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* Caldecott Medal 수상도서
* New York Times Bestseller
* #1 Indiebound Bestseller
* Huffington Post Best Overall Picture Book of 2014
* PBS Parents Best Picture Book of the Year
* NPR "Great Read"
* ALSC Notable Book for Children
* A Chicago Public Library Best Picture Book of the Year


최고의 그림책에 수여하는 Caldecott 메달을 수상했으며, 뉴욕타임즈 베스트셀러의 영예도 얻은 책입니다. 국내에서는 "비클의 모험"이라는 제목으로 번역서가 출간되었습니다.

바다 건너 무지개 끝에 상상의 친구들이 사는 상상의 나라가 있습니다. 이곳 친구들은 아이들이 상상해 주어야만 세상으로 갈 수 있지요. 어느 날, 새 친구가 태어났고 그는 세상 아이들이 자신을 상상해 주기를 간절히 바랐습니다. 하지만 결국 아무도 불러 주지 않자, 직접 아이들을 찾아 가기로 결심합니다. 그는 과연 자신을 알아봐 주는 친구를 만날 수 있을까요?

누구나 어린 시절, 상상의 친구가 하나쯤 있었을 것입니다. 부모님이 집을 비우셨을 때, 같이 놀 친구가 없었을 때 상상 속의 친구와 즐겁게 시간을 보냈던 경험 말이지요. 이 책은 이러한 상상의 친구를 다룬 책입니다. 그런데 재미있는 것은 상상의 친구의 시각에서 이야기를 전개했다는 점이지요 그리고 상상의 친구가 세상 아이들을 직접 찾아 나선다는 이야기는 매우 새롭고 신선하게 다가옵니다. 이러한 독특한 콘셉트가 이 책이 주목받는 또 다른 이유이기도 합니다.

이 책은 상상의 친구와 따뜻한 우정을 그려낸 동시에 누군가 자신을 불러 주길 바라는 간절한 마음과 먼저 다가서는 용기 등을 전달하며 뭉클한 감동을 안겨 주며, 신비하고 아름다운 그림들을 한 장 한 장 펼칠 때마다, 마치 환상적인 모험을 하는 듯한 기분이 들게 합니다.






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Paperback: 40 pages
ISBN-13: 9781783443857
책 크기: 28 cm x 21.5 cm



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Book Description
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.


School Library Journal *Starred Review*
How long would you wait and how far a journey would you make to find your truest friend? Born on an island for imaginary friends, Beekle waits to be "imagined by a real child." He waits and he waits, but his turn never comes. Filled with impetuous courage, Beekle does the unimaginable and heads out across deep waters until he reaches the real world. He finds that life there is so harried that no one notices him. Eventually, as he waits at the top of a star-leafed tree, a small girl with a friendly face calls out to him with a picture in her hand. They learn to be friends, share adventures and snacks, joke, "and together they did the unimaginable." Santat's attention to detail in the mixed-media illustrations shares a child's eye for laughter and movement on full-bleed spreads with strategically placed text. Gazes of wonderment, broad smiles, and changes in perspective ensure an easy transition from page to page. Beekle's round white visage and taped orange paper crown are immediately identifiable in each scene, a sharp contrast to his surroundings against variations of dark neutrals on a city street or the brightly colored dragons of a child's imagination. Like Beekle's new friend, there's something here that feels just right as an "unimaginary" friendship creates a joyous, recognizable bond. A terrific addition to any library.


The New York Times Book Review
"How does an imaginary friend feel before he's been imagined? In Santat's sweet, mind-bending gumdrop of a tale, Beekle lives on a rainbow-hued island, 'hoping for his turn to be picked by a child.' Eventually, like Max in 'Where the Wild Things Are,' he takes to the seas and soon lands in the real world - which looks a lot like Manhattan. Though this island seems awfully drab, Beekle and his friend find each other at last. She's everything he's ever dreamed of, and the feeling is mutual."


The Huffington Post
Dan Santat is one of the hardest working people in the industry today. And while his immense talent was always evident, Beekle takes his artistry to a new level. The story (which is just bursting at the seams with charm) begins on an island of colorful creatures, each waiting to be imagined by a special child and thus transported to the real world.... As with all great books, Beekle has an air of inevitability about it. As if somewhere out there is an island of perfect stories just waiting for the right person to come along and imagine it into being. We should all be grateful that Santat, with his brilliant use of color and humor, was here to bring Beekle to life.