Beaky

by Jez Alborough

Beaky, a fluffy fellow with a bright blue beak and a curly orange tail, is uncertain about what sort of creature he is. Is he a frog? No, he can't hop as high as his new frong friend. Is he a snake? No, he's too short to slither. With lively illustrations and a simple, warm text, readers join Beaky on his journey of self-discovery.

Genres: Animals, Picture Books, Childrens

First published September 24, 1990

About the author

Jez is the author and illustrator of 48 books for children. In 2018 he published The Story of 'You' his first book for adults, the first in a series called Life Beyond Personality. He says: "We enter this world as pure Oneness, (what I call our ‘original state of Being’) but we lose this as we become identified with our Personality. In that identification, the Stillness and Love of our Original State is overshadowed by the suffering of the Personality.

"Our Personality creates its own dream from the deep-seated beliefs and emotions it harbours; a dream that can be full of emotional distress, over-thinking and the constant investment in a future which never quite delivers on the belief: ‘When I get this I’ll be happy.’ The Story of ‘You’ suggests it’s possible to wake up out of that dream. When that happens, a whole new adventure begins in a life beyond the Personality."

The Infinite Journey, the second Book in the series, is published in early 2019.


Children's Books

His Eddy and the Bear trilogy (which began with the much-loved Where's My Teddy in 1992) has sold nearly four and a half million copies and was made into an BAFTA award-winning animated television series.

Duck in the Truck (published in 1999) heralded the start of another bestselling series, this time featuring the irrepressible Duck and his three friends - Frog, Goat and Sheep. There are currently nine books in the Duck series and almost than 1.5 million copies have been sold.

In 2000 Jez created Hug - a powerful and touching book of only three words about a baby chimpanzee called Bobo who loses his Mom. Oprah Winfrey raved about it on her show when she chose it for her recommended reading list while Richard Curtis (the writer and director of Four Weddings and a Funeral) selected it as one of his ‘Best Books’, calling it ‘classic family drama which holds up well next to Jez’s other masterpieces.’ Bobo went on to star in thee more classics; Tall ( which along with Hug won the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Book Award) Yes and Play. The series has sold almost 3 million copies.

Jez lives in West London. You can read more about his books for children in the JezAlborough.com library and about The Story of 'You' at LifeBeyondPersonality.com.

Jez's Facebook page is: http://www.facebook.com/jezalborough and you can follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jezalborough

Reviews

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beaky is a bird, but doesn't know he's a bird because he's brand new. So he and his friend, Frog, go on a quest to find out what Beaky is. It's a sweet story.

[Amber · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reading to my son at bedtime 😊

[Shane W · Rating 5 out of 5]

My childhood favourite. And perhaps a hidden message also.

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a gorgeous book that my 3 year old nephew asked me to read him. It's about a small bird with a blue beak called Beaky who is trying to work out what kind of creature he is.

The illustrations are beautiful with a lot of details I wish I had been able to see, but my nephew wanted to turn the pages quickly to get on to the next part of the story!

[Rebekah Jones · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the book. It was a book about finding out who she really was. I did find it weird that the bird did not know she was a bird and no other animal knew she was a bird until she found another bird.

[Elisabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

CUTEST BOOK EVER!!! I love it!!! I read it like every night when I was little.

[Peacegal · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story is a combination of Are You my Mother? and The Ugly Duckling.

[Carfig · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute story but nothing too original, nice illustrations.

[Alisha Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the longer story books my son will sit through.

[Liz · Rating 2 out of 5]

A less than stellar remake of "Are You My Mother?"