![]() ![]() A few of the images (particularly one in which Roz watches Brightbill head off to migrate) have real pathos. Brown's illustration style in The Wild Robot is consistent with the nature-celebrating, slightly stylized look on display in Brown's other books. But the chapters are brief (sometimes only a page or two), and the illustrations will keep kids turning the pages. ![]() The action in The Wild Robot is a bit slow-paced, particularly the first 2/3 of the book. This process is helped by Roz's adoption of an orphaned gosling. The animals are initially frightened of Roz, but she takes time to learn their language, and eventually makes her way into their hearts. The Wild Robot is a quirky but lovely little book. It's about a robot who ends up on an island populated only by animals (following the sinking of a container ship). So when Brown's first middle grade novel turned up, I put it on the top of my to read stack. My daughter and I are big fans of Peter Brown's picture books, particularly The Curious Garden and Mr. ![]()
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