A child and their grandpa, both with a little mark on their cheek, visit a land to the south full of people with the same mark. Through the journey the child begins to think about what the world is. Ari Marcopolous\'s provides an answer in the form of photographs, in color and black and white. The two parallel but independent text together with the photos gradually merge into one in the mind of the reader. A picture book and road movie for children and grown-ups.