The Fantastic Five - that’s Anni, Olli, Simone, Mario, and Paul. Each of them is something very special. Special because each one can do something that others cannot - but in return, they cannot do certain things that many take for granted: Olli, for example, sees nothing but has ears like a lynx. Mario is in a wheelchair but is incredibly strong. And Paul stutters terribly, but when it really matters, then... Together with Freddy, the driver, the Fantastic Five embark on a great adventure that doesn’t start off like an adventure but unexpectedly turns into one. And it takes a twist that no one would have bet on. Quentin Blake shows us in this funny, touching children's book something as simple as it is remarkable: That it is much better to pay attention to what you can do rather than what you cannot.