I am kookoo crazy bonkers for this book. Like, we’re talking nuts.
When I opened this book at the Candlewick Booth at ALA this summer and saw THOSE ENDPAPERS, I did this move: slam the book shut, say ‘no.way.’ about a billion times, and make my eyeballs about five times their normal size. True story. {You can probably ask Dianne de Las Casas, although at the time I think she was ooh-ing and ahh-ing over the lovely Tammi Sauer‘s Princess In Training!}
Anyway.
I love this book. I love its unpredictability, its wacky pace, and its larger than life robots who have larger than life imaginations.
{And its author, Annette Simon — I love her, too!}
And I love, love, love the smorgasbord of shapes. Even the shape of the book itself is a big blocky square. Well, maybe it’s a slightly squished rectangle.
I’m not busting out the ruler on a holiday weekend!
You can’t tell me that his expression isn’t absolutely hysterical, can you?!
Remember those endpapers? They are a breakdown of all of the various robot parts. So brilliant. You could make this: (!!!!!!)
(image from this fun post!)
And I don’t want to give away the ending, but there’s a treat involved that makes this book an extra special read this tasty time of year. Read this book. Prepare for a zany adventure. Make that robot above, too!
P.S. — A huge heart shaped thank you to Candlewick for sending me this book. All thoughts are still my own.
AND!
Speaking of robots — congratulations to LAURA S.! Did you win the Boy + Bot giveaway? AFFIRMATIVE! Email me your address, and these goodies will hit the road!
