Even Robots Can Be Thankful!

by Jan Thomas, Jan Thomas (Illustrator)

Overview

Red Robot and Blue Robot are back in the hilarious and heartwarming picture book companion to Even Robots Aren’t Perfect! in which our favorite robot friends learn how to be grateful for little things.

Red Robot and Blue Robot are best friends. And sometimes friends get scared. And sometimes friends get hurt feelings. And in those moments, even robots can be thankful to have a best friend! In three silly and sweet stories, our two favorite robot buddies learn that gratitude isn’t always easy, but best friends are something to be thankful for.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781665911689
Publisher:	Beach Lane Books
Publication date:	09/06/2022
Series:	The Robots Books
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	64
File size:	78 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	3 Months to 8 Years

About the Author

Jan Thomas is the creator of Rhyming Dust Bunnies; Can You Make a Scary Face?; Here Comes the Big, Mean Dust Bunny!;  Is Everyone Ready for Fun?; Even Robots Aren’t Perfect; Even Robots Can Be Thankful!; Let’s Sing a Lullaby with the Brave Cowboy; and Problem Solved!. She lives in Socorro, New Mexico.

Editorial Reviews

2022-06-22
Two robot buddies express gratitude for their friendship in three amusing vignettes.

Having established their more-human-than-robot buddy bona fides in Even Robots Aren’t Perfect! (2022), Red Robot and Blue Robot are back for three more short stories, presented in comic book–style panels with speech bubbles. The second volume finds the pair in their cozy home suddenly terrified of an (imaginary) robot-eating monster in “Bump in the Night”; dealing with a misunderstanding with Purple Robot in “Sorting Bolts”; and discussing how lonely they would feel without each other in “The Train Trip.” Through it all, the two robots frequently express admiration for each other and thankfulness for the friendship they share. As in the previous book, Thomas differentiates the two cleverly. Blue Robot is taller, with a block head, while Red Robot looks more like a fire hydrant. The two wobble and whimper, grin, and celebrate with a great range of expressions and emotions over tiny misunderstandings that get blown up with big feelings. The gratitude lessons are never overdone or preachy, with each story playing out like a short comedic playlet with a happy ending rather than an earnest lecture. If there’s something lost from not having one continuous story, it’s made up for by the sheer charm of Red Robot and Blue Robot. There’s lots of pleasure to be had spending time with them. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

The series continues to entertain with sweet, gentle humor. (Picture book. 1-8)

Kirkus Reviews