The frightened and anxious Cyclops lives with his 18 sheep in a cave in Central Park, New York City. One night, when he counts his sheep before going to sleep, he discovers that one sheep is missing, the adventurous Eugene. Cyclops must go out and find Eugene, who is wandering on his own in the big city. He warns his flock to stay near the cave and heads out to the city. He searches for Eugene in museums, hangs posters of him, searches in the Yankee Stadium, he even travels to the Statue of Liberty. Cyclops realizes he needs help and summons his flock. He gives them magnifying glasses and walkie-talkies and they search for Eugene together. In the end, they find him on the Cyclone roller coaster. Eugene persuades Cyclops to ride the Cyclone with the other sheep and in the end they all spend a wonderful day together. That night, Cyclops thinks of the adventures waiting for him next.

The book offers large colourful illustrations with short lines of text. Cyclops appears as brown-skinned creature, with pointy ears, and pointy hair.  he wears modern clothes: knee-high pants, a striped shirt and what looks like a furry vest. He walks bare-footed.

This is a light-hearted and heart-warming story about friendship and finding courage to face the world. Cyclops is usually connected with monstrosity and fierceness, a description influenced of course by Homer's Odyssey. Yet, in this story, Cyclops is kind and caring. He genuinely worries for his flock and he himself is scared of the world.

We are told that the courageous Eugene is used to saying, "There's no place like world", while Cyclops says "There's no place like cave" [location 6]. This shows their contradictory worldviews. Cyclops is afraid of the world, afraid to leave his cave, whereas Eugene is more curious and does not hesitate to take risks and explore new things. When Cyclops must leave his cave, he warns his sheep: "stay near cave... beware of grass. Beware of everything." [location 6].

Cyclops must summon all his courage when he searches for Eugene and this search leads him to enjoy the tourist attractions of the city. It is even described how he mistakes Eugene for a modern painting and is trampled by wild and rude tourists. In the world of this story, Cyclops is not a rarity; he fits in within the urban setting, his clothes are modern and his different appearance does not bother anyone, nor his flock (perhaps since it is NY city – many people visit there, the New Yorkers do not mind strangers etc.). Monstrosity and uncivilized manners are attributed to the Homeric Cyclops; in this story, he deliberately shuts himself from the outside word due to this fears, yet, in the end he enjoys the attractions that civilization has to offer.

In the end, the tables have turned; the exhausted Eugene now wishes to go back to the cave while Cyclops is fascinated with the world which he saw from the Cyclone. After overcoming his fear, Cyclops is able to enjoy the beauty of the world, especially with his friends, is having a good time and sees the kindness of people (not rude people this time, but people who let him and his sheep sit alone in a car in a crowded subway). 

The colourful illustrations fully complement the text. For example, we see the tall Cyclops crouched in the subway car, looking tired and worried, while his flock sits happily chatting. Only at the end, when Cyclops starts to enjoy his day, is he pictured smiling and happy.

The review refers to the Kindle edition (9780525514732).