A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
A PW Best Book of the Year
An ALSC Notable Children's Book
A YALSA Great Graphic Novel
This moving, charming graphic novel about a dog and a robot shows us in
poignant detail how powerful and fragile relationships are. After a
Labor Day jaunt to the beach leaves the robot rusted, immobilized in the
sand, the dog must return alone to the life they shared. But the memory
of their friendship lingers, and as the seasons pass, the dog tries to
fill the emotional void left by the loss of his closest friend, making
and losing a series of friends, from a melting snowman to epicurean
anteaters. But for the robot, lying rusting on the beach, the only
relief from loneliness is in dreams.