Ononeveryspecialdayanimaginaryfriendisbornonanislandfaraway.Here,heandhisotherimaginaryfriendsplayalldayandeachnighttheysitbeneaththestars,hopingandwaitingfortheirturntobepicked,tobeimagined,byarealchild.Butthisparticularimaginaryfriendwaitsandwaits,andstillnochildimagineshim.Sohedoestheunimaginable–hesetsoffintotherealworld.Oncethere,hesearchessolongthatheisjustabouttogiveup,whenashy,bookishgirlnamedAlicemeetshim.Graduallytheydiscovertheyareperfectforeachother…andAlicehastheperfectnameforherimaginaryfriend:Beekle.