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.
Johannes, a free dog, lives in an urban park by the sea. His job is to
be the Eyes--to see everything that happens within the park and report
back to the park's elders, three ancient Bison. His friends--a seagull,
a raccoon, a squirrel, and a pelican--work 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, including Trouble Travelers, arrive
in the park. A new building, containing mysterious and hypnotic
rectangles, goes up. And then there are the goats--an actual boatload
of goats--who appear, along with a shocking revelation that changes
Johannes's view of the world.
A story about friendship, beauty, liberation, and running very, very
fast, The Eyes & the Impossible will make readers of all ages see the
world around them in a wholly new way.