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A mother robot lovingly explains all the ways her built-in features help her love her adorable robot child.
About the author
Elias Barks is a writer who lives with his cats, Agnes and Magnus, beneath the gray skies of Astoria, Oregon. He is the author of
Alien Baby!,
Pumpkin Baby! and
I Believe in You.
Summary
A mother robot lovingly explains all the ways her built-in features help her love her adorable robot child. From hologram projector eyes to extending arms filled with books, this mom robot has a built-in feature or contraption for every parenting need. This delightful homage to innate parental love shows that a mother’s love for their child has many applications, and it’s always automatic.
Foreword
- Print Run: 10,000
- Co-op available
- Galleys available
- National advertising plan likely to include Shelf Awareness
- Booth presence and author/illustrator signings at major events including: San Diego Comic Con, WonderCon, ALA Midwinter, Seattle Children’s Book Festival, Portland Book Festival (formerly known as Wordstock), Emerald City Comic Con (Seattle), Rose City Comic Con (Portland)
- Online promotion and social media campaign: Instagram paid ads, Facebook paid ads, Amazon AdWords
- Education guides and activities aligned with Common Core State Standards available for free at teachingbooks.net and on publisher website
- Ebook will be available at same time as print publication
- Promotion through publisher social media accounts (7k followers)
- Will be aligned to Common Core Standards and Lexile Measured
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"Román’s bright, imaginative illustrations stand out…[A] warmly illustrated ode to familial care."— Publisher's Weekly
”From the soothing illustrations to the simple, rhyming prose, this picture book is destined to become a new bedtime favorite.”— Foreword Reviews
"The art is decidedly retro and recalls many mechanical creatures of several animated movies; the rather surprising palette is dominated by pink, orange, turquoise, and metallic blue…[A]n immersive lap-reading experience for youngsters."— Kirkus Reviews
