Weird Little Robots

Name: Weird Little Robots
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Carolyn Crimi
ISBN: 9781974977376

Author: Carolyn Crimi

Narrator: Cassandra Lee Morris

Unabridged: 3 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 10/01/2019

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes, Bullying

Synopsis

Nine-year-old Penny Rose has just moved to a new town, and so far the robots she builds herself are her only company. But with just a bit of magic, everything changes: she becomes best friends with Lark, has the chance to join a secret science club, and discovers that her robots are alive. Penny Rose hardly remembers how lonely she used to feel. But then a fateful misstep forces her to choose between the best friend she's always hoped for and the club she's always dreamed of, and in the end, it may be her beloved little robots that pay the price.

About Carolyn Crimi

Carolyn Crimi received her MFA in writing for children from Vermont College in 2000.She has published over fifteen books, including Dear Tabby, Don’t Need Friends, Boris and Bella, Henry & the Buccaneer Bunnies, Where’s My Mummy?, and I Am the Boss of This Chair. Her book There Might Be Lobsters won the Golden Kite Award in 2018 for Picture Book Text, and her middle grade debut, Weird Little Robots, was named a BEA Book Buzz pick. Carolyn has received over thirty state awards and award nominations and was given the Prairie State Award in 2012 for her body of work.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Miranda on December 09, 2020

4.5 stars"Maybe she's shy," Mom said. "Or maybe she didn't hear you," Dad said. "Or maybe she doesn't want to be my friend," Penny Rose said...Penny Rose has just moved to a new house, in a new town with a new school. That's a lot of new for one little girl. Luckily, she has a hobby...thou......more

Goodreads review by Shaye on November 04, 2019

This is a cute younger middle grade magical realism story about a 9-year-old girl named Penny Rose who just moved to a new town. She’s not great at making friends and she enjoys creating little robots out of anything she finds (pencil sharpener, a pair of dentures, etc.). She wants friends more than......more

Goodreads review by Jill on June 18, 2019

Penny Rose is new to town, lacking in friends she spends her time creating robots in the family shed out back. So, when she discovers Lark, also friendless and never without her sunglasses, they quickly become best friends. Penny Rose and Lark are perfect compliments – Penny Rose in her creation of......more

Goodreads review by Steph on October 11, 2019

Quirky and adorable! A dream team author and illustrator, too. :-)......more

Goodreads review by Kimberly on January 17, 2020

Thank you @kidlitexchange and @candlewickpress for the review copy of this book. All opinions are my own. This was a wonderful middle grade story. I really enjoyed all of the characters, especially the girls who love different forms of science. Penny Rose enjoys making robots out of discarded treasu......more