Robots Don't Make You Go to Bed - by Laurel Gale (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

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In this quirky picture book by author Laurel Gale and illustrator Susanna Covelli, join Owen as he learns that a robot mother might seem like a good idea, but there are a few screws loose

When Owen wins a build-a-robot kit, he assembles what he hopes will be the perfect mother. Robots don't make you eat your breakfast. Robots don't make you clean up your toys. And robots definitely don't make you go to bed. But there are some things that make mothers unique, and Owen soon realizes that a robot mother can never replace the real thing. With a Tim Burton-esque art style, a die-cut and embossed cover, and a gentle moral, Robots Don't Make You Go to Bed is perfect for aspiring inventors and anyone with a mother.

Review Quotes

Covelli's highly detailed illustrations are engaging, support readers' comprehension, and extend the story through interpretive scenes. . . . Gale's imaginative text posits a "what if" that readers will be talking about and returning to time and again.--Children's Literature

About the Author

Laurel Gale lives in Washington with her husband and her ferrets. Her other books include the children's novels Dead Boy and Story Magic. You can learn more about her at www.laurelgale.com. Susanna Covelli was born in a small town in Piedmont, Italy, earned an MA in architecture, and followed her passion for art and decided to attend a specialization course in both traditional and digital illustration at Scuola Internazionale di Comics in Turin. Her art expresses her own imagination and inspiration from nature, and she has always been attracted by sinuous shapes, baroque style, and out-of-the-ordinary perspectives.