Alexis Deacon, Beegu

Red Fox, 9780099417446 | Suggested age range: 6-7

Full of pathos and charm, Beegu is a moving story about a small space creature who arrives on Earth. Beegu is lost but she is a friendly creature so she determines to try to make friends. At first, she can't find anyone who can understand her, but when she spies some children playing at school she's sure that that is the perfect place for her. And it is. At last Beegu is made to feel welcome. When she finally gets home safely she remembers the love the children gave her and hopes that they will remember her with affection, too.