The Barnabus Project

在這個專門打造完美寵物的工廠裡有一個神祕的實驗室，裡面住著許多基因改造失敗的動物們，Barnabus就是其中之一，他是一隻半鼠半象的動物，有著長長的鼻子及老鼠的身軀。Barnabus從出生就一直待在實驗評理，從來沒有看過外面的世界，他每天都夢想著有朝一日能夠到外面去，看看他的好朋友小蟑螂Pip所描述的藍天綠地，各種樹和高聳雲端的建築物。但Barnabus的動作可要快一點了，工廠預計這些失敗的小動物們都即將被回收製作成絨毛娃娃，Barnabus可不想變成不會動的毛小孩! 究竟他能不能成功逃離實驗室，並找到一個可以接納他的地方呢?

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In 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.

Deep underground beneath Perfect Pets, where children can buy genetically engineered "perfect" creatures, there is a secret lab. Barnabus and his friends live in this lab, but none of them are perfect.

They are all Failed Projects. Barnabus has never been outside his tiny bell jar, yet he dreams of one day seeing the world above ground that 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.

But Barnabus may have to reach the outside world sooner than he thought, because the Green Rubber Suits are about to recycle all Failed Projects . . . and Barnabus doesn't want to be made into a fluffier pet with bigger eyes. He just wants to be himself. So he decides it's time for he and the others to escape. 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.

This suspenseful, poignant and magical story about following your dreams and finding where you truly belong will draw readers into a surreal, lushly detailed world in which perfection really means being true to yourself and your friends.