Author(s): Annette Simon

Picture Books

This is perfect for high-energy story times. This cumulative tale is a madcap mash-up featuring robots, shapes in motley amalgamation and...Pie! Squares, rectangles, ovals, triangles and other colourful shapes are sorted and arranged into...two robots! But why stop there? Shape by shape, costume by costume, Robot and Robot play a game of one-upmanship that zips, zooms and whirrs from friendly to hilariously out of control in nanoseconds. Robot Zombie? How about "Robot Zombie Frankenstein"? Can you handle Robot Zombie Frankenstein Pirate? What could be next? Where will it all stop? When the race makes a surprise (and delicious) turn, Robot and Robot are happy to be plain old robots - and friends - once again. This title's bright, simple graphics and cumulative verbal challenge make this a perfect and infectious read-aloud. It provides a contemporary look for what is, in the end, a simple and easily-understood statement about play and friendship.