Editions

Beegu

  • Imprint: Red Fox

  • ISBN: 9780099417446

  • Length: 40  Pages

  • Dimensions: 225mm x 4mm x 252mm

  • Weight: 201g

  • RRP: £7.99

Beegu

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 . . .

  • Imprint: Red Fox

  • ISBN: 9780099417446

  • Length: 40  Pages

  • Dimensions: 225mm x 4mm x 252mm

  • Weight: 201g

  • RRP: £7.99

Reviews

  • "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

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About the Author

Alexis Deacon

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.

Alexis Deacon

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