'A perfect adventure book to help illustrate the need to get off screens, spend time with loved ones, to appreciate reading and what books can do, and independence. “Readers should appreciate the parallels between the Eyes and a familiar screen-obsessed surveillance culture, and resonate with Bix’s thirst for knowledge and refusal to settle for the status quo.' - Publishers Weekly In City Under the City, Yaccarino does again what he did so well in Doug Unplugged and Doug Unplugs on the Farm: comment on the present through the experience of a child of the future.” - Shelf Awareness ★ “This is heady stuff made enticing to young readers through cartoonish art with comics-style panels and a well-chosen palette…. ★ “A stirring and thought-provoking tribute to the power of books, reading and human connection.” - Horn Book

Librarians and educators can hardly go wrong with a book that celebrates unimpeded literacy with such verve.” - The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Recommended ★ The idea that one determined small child can help adults find a new way will surely inspire. Read this book!' - Elizabeth Bird, Fuse EightĪ Publishers Weekly Big Indie Book for Fallġ01 Great Books for Kids List, Evanston Public Library (IL) 'The hottest dystopian picture book of the year. Told through Dan Yaccarino’s stunning graphic style, this page-turning picture book/early reader crossover will spark a new appreciation of reading, books, independence, friendship, and family. But she misses her family, and decides to head home, where, just maybe, she can help defeat the intrusive Eyes-and show her people how to think for themselves and enjoy each other’s company. As she explores the abandoned city, she’s thrilled to learn about the people who lived there, with no Eyes.

There, she befriends a rat who leads her to a library and its treasure trove of books and knowledge. Running from an Eye, she discovers another world: the City Under the City. But Bix would like to do things for herself. The Eyes are here to help! With everything. Instead, they stare at small portable screens, monitored by giant eyeballs. From acclaimed author-illustrator Dan Yaccarino comes an exhilarating adventure-set in a richly imagined alternate future-celebrating autonomy, community, and the power of reading, perfect for fans of The Rock From the Sky.īix lives with her family in a city where people rarely talk or play together, and no longer read books.

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