![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() There’s room for more than one culture in a life or a community-when Beegu is reunited with her parents, she keeps the hula-hoop given to her by the children in the schoolyard and carries that little bit of Earth culture into her life. The adults who resolutely evict Beegu miss all of that. Language and appearances don’t need to be a barrier to friendships-the puppies and the children all see past the differences in Beegu and reap the benefits of a unique friendship: warmth and comfort for the puppies, laughter and amazement for the children. There are some really wonderful ideas and thoughts prompts in this book-ideas and thoughts that are just as important for adults as for children. Beegu implores us to notice, welcome and embrace those who are ‘other’ to us. In an apparently universal human character quirk, we seem to struggle with embracing otherness. ![]()
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