InaworldbuiltforPerfectPets,BarnabusisaFailedProject,halfmouse,halfelephant,keptoutofsightuntilhisdreamsoffreedomleadhimandhismisfitfriendsonaperilousadventure.AstunningpicturebookfrominternationalbestsellersTheFanBrothers,joinedbytheirbrotherDevinFan.DeepundergroundbeneathPerfectPets,wherechildrencanbuygeneticallyengineered“perfect“creatures,thereisasecretlab.Barnabusandhisfriendsliveinthislab,butnoneofthemisperfect.TheyareallFailedProjects.Barnabushasneverbeenoutsidehistinybelljar,yethedreamsofonedayseeingtheworldabovegroundthathispalPipthecockroachhastoldhimabout:aworldwithgreenhillsandtrees,andbuildingsthatreachallthewaytothesky,litwiththeirownstars.ButBarnabusmayhavetoreachtheoutsideworldsoonerthanhethought,becausetheGreenRubberSuitsareabouttorecycleallFailedProjects...andBarnabusdoesn’twanttobemadeintoafluffierpetwithbiggereyes.Hejustwantstobehimself.Sohedecidesit’stimeforhimandtheotherstoescape.Withhislittletrunkandalotofcooperationandcourage,Barnabussetsouttofindfreedom--andaplacewhereheandhisfriendscanfinallybeacceptedforwhotheyare.Thissuspenseful,poignantandmagicalstoryaboutfollowingyourdreamsandfindingwhereyoutrulybelongwilldrawreadersintoasurreal,lushlydetailedworldinwhichperfectionreallymeansbeingtruetoyourselfandyourfriends.
