The Little Wooden Robot and the Log P..., Tom Gauld
The Little Wooden Robot and the Log P..., Tom Gauld
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The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess

Author: Tom Gauld

Narrator: Jessica Hayles

Unabridged: 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/28/2022


Synopsis

For years, the king and queen have longed for a child. Their wish is miraculously twice granted in the form of a little wooden robot and an enchanted princess, both of whom they raise lovingly. There’s just one catch: every night when the
princess falls asleep, she transforms into a log. She can only be woken with the magic words “Awake, little log, awake.”

The two siblings are inseparable, until the day when the sleeping princess is mistaken for an ordinary log and carted off to the frozen North. Now it’s up to her devoted brother to rescue her and return safely to the kingdom. A thrilling
adventure ensues, featuring moonlit forests, helpful animals, mischievous pixies, a magic pudding, an old lady in a bottle, and finally, a tumultuous conclusion that will leave readers of all ages thoroughly satisfied.

In The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess, acclaimed cartoonist, awardwinning graphic novelist, and New Yorker contributor Tom Gauld has created a brand-new fairy tale that manages to be both of the moment and utterly timeless.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Betsy

Tone. Can’t teach a writer how to make it. Can’t quite explain what it is or why one book’s tone will work while another’s falls flat. As a result, the facts of the mater are irrefutable: Tone is a bloody nuisance. You won’t necessarily notice its absence if the book you’re reading is toneless, but......more

Goodreads review by Dave

Tom Gauld is described as the master of stripped-down storytelling in his books for adults such as Mooncop and Goliath, but in his first picture book he goes a different way, with more words than he has ever used in any project to tell a story. The art style is simple and recognizably Gauld-ish-- me......more

Goodreads review by Rod

The sort of nonsensical fairy tale for which I have little patience but believe will probably appeal greatly to children. Forced to re-read it over and over to an enthusiastic little fan, I could see it growing on me, perhaps.......more

Very beautifully illustrated fairy-tale like story for small children. There's a lot to see in the illustrations and a lot of variety. The story is simple and emotional, for very small children some explanations might be necessary.......more