The Laziest Robot in Zone One

Sol-1 the Robot #2

by Lillian Hoban

Sol-1 helps all his friends with their work in the process of avoiding his own.

Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1984

About the author

The youngest of three children, Lillian Hoban was born in Philadelphia on May 18, 1925. She attended the Philadelphia Museum School of Art, studied dance for ten years (and danced with the Martha Graham dancers), taught Modern Dance and danced professionally in the 1950s.
She learned to draw still life and began to write her own stories only after having children (Phoebe, Brom, Esme and Julia), and based her tales on their experiences.

Lillian Hoban's I-Can- Read-Books about Arthur the Chimpanzee, and the Frances books (written by her former husband Russell Hoban) continue to be extremely popular among children as time goes by- the hallmark of classics.

from http://www.lillianhoban.com/Biography...

Reviews

[Tiffiny · Rating 4 out of 5]

My 7 yo daughter loved this book. It was a little odd, but I enjoyed reading it to her.

[Michael Fitzgerald · Rating 1 out of 5]

Just as bad as the first one in the series.

[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

I guess? Whatever it takes to get kids to read, even if it's a bunch of pseudo-robotic jargon disguising a story about children learning to cooperate to get jobs done.

[Dwight · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just read this to my 5 year old and it was a lot of fun. I found it in my parents library. I’d forgotten all about it.

It was interesting for me to learn that this was (as far as I can tell) a one-off story, no part of a series. The characters and the world seemed like part of a larger series, in a good way. The little robot kids seem immediately familiar. I’d read 100 more of these!

I’d actually recommend this as a good thing to read, especially if you are a storyteller who wants a good example of world-building and show-don’t-tell writing. Great little book.

[Nakia · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought this book was pretty blah but it kept my son's attention so I guess that makes it a winner.