Beachy and Me

Staake, Bob

3.52

280 ratings by Goodreads

ISBN 10: 037597198X ISBN 13: 9780375971983

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers, 2016

Bob Staake’s tale of a whale of a friendship!

Something big had come ashore. It seemed to have a tail.
Pixie now was staring at . . . a giant washed-up whale!

Pixie Picklespeare lives on a tiny island where there’s no one to play with . . . until a friendly whale washes ashore. With Pixie’s help (sort of), Beachy is soon back in the water, where the two play marvelous games. However, Beachy knows he must migrate to be with other whales. As he disappears into the deep, Pixie feels that she’s lost her dear friend forever. But when he returns months later, Pixie learns that at special times of the year, she and Beachy will be together again!

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About the Author:

BOB STAAKE is the creator of more than 50 books for children, including My Pet Book; Bluebird; The Red Lemon, a 2006 New York Times Best Illustrated Book; and The Donut Chef, a Children’s Choice Book Awards finalist. He’s also a prolific and highly acclaimed commercial illustrator whose work has appeared in the New Yorker, Time, the Washington Post, and the New York Times. Find out more about Bob at bobstaake.com.

From School Library Journal:

PreS-Gr 1—In a tall lighthouse, in a big ocean, small-island dweller Pixie Picklespeare (the "only kid who's here!") is BORED. Enter the very large, very blue Beachy the whale, who's washed ashore and needs her help. After many tries, Pixie's "ker-splash" at a timely high tide sends both water lovers into the sea to learn and play together in a summer of ocean exploration. From wave crest to sea caves, the pair flips and flops throughout the rhyming text and a handy grid map of the environs of Pixie's Island, including a compass rose, a reef, a kelp forest, a local shipwreck, a geological sea chimney, and the whales' migratory route. This is a tale of friendship lost and regained, as whales must migrate. Contrasting font sizes and generous spreads highlight the behemoth's friendly grin as Beachy's quickly identifiable blue cartoon shape again returns to fill the page. VERDICT This "true-blue friend" tale is a general purchase recommendation for all libraries, especially those on the coasts.—Mary Elam, Learning Media Services, Plano ISD, TX

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