CHARLOTTE S. HUCK AWARD HONORBOOKLIST 2016 EDITORS’ CHOICEENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY BEST MIDDLE GRADE BOOKSKIRKUS BEST CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF 2016PARENTS MAGAZINE 10 BEST CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF 2016PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF 2016SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOKS OF 2016SHELF AWARENESS BEST CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF 2016WASHINGTON POST BEST CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF 2016CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOKS OF 2016NYPL BEST BOOKS FOR KIDS 2016H Booklist, December 15, 2015H Kirkus, January 19, 2016H PW, January 15, 2016H SLJ, January 1, 2016When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island. Why is she there? Where did she come from? And, most important, how will she survive in her harsh surroundings? Roz's only hope is to learn from the island's hostile animal inhabitants. When she tries to care for an orphaned gosling, the other animals finally decide to help, and the island starts to feel like home. Until one day, the robot's mysterious past comes back to haunt her....
Heartwarming and full of action, Peter Brown's middle-grade debut raises thought-provoking questions about the environment, the role technology plays in our world, and what it means to be alive.
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Peter Brown is the author and illustrator of many bestselling children's books, including Children Make Terrible Pets and The Curious Garden. He is the recipient of a Caldecott Honor for Creepy Carrots!, two E.B. White Read Aloud Awards, a New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book award, and a Children's Choice Award for Illustrator of the Year. Peter's website is www.peterbrownstudio.com.
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