ReviewsThe Zita the Spacegirl series: "Marvelously inventive!"-Boing Boing"A page-turner!"-Scripps Howard"Wonderful!"-Wired Geek Dad, "Girl power at its best. A sure winner!" -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review "A pleasantly colorful adventure of discovery and friendship. Highly recommended." -- School Library Journal, starred review "Subtly inventive in both vision and execution, this one begs to be read again and again." -- Booklist, starred review "Well-plotted and -paced, this engaging story of loneliness, bravery, and friendship builds to a satisfying and sweet conclusion." -- The Horn Book "Hatke's got a knack for early elementary graphic novels, and the unnamed protagonist here is just as endearing, memorable, and clever as Zita (from Zita the Spacegirl)." -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Well-plotted and -paced, this engaging story of loneliness, bravery, and friendship builds to a satisfying and sweet conclusion., "Girl power at its best. A sure winner!" -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review "A pleasantly colorful adventure of discovery and friendship. Highly recommended." -- School Library Journal, starred review "Subtly inventive in both vision and execution, this one begs to be read again and again." -- Booklist, starred review "Well-plotted and -paced, this engaging story of loneliness, bravery, and friendship builds to a satisfying and sweet conclusion." -- The Horn Book, A Kirkus Best Middle Grade Book of 2015 A Texas Little Mavericks Title "A tale of friendship and the joys of tinkering." -- The New York Times "The absolute best thing ever." -- io9 "Girls meets robot. Robot meets girl. Girl and robot become unlikely best friends . . . and take on the world." -- Entertainment Weekly "Ben is awesome, and so are his books!" --Kazu Kibuishi, author of the Amulet series "Tonight's bedtime story." --Rainbow Rowell, author of Fangirl "Girl power at its best. A sure winner!" -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review "A pleasantly colorful adventure of discovery and friendship. Highly recommended." -- School Library Journal , starred review "Subtly inventive in both vision and execution, this one begs to be read again and again." -- Booklist , starred review "Well-plotted and -paced, this engaging story of loneliness, bravery, and friendship builds to a satisfying and sweet conclusion." -- The Horn Book "Hatke's got a knack for early elementary graphic novels, and the unnamed protagonist here is just as endearing, memorable, and clever as Zita (from Zita the Spacegirl)." -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, A Kirkus Best Middle Grade Book of 2015 "Ben is awesome, and so are his books!" --Kazu Kibuishi, author of the Amulet series "Tonight's bedtime story." --Rainbow Rowell, author of Fangirl "Girl power at its best. A sure winner!" -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review "A pleasantly colorful adventure of discovery and friendship. Highly recommended." -- School Library Journal, starred review "Subtly inventive in both vision and execution, this one begs to be read again and again." -- Booklist, starred review "Well-plotted and -paced, this engaging story of loneliness, bravery, and friendship builds to a satisfying and sweet conclusion." -- The Horn Book "Hatke's got a knack for early elementary graphic novels, and the unnamed protagonist here is just as endearing, memorable, and clever as Zita (from Zita the Spacegirl)." -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Dewey Edition23
Grade ToFourth Grade
SynopsisWhen a little girl finds an adorable robot in the woods, she presses a button and accidentally activates him for the first time. Now, she finally has a friend. But the big, bad robots are coming to collect the little guy for nefarious purposes, and it's all up to a five-year-old armed only with a wrench and a fierce loyalty to her mechanical friend to save the day In the Eisner-winning graphic novel, Little Robot , New York Times Bestselling author Ben Hatke brings his signature sweetness to a simple, moving story about friendship and overcoming fears that will appeal to readers of all ages., A lonely girl befriends a sweet little robot in this brand new adventure from Zita the Spacegirl author Ben Hatke!, When a little girl finds an adorable robot in the woods, she presses a button and accidentally activates him for the first time. Now, she finally has a friend. But the big, bad robots are coming to collect the little guy for nefarious purposes, and it's all up to a five-year-old armed only with a wrench and a fierce loyalty to her mechanical friend to save the day! In the Eisner-winning graphic novel, Little Robot , New York Times Bestselling author Ben Hatke brings his signature sweetness to a simple, moving story about friendship and overcoming fears that will appeal to readers of all ages.