In World magazine, bookstore owner, David Kern, wrote an article about his favorite books from 2023. This children's novel was one listed. I will be requesting and reading more titles he recommended in the near future.
Johannes, a dog, is the Eyes for the park. Anything that is disturbing the equilibrium of the park, he reports to the three bison. He loves his freedom to run. . . . to run faster than light. Then new construction of a massive building begins in the park, interrupting the equilibrium. Then these strange rectangles with pictures in them distract him and almost cause him to become "kept". To add to the chaos, new animals have arrived, eating the thistles around the windmill. Johannes and his friends unite to protect their freedom and to bring order to the park.
The paintings included in this book are beautiful. Mr. Harris painted in Johannes in all of the old paintings.
I loved this book. The writing is superb. The readers will love Johannes and his eclectic friends. My fourteen-year-old read it and was not as impressed with it as me.
*Highly recommend.
-Borrowed from the library.
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