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• Built for Speed

  Fang, Vicky,

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  Ready, set, go! Layla and the Bots are heading to the races! Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Go, Otto, Go!

  Milgrim, David,

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  Perfect for new readers. Otto the robot builds a spaceship in this funny and poignant Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book. This Pre-Level 1 Ready-to-Read by New York Times bestselling author/illustrator David Milgrim is part of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess

  Gauld, Tom,

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  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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Even Robots Can Be Thankful!

  Thomas, Jan, 1958-

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  Red Robot and Blue Robot are best friends. And sometimes friends get scared. And sometimes friends get hurt feelings. And in those moments, even robots can be thankful to have a best friend! In three silly and sweet stories, our two…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Facts Vs. Opinions Vs. Robots

  Rex, Michael,

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  Robots try to figure out the difference between facts and opinions

• Robobaby

  Wiesner, David,

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  Excited by the arrival of a new baby, a family of robots is nearly undone by technical difficulties until big sister steps in and repairs the situation.

• Spacebot

  Twohy, Mike,

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  When a mysterious visitor arrives from outer space one night, a family dog makes an unexpected friend.

• And the Robot Went ...

  Robinson, Michelle (Michelle Jane), 1977-

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  In this cumulative tale, a group of animals assembles a robot.

• Can You Find My Robot's Arm?

  Takeuchi, Chihiro,

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  When a robot awakens one morning to find his arm missing, he and his friend search inside and outside the house, through a garden, into an amusement park, and even a candy shop to find a suitable replacement.

• Stop! Bot!

  Yang, James, 1960-

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  When a little boy stops to show a building doorman his new "bot," it floats up out of his hands and the kind doorman runs up to each floor of the building to try and catch it, with help from the building's residents.

• Ultrabot's First Playdate

  Schneider, Josh, 1980-

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  When Ultrabot has his first playdate, he is worried and shy but he soon learns that he and Becky have a lot in common.

• Love, Z

  Sima, Jessie,

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  A little robot named Z finds a message in a bottle signed, "Love, Beatrice" and, unable to learn what love is from other robots, sets out on a quest to find the answer.

• Robot in Love

  McBeth, T. L.,

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  A shy robot falls in love and works up the courage to speak to its crush.

• My Teacher Is a Robot

  Brown, Jeffrey, 1975-

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  It is a great picture book about a kid whose creative outlook has everyone at school seeing the world through new eyes. Fred does not want to go to school because it's boring. Especially since he thinks his teacher is a robot.

• How to Make a Friend

  Martin, Stephen W., 1981-

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  On a mission to conquer planet Earth, tiny but fearless Robot Zot and his mechanical sidekick leave a path of destruction as they battle kitchen appliances.

• Little Robot Alone

  MacLachlan, Patricia,

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  When Little Robot finds a creative solution to his loneliness he gets straight to work on shaping the perfect companion out of metal, and affectionately names him Little Dog.

• Raybot and Weebot!

  Watkins, Adam F,

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  Raybot enjoys being a big brother to the tiny abandoned robot he finds in junkyard only to discover that the cute and excitable little Weebot is constantly looking for mischief.

• Little Bot and Sparrow

  Parker, Jake, 1977-

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  A picture book about a robot who befriends a sparrow and learns both about happiness and loss when his best friend must fly south for the winter.

• Goodnight, Little Bot

  Orloff, Karen Kaufman,

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  When it is time for Little Bot to go to bed, his mother does a sleep time routine to facilitate the change to rest.

• How to Code a Sandcastle

  Funk, Josh,

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  Pearl and her trusty rust-proof robot, Pascal, need to build a sandcastle before summer vacation is over, and they're going to do it using code.