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

Along with The Doll's House by Rumer Godden, this child's picture book demonstrates the aristotelian concept of "catharsis" as well as any other work of drama/fiction I've encountered, and shows exactly how powerful children's literature can be.On the other hand, she does understand the important things, and when her parents eventually do rescue her, she informs them that "Earth creatures were mostly big and unfriendly, but there were some small ones who seemed hopeful. Beegu and Jitterbug Jam, both of which he illustrated, were named as New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books of the Year. Furthermore, it suggests perceptions can be changed and if others can accept someone, we can do the same. An important book which could be used for so many different ages and abilities especially as mentioned bellow with SEN and EAL children. In the end the Alien finds their mother and explains how earth people are cruel and rejecting but suggested there was still an opportunity for change.

I have seen this story read to a class of year 2 pupils and it was totally captivating for both boys and girls. The absolute cutest story- discussed in a lecture about how the illustrations represent the feelings of Beegu.She feels lost and scared and tries to make the best of the situation, so she attempts to make friends. It can encourage children’s creativity in art as they design and make Beegu figures, as well as making alien friends for Beegu to play with.