Delightful story full of heart and subtle humor. Not "Charlotte's Web"-level sentiment, but touching, still. ( )

Wow. This book is endlessly beautiful. It filled my heart. There are no wasted words. I won't try to explain it or describe it, I will just let the feeling of it sit within me. This book is a big feeling. Read it. Feel it. Share it. ( )

From ALSC: This artistically illustrated novel shares a hero's journey of Johannes, a free dog, as he learns about friendship and living in the wider world. “Eggers puts us inside the mind of Johannes, a free-spirited canine. ‘The Eyes and the Impossible’ is a captivating read that is full of joy,” said 2024 Newbery Medal Committee Chair Amber Creger.

This year’s newbery medal winner. I barely made it through. The main characters are animals (a dog is the narrator), and normally I would NOPE that after the first page, but since I have read *all* of the Newberys I felt obligated to continue. And of course there’s animal abuse. Ugh. Also, Eggers commits the literary since of winking just a little too hard at his own cleverness. This one firmly goes in the Newbery Duds column for me. ( )

This 2024 Newbery-award-winner tells the story of a dog who is friends with bison, a seagull, and other creatures in an island park. I’ve recently read two others from the POV of an animal (Pax and Open Throat), but I loved how this one leaned heavy on a buddy comedy vibe, working in a heist and a deep, abiding friendship between the animals. I liked it much more than I thought I would and the audio, performed by Ethan Hawk) was such fun. ( )