{"product_id":"9780711249455-the-barnabus-project","title":"The Barnabus Project","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a world built for Perfect Pets, Barnabus is a Failed Project, half mouse, half elephant, kept out of sight until his dreams of freedom lead him and his misfit friends on a perilous adventure. A stunning picture book from international bestsellers The Fan Brothers, joined by their brother Devin Fan.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a world built for Perfect Pets, Barnabus is a Failed Project, half mouse, half elephant, kept out of sight until his dreams of freedom lead him and his misfit friends on a perilous adventure. A stunning picture book from international bestsellers The Fan Brothers, joined by their brother Devin Fan.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Deep underground beneath \u003cb\u003ePerfect Pets\u003c\/b\u003e, where children can buy genetically engineered \"perfect\" creatures, there is a \u003cb\u003esecret lab\u003c\/b\u003e. Barnabus and his friends live in this lab, but \u003cb\u003enone of them are perfect.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e They are all Failed Projects. Barnabus has never been outside his tiny bell jar, yet he \u003cb\u003edreams of one day seeing the world above ground \u003c\/b\u003ethat his pal Pip the cockroach has told him about: a world with green hills and trees, and buildings that reach all the way to the sky, lit with their own stars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But Barnabus may have to reach the outside world sooner than he thought, because the \u003cb\u003eGreen Rubber Suits are about to recycle all Failed Projects\u003c\/b\u003e . and Barnabus doesn't want to be made into a fluffier pet with bigger eyes. \u003cb\u003eHe just wants to be himself. \u003c\/b\u003eSo he decides it's time for he and the others to \u003cb\u003eescape\u003c\/b\u003e. With his little trunk and a lot of cooperation and courage, Barnabus sets out to find freedom – and a place where he and his friends can finally be accepted for who they are.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This \u003cb\u003esuspenseful\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003epoignant \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003emagical \u003c\/b\u003estory about \u003cb\u003efollowing your dreams and finding where you truly belong\u003c\/b\u003e will draw readers into a surreal, lushly detailed world in which perfection really means being true to yourself and your friends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A stately, cathartic morality tale about freeing oneself from the tyranny of wanting to be perfect.' —\u003ci\u003eThe Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'ingeniously imaginative' — \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A heartfelt, timely allegory celebrating diversity, bravery, and solidarity.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e— Kirkus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56438505800054,"sku":"9780711249455","price":9.41,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36481686.jpg?v=1760364354","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780711249455-the-barnabus-project","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}