Doug Unplugged, Dan Yaccarino
Doug Unplugged, Dan Yaccarino
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Doug Unplugged

Author: Dan Yaccarino

Narrator: Brittany Thornton

Unabridged: 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/08/2020


Synopsis

**Check out the Doug Unplugs animated series on Apple TV!**

It's easy being a robot, if you play by all the rules—but when Doug gets curious, he decides to unplug and forge his own path. And he discovers a whole world of what's possible.

Doug is a robot. His parents want him to be smart, so each morning they plug him in and start the information download. After a morning spent learning facts about the city, Doug suspects he could learn even more about the city by going outside and exploring it. And so Doug . . . unplugs. What follows is an exciting day of adventure and discovery. Doug learns amazing things by doing and seeing and touching and listening—and above all, by interacting with a new friend.

Dan Yaccarino's funny story of robot rebellion is a great reminder that sometimes the best way to learn about the world is to go out and be in it.

Praise for Doug Unplugged:

"A gentle robotic rebellion." —USA Today

A sweet tale . . . Yaccarino [is] especially good at slipping in the small, nourishing details that are savored upon repeated readings." —The New York Times

About Dan Yaccarino

Dan Yaccarino is an internationally acclaimed author-illustrator with more than 30 books to his credit. Dan is also the creator of the animated TV series Oswald and Willa's Wild Life, and he designed the characters for The Backyardigans.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ryan on January 28, 2018

This was an unexpected treat. Doug is a robot and everyday his parents plug him in to download his lessons. But when a pigeon flies by Doug wonders if he might learn more by unplugging and exploring the city. Lots of fun, and simple, colorful illustrations.......more

Goodreads review by Jon on October 08, 2017

A little robot unplugs from his learning sessions so he can go out into the real world and experience things - a lesson for our children as well as robots.......more

Goodreads review by Mehsi on April 29, 2016

A cute little story about a little robot who finds out there is more to life than just learning through downloading. Doug is a little boy, his parents love him very much and want him to be the smartest kid ever. So every day he has to download new stuff and not do much else. As you can imagine that......more

Goodreads review by Kelsey on March 24, 2016

Doug Unplugged is a young science fiction tale about a young robot whose parents only want the best for him. Everyday Doug's parents plug him up to load him with all sorts of information because they want him to be the smartest robot ever. One day after his parents leave for work, a pigeon sparks Do......more


Quotes

"A gentle robotic rebellion." —USA Today

A sweet tale . . . Yaccarino [is] especially good at slipping in the small, nourishing details that are savored upon repeated readings." —The New York Times

"Yaccarino uses bright, solid colors and lots of white space for Doug's unplugged exploration scenes to illustrate his childlike exuberance as he finally takes part in the world around him." —School Library Journal 

"A lively, colorful celebration of unmediated living." —Kirkus Reviews

"Bright blocks of color defined by swooping black lines—conjure a playful contemporary environment; without preaching, he comments smartly on children’s screen time and the necessity of outdoor play and exploration." —Publishers Weekly