{"product_id":"the-eyes-and-the-impossible-newbery-medal-winner-paperback","title":"The Eyes and the Impossible: (Newbery Medal Winner) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDave Eggers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eShawn Harris\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNEWBERY MEDAL WINNER \u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003e #1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn enthralling novel for all ages by award-winning author Dave Eggers, told from the perspective of one uniquely endearing dog--featuring beautiful artwork from Caldecott honoree Shawn Harris. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Johannes is a highly engaging narrator whose exuberance and good nature run like a bright thread through the novel's pages.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohannes, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut changes are afoot. More humans arrive in the park. A new building, containing mysterious and hypnotic rectangles, goes up. And then there are the goats--an actual \u003ci\u003eboatload \u003c\/i\u003eof goats--who appear, along with a shocking revelation that changes Johannes's view of the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLushly illustrated with old world paintings and new artwork from Caldecott honoree Shawn Harris, this story about friendship, beauty, liberation (and running very, \u003ci\u003every \u003c\/i\u003efast), will make readers of all ages see the world around them in a wholly new way.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDave Eggers\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the Newbery Medal winner \u003ci\u003eThe Eyes and the Impossible\u003c\/i\u003e, along with bestsellers \u003ci\u003eThe Every, The Monk of Mokha, The Circle, A Hologram for the King, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius.\u003c\/i\u003e His work has been nominated for the National Book Award, the Pulitzer Prize, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. He is the founder of McSweeney's, an independent publishing company based in San Francisco, and cofounder of 826 National, a network of educational centers around the country offering free tutoring to kids of all backgrounds. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe lives in Northern California with his family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eShawn Harris\u003c\/b\u003e is the author\/illustrator of \u003ci\u003eHave You Ever Seen a Flower?, \u003c\/i\u003e which won a Caldecott Honor Award. He is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eHer Right Foot \u003c\/i\u003eby Dave Eggers, which received seven starred reviews, was an Orbis Pictus Award Honor Book, an ALA Notable, and a \u003ci\u003ePW\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year. His other picture books include Eggers's \u003ci\u003eWhat Can a Citizen Do\u003c\/i\u003e (a \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine Best Children's Book), \u003ci\u003eEveryone's Awake\u003c\/i\u003e by Colin Meloy, and \u003ci\u003eA Polar Bear in the Snow\u003c\/i\u003e by Mac Barnett. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShawn got his start as an illustrator in the early 2000s, creating album art for bands, including his own, the Matches. 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