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Fans of the best-selling Dragons Love Tacos will devour Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri’s newest story, a hilarious picture book about robots that magically transforms into a super shiny metal ROBO-BOOK.

FACT: Robots are awesome. They have lasers for eyes, rockets for feet, and supercomputers for brains! Plus, robots never have to eat steamed beans or take baths, or go to bed. If only there were some sort of magical “Robo-Sauce” that turned squishy little humans into giant awesome robots… Well, now there is.

Giggle at the irreverent humor, gasp at the ingenious fold-out surprise ending, and gather the whole family to enjoy a unique story about the power of imagination. It’s picture book technology the likes of which humanity has never seen!

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ISBN-13:	9780399186097
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	10/20/2015
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	48
File size:	68 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri are the creative team behind several picture books. Adam lives in New York, New York, and Daniel lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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★ 07/13/2015
Is there an award for best gatefold ever? Then tell Rubin and Salmieri to get out their tuxes, because this book has the one to beat. Their premise is simple: a boy loves dressing up in a homemade robot costume and terrorizing his family (“robo-poke! robo-grab! robo-stomp!”). When the smooth-talking unseen narrator offers the kid a chance to become an actual robot by drinking the “Robo-Sauce” of the title, the boy can’t resist; he then uses the sauce to engineer a full-scale robot takeover, which includes the very book readers hold. A gatefold late in the story can be extended and wrapped all around the book’s façade, transforming it into a metallic, orange-accented “Robo-Book.” Grownups who hate fun may question the staying power—not to mention physical resilience—of the book’s novelty element. But rest assured that it’s a very funny story, too, as the narrator finds out that he’s inadvertently brought about a robot apocalypse. The Robo-Times’s critical assessment (as blurbed on the robo-story’s new back cover) says it best: “Beep Boop!” Ages 4–8. Illustrator’s agent: Rebecca Sherman, Writers House. (Oct.)

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* “Brilliantly inspired… a tribute to the unpredictable power of imagination.” —Booklist, starred review

* "Is there an award for best gatefold ever? Then tell Rubin and Salmieri to get out their tuxes, because this book has the one to beat." —Publishers Weekly, starred review

"An abundance of absurdity that will entertain boys and girls of all ages." —Kirkus

"[A] funny and inventive take on robo-metamorphosis." —The Wallstreet Journal
"A pretty fun picture book.” —Popular Science

“Wonderful, but with an extra layer of crazy.” —MentalFloss.com

“Craziest dang thing I’ve ever seen…You may ask yourself, ‘Should I invest my money, my time and my love in this book?’ And the answer is yes…They know how to write a book.” —Betsy Bird

“The combo of Rubin and Salmieri do one thing: make books that are fun to read.”—100 ScopeNotes

From the Publisher

11/01/2015
K-Gr 2—A boy and his dog dress up in robot costumes and proceed to annoy everyone with "ROBO-POKES," "ROBO-STOMPS," and "ROBO-GRABS." Tired of these antics, his family leaves the scene, and the narrator tries to convince the boy how wonderful life would be if he were a REAL robot. The narrator gives him the ingredients to "ROBO-SAUCE," a magical elixir that changes humans into robots, and the boy makes and drinks it. He is transformed into ROBO-KID and goes on to blast his way through the town. After much destruction and fear is fomented, the narrator acknowledges that life was actually better when the boy was a human and not scaring everybody. Alas, when the ROBO-ANTIDOTO recipe is destroyed, the robot instead turns everything and everybody into a robot. Rubin and Salmieri, creators of Dragons Love Tacos (Dial, 2012) and Those Darn Squirrels (Clarion, 2008), have joined forces again to bring another quirky tale to life. The stylized cartoons are quite clever and engaging, an appealing mix of retro pen and ink drawings, fun typography, and touches of neon orange. The book even has shiny, foldout pages that transform the cover from ROBO-SAUCE to ROBO-BOOK. Unfortunately, the art is stronger than the storytelling. VERDICT While the concept is fun and will appeal to many children, the action feels stilted and there is little humor to be found. Only for the most avid robot lovers out there.—Amy Nolan, St. Joseph Public Library, St. Joseph, MI

School Library Journal

2015-07-15
The creators of Dragons Love Tacos (2012) and Secret Pizza Party (2013) serve up another heaping helping of silliness. A robot-crazy kid whips up a batch of Robo-Sauce, a magical concoction made up of a list of ridiculous ingredients such as "12 volts gluten-free kookamonga flakes" and "a sprig of sparkenfarfle." After pouring it over himself, he morphs into a robot and has a blast, at least until everyone skedaddles and he realizes that a rampage is "a bit more fun for the giant robot than it is for all the squishy little humans." Perhaps counterintuitively, Robo-Kid destroys the ROBO-ANTIDOTO that would have restored him to squishy humanity, opting instead to launch a vat of Robo-Sauce at his family. Ultimately, he turns everything into a robot, including his friends, his dog, and finally, the book itself! Following the instructions provided, readers can pull out and attach a special silver dust jacket, and ROBO-BOOK is born! This slim silver volume contains a brief story starring the new robo-family and features a QR code leading to an interactive website. The engaging art, wry narrative voice, and surprise ending make for a winning combination. An abundance of absurdity that will entertain boys and girls of all ages. (Picture book. 4-8)

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