Wednesday, September 11, 2024

The Eyes & the Impossible, by Dave Eggers

 Newbery Award Winner, 2024:  



This was a cute book.  I liked all the animal characters, the descriptions though the dog's eyes, and how they worked together to solve problems. 

With all books like this, it's sometimes hard to suspend my disbelief when, for example, a dog understands that stars are actually suns burning far, far away, but the same dog doesn't know what the mainland is.  The dog understands all sorts of complex English words and scientific and culture concepts but does not know what art is?  Yeah, it's a little hard to swallow.  But if you can go with it, it's just fun.  

And the pictures are beautiful. 

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