Cyclops of Central Park
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Picture Book · Ages 3–7 · 2020 · Est. 6 min read-aloud

Cyclops of Central Park

Written by Madelyn Rosenberg · Illustrated by Victoria Tentler-Krylov

A cyclops braves New York City to find a missing sheep.

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32 pages· 742 words· Est. 6 min read-aloud
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In Central Park, a cyclops discovers one of his sheep, Eugene, is missing. Despite his fears of the city's sharp grass and twirly carousels, he embarks on a daring quest through New York. With the help of his fluffy friends, he must navigate the city's 'dangers' to bring Eugene home. Will he find courage in the chaos and discover that new experiences can brighten his world?

From the publisher

Featuring a most unusual protagonist, Cyclops of Central Park dares readers to be brave and explore the world because, really, you never know what you might find… Late at night, just before he closed his eye and went to sleep in his Central Park cave, Cyclops counted his sheep. When the sun rose, he counted them again, and that’s when he noticed–. . . sixteen, seventeen . . .–one of them was missing. He knew who it was, of course. Eugene? It was always Eugene. Cyclops knows the world is a scary place: the grass is too sharp, the carousels are too twirly, and not all restaurants serve spaghetti. If the world isn’t safe for a cyclops, it certainly isn’t a safe place for a missing sheep! And so he sets off to face the many dangers lurking in New York City to bring Eugene home. To do so, he will have to face his fears and call for some reinforcements–his other fluffy sheep friends back at the cave. Together, they just might find Eugene and have a fun time in the city. Which goes to show, there is no place like home, but sometimes new experiences make our world a bigger and brighter place.

Awards

Ezra Jack Keats Honor (2021)
At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Words
742
Reading age
3–7
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD570L
Themes & topics
Books about sheep and lambsBooks about New YorkBooks about social themesBooks about new experiencesBooks about imagination and play
What readers & critics say

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5.5

You don't have to live in NYC to appreciate this creative take on a timeless theme—there's no place like home (or in this place cave), but facing your fears to explore the larger world can be pretty great too.

Marmee

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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~3.7
F&P level
~O
Publication
Published
February 11, 2020
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780525514701

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