost and scared and tries to make the best of the situation, so she attempts to make friends.

But even this refuge is denied her, in the morning, when the shelter worker reacts poorly to finding this strange creature on his doorstep.

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. 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. g. yellow surrounding the children, where Beegu seemed happy and having fun, and then dark greys and browns, where Beegu is walking along the busy sidewalk surrounded by what looks like many adults rushing by and ignoring her.The illustrations are brilliant and therefore useful to look at with children because they link clearly with the story and can express emotions to children. Beegu tells the tale of an adorable little three-eyed alien who unexpectedly finds herself alone on Earth after her spacecraft crash-lands, leaving her stranded. Beegu soon finds some children in a playground who are accepting and become her earth friends until an adult finds her and she is once again discarded. 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.

I am likely to remember Beegu and sad that I’m one of the oldsters Beegu will not make a point of fondly remembering. 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. Beegu's spirits are sinking lower than ever just as the mother ship arrives, in this simple, bittersweet picture book that shows us our world through the three eyes of an innocent outsider with the help of stylish art and a wry, understated text. She retells her Earth experience to her parents describing the earth creatures as big and unfriendly “but there were some smaller ones who seemed hopeful”.

The second picture-book I have read from Alexis Deacon (the first being Slow Loris) - an English author/artist whose work has been strongly recommended to me by a friend and fellow children's literature enthusiast - Beegu is a deceptively simple story, one that flawlessly blends word and image to create a poignant tale of being adrift in a strange new world. Beegu is a bright yellow, strange looking creature from another planet who somehow gets lost on earth. But at last, on a school playground, Beegu discovers a group of fantastic companions who are happy to let her join their games . This book points out the difference between rigid, judgmental adults and welcoming children from an outsider’s perspective. I looked through some books I had packed away to go up to the attic today, they’re all coming back to the book shelves, this one is lovely!