Robot Dreams

Robot Dreams

When dog gets lonely, he builds himself a friend from a mail-order robot kit, Soon the two are happily sharing movies, popcorn, and peaceful evenings until a summer day's swim leaves robot rusted and immobile.Robot Dreams chronicles the next year: the dog's desperate search for new friends and the robot's dreams - first from the beach, then from the junkyard - of his lost friend, the dog. Without words, Sara Varon's simple, moving, and instantly endearing artwork tells us all a story of friendship, loneliness, and forgiveness.

  • Format: Paperback | 208 pages
  • Dimensions: 150 x 215 x 16mm | 422g
  • Publication date: 07 Aug 2007
  • Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
  • Imprint: First Second
  • Publication City/Country: New Milford, United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN10: 1596431083
  • ISBN13: 9781596431089
  • Bestsellers rank: 220,092

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