A New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Book of the
Year
In this fresh new fairy tale, a wooden robot embarks on a quest to
find his missing sister-- making for a memorable contemporary bedtime
story in acclaimed graphic novelist Tom Gauld's first picture book for
children.
For years, the king and queen have tried desperately to have a baby.
Their wish was granted twice, when an engineer and a witch gave them a
little wooden robot and an enchanted log princess.
But there's just one catch: every night when the log princess sleeps,
she transforms back into an ordinary log, and can only be woken up with
magic words.
The princess and her robot brother are are inseparable, until the
sleeping princess, mistaken for lumber, is accidentally carted off to
parts unknown. Now it's up to her devoted brother to find her, and get
them safely back home.
They need to take turns to get each other home, and on the way, they
face a host of adventures involving the Queen of Mushrooms, a magic
pudding, a baby in a rosebush, and an old lady in a bottle.
This is acclaimed graphic novelist Tom Gauld's first picture book for
children, inspired by a bedtime story he made up for his daughters. In
his words, I was trying to make a book inspired by three different sets
of books: The books that I remember enjoying as a child, the books that
I watched my daughters enjoying, and the books I enjoy now as an adult.
I wanted the book to have its own quirky feeling but also to function
like a classic bedtime story.
An ALSC Notable Children's Book
A Charlotte Zolotow Highly Commended Title
A People Magazine Best Kids Book of the Year
A Washington Post Best Children's Book of the Year
A Wall Street Journal Best Children's Book of the Year
A Financial Times Best Book of the Year
An NPR 'Book We Love!'
A Booklist Editors' Choice
A Shelf Awareness Best Children's Book of the Year
A Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon Book!
A Publishers Lunch Best Book of the Year
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
An Evanston Public Library Great Books for Kids pick!
A CCBC Choice
A Mighty Girl Best Book of the Year