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The eyes & the impossible / Dave Eggers ; illustrations of Johannes by Shawn Harris.
Free dog Johannes' job is to observe everything that happens in his urban park and report back to the park's three bison elders, but changes are afoot, including more humans, a new building, a boatload of goats, and a shocking revelation that changes his view of the world.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781524764203 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 246 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
- Edition: First Random House Children's Books edition.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2023]
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| Subject: | Dogs > Juvenile fiction. Animals > Juvenile fiction. Parks > Juvenile fiction. City and town life > Juvenile fiction. Friendship > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Animal fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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- Baker & Taylor
From the award-winning author of The Every and the illustrator behind the beloved picture book Her Right Foot comes an endearing and beautifully illustrated story of a dog who unwittingly becomes a hero to a park full of animals. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations. - Random House, Inc.
NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER ⢠#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
An enthralling novel for all ages by award-winning author Dave Eggers, told from the perspective of one uniquely endearing dogâfeaturing beautiful artwork from Caldecott honoree Shawn Harris.
âJohannes is a highly engaging narrator whose exuberance and good nature run like a bright thread through the novelâs pages.â âThe New York Times
Johannes, a free dog, lives in an urban park by the sea. His job is to be the Eyesâto see everything that happens within the park and report back to the parkâs elders, three ancient Bison. His friendsâa seagull, a raccoon, a squirrel, and a pelicanâwork with him as the Assistant Eyes, observing the humans and other animals who share the park and making sure the Equilibrium is in balance.
But changes are afoot. More humans arrive in the park. A new building, containing mysterious and hypnotic rectangles, goes up. And then there are the goatsâan actual boatload of goatsâwho appear, along with a shocking revelation that changes Johannesâs view of the world.
Lushly illustrated with old world paintings and new artwork from Caldecott honoree Shawn Harris, this story about friendship, beauty, liberation (and running very, very fast), will make readers of all ages see the world around them in a wholly new way.
