The Avalanche Kingdom: The Follow-Up to the Newbery Medal Winner The Eyes & the Impossible
Dave Eggers
Feb 2027 · Penguin Random House Audio
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In the hugely anticipated follow-up to the Newbery Medal winner The Eyes and the Impossible, Dave Eggers and Caldecott honoree Shawn Harris reunite with the unforgettable Johannes and Bertrand and Helene for a wild and provocative new adventure.
Johannes is half-dog and half-coyote, fully in love with speed and the beauty of the world. When The Eyes & the Impossible ended, Johannes and his friends, a seagull named Bertrand and a goat named Helene, left behind an urban park by the sea to board a freighter, destination unknown. When that ship runs aground, the friends must for the first time confront the harsh calculus of the wild. Their new environment is full of predators—all of whom are interested in making a meal of the new arrivals.
But they are not alone. The prey of the region have banded together to present a unified front. And they have a powerful new weapon at their disposal—fire—that changes the natural order. But is the natural order the right order? Can it be upended by the most vulnerable?
With Dave Eggers’s breathtaking prose and Shawn Harris’s singular artwork, The Avalanche Kingdom asks tantalizing questions of nature and existence, while being, like its predecessor, a very funny, wildly lyrical, and beautifully written instant classic of literature for all ages.
Johannes is half-dog and half-coyote, fully in love with speed and the beauty of the world. When The Eyes & the Impossible ended, Johannes and his friends, a seagull named Bertrand and a goat named Helene, left behind an urban park by the sea to board a freighter, destination unknown. When that ship runs aground, the friends must for the first time confront the harsh calculus of the wild. Their new environment is full of predators—all of whom are interested in making a meal of the new arrivals.
But they are not alone. The prey of the region have banded together to present a unified front. And they have a powerful new weapon at their disposal—fire—that changes the natural order. But is the natural order the right order? Can it be upended by the most vulnerable?
With Dave Eggers’s breathtaking prose and Shawn Harris’s singular artwork, The Avalanche Kingdom asks tantalizing questions of nature and existence, while being, like its predecessor, a very funny, wildly lyrical, and beautifully written instant classic of literature for all ages.
In the hugely anticipated follow-up to the Newbery Medal winner The Eyes and the Impossible, Dave Eggers and Caldecott honoree Shawn Harris reunite with the unforgettable Johannes and Bertrand and Helene for a wild and provocative new adventure.
Johannes is half-dog and half-coyote, fully in lov...
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About the author
Dave Eggers is the author of many books for readers of all ages, including The Eyes & the Impossible, The Lifters, and Soren’s Seventh Song. His books for adults include Contrapposto, The Circle, The Every, What Is the What, and A Hologram for the King, a finalist for the National Book Award. He is the cofounder of 826 Valencia, a writing center for young people that has inspired similar organizations around the world. In 2025, Eggers opened the International Library of Young Authors, home to thousands of books written by young people from all over the planet. Come visit the library at 849 Valencia Street, San Francisco, California.
Shawn Harris is the author/illustrator of Have You Ever Seen a Flower?, which won a Caldecott Honor Award, as well as The Teeny Weeny Unicorn and Let's Be Bees. He is the illustrator of Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers, which received seven starred reviews, was an Orbis Pictus Award Honor Book, an ALA Notable, and a PW Best Book of the Year. His other picture books include Eggers's What Can a Citizen Do (a Time Magazine Best Children's Book), Everyone's Awake by Colin Meloy, and The Future Book and A Polar Bear in the Snow by Mac Barnett.
Shawn got his start as an illustrator in the early 2000s, creating album art for bands, including his own, the Matches. He lives in Northern California and enjoys surfing.
Shawn Harris is the author/illustrator of Have You Ever Seen a Flower?, which won a Caldecott Honor Award, as well as The Teeny Weeny Unicorn and Let's Be Bees. He is the illustrator of Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers, which received seven starred reviews, was an Orbis Pictus Award Honor Book, an ALA Notable, and a PW Best Book of the Year. His other picture books include Eggers's What Can a Citizen Do (a Time Magazine Best Children's Book), Everyone's Awake by Colin Meloy, and The Future Book and A Polar Bear in the Snow by Mac Barnett.
Shawn got his start as an illustrator in the early 2000s, creating album art for bands, including his own, the Matches. He lives in Northern California and enjoys surfing.
Dave Eggers is the author of many books for readers of all ages, including The Eyes & the Impossible, The Lifters, and Soren’s Seventh Song. His books for adults include Contrapposto, The Circle, The Every, What Is the What, and A Hologram for the King, a finalist for the National Book Award. He ...
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