Alexis' second book, Beegu, about a lonely baby alien trying to find its mother on Earth, was created when he moved to London after art college. He spent many hours in a zoo sketching a slow loris (an animal similar to a sloth) and then created the story of the creature's secret life after the visitors had gone home. He has always loved to draw and has been keeping sketchbooks since he was a small child, when he would often move from playing games with toys into drawing stories about them.Īlexis started work on his first picture book, Slow Loris, while studying illustration at the University of Brighton. Once again lost in the world, Beegu had no hopes left.Alexis Deacon was one of the ten Best New Illustrators selected by Booktrust's Big Picture campaign in 2008.

He threw Beegu out and his friends gave him a heartfelt adieu. Unfortunately, a grown-up came and spoilt the fun for him. They joined him in all their games, and Beegu was finally settling in. After days of wandering, he met a few children in the school playground and they were so happy to see him. He tried to fit in with others, but he was not welcomed by them. He was lonely and alone and nothing was so good for him on the Earth. This city is not new for me, but a year in Bangalore was like Beegu’s feeling.Įnough of my ramblings, let me come to the story of Beegu.īeegu was a lost alien. Then after chaos and I thought I got the hang of my job, I got married came to Chennai and here I am. I took one step at a time and once I was about to settle, my final exam dates came. But I had amazing roommates, the hostel was close to my office, and I had a few Tamilian in my office. It was in Bangalore and the strangest thing I felt beside me was the different language, the rice differed from my usual one, the sambar was tasting sweet, it was crowded. I was doing my MBA, got placed on campus and the company called me immediately to join.

The above line from the book triggered my memory back to 2015. “Earth creatures were mostly big and unfriendly, but there were some small ones who seemed hopeful’

Beegu by Alexis Deacon