Carolyn Crimi is the author of several books for children,
including Where’s My Mummy?, Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies, Henry
and the Crazed Chicken Pirates, and There Might Be Lobsters. Weird
Little Robots is her first novel. She lives in Illinois.
Corinna Luyken is the author-illustrator of The Book of
Mistakes. She lives with her husband and daughter in Olympia,
Washington.
[A]uthor Crimi infuses this unassuming transitional novel with
compassion, humor, and a refreshing storyline in which girls
organically weave a love for science into their everyday lives.
Illustrations by Luyken add to the guileless sensibility. A
contemplation on the magic of friendship told with sweetness,
simplicity, and science.
—Kirkus Reviews
This quirkily inventive middle grade debut by Crimi (I Am the Boss
of This Chair) introduces Penny Rose, a shy 11-year-old who has
made no friends in her new town...In affecting illustrations,
Luyken (The Book of Mistakes) successfully captures the heroines’
likable sincerity, ingenuity, and mutual affection, as well as the
robots’ spunky personalities.
—Publishers Weekly
The author of many picture books, Crimi offers a heartfelt first
novel that combines real-world problems faced by many children with
magical elements. Clear, concise, and direct, the writing includes
dialogue that shows the characters’ personalities while moving the
story along. Each chapter includes at least one full-page
illustration. Created in ink, pencil, and gouache, they portray
human, robot, and animal characters expressively. An endearing
chapter book.
—Booklist
The friendship theme and connections to technology, persistence,
and problem-solving will appeal to a variety of students...This
would be a solid addition to an elementary library that wants to
add books about STEAM or friendship.
—School Library Journal
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