Lots of Bots

by Kiki Thorpe, Ben Butcher (Illustrator), Walt Disney Company

This rollicking picture book features the robots from WALL-E, the new Disney Pixar CGI animated film scheduled to hit theaters on June 27. Full color.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Robots

48 pages, Hardcover

First published May 13, 2008

About the author

KIKI THORPE has written or adapted over fifty books for children. A former children's book editor, she now writes full time from San Francisco.

Reviews

[N · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved Wall-E the movie and decided to check this tie-in out. Surprisingly, it stands on it's own as sound/action driven read aloud, but when you throw in the appeal of 2008's favorite robot, you can't go wrong. Well, maybe the color palette is a little washed out, but besides that, I think many kids, familiar with the film or not, would enjoy this movement filled book about robot friendship (the infatuation isn't implied in the book version).

[Suzanne Lorraine Kunz Williams · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a fun book about different robots!

[Books Ring Mah Bell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perfect read for my Wall-E and otherwise robot obsessed 4 year old.

The art in the book is not drawings or paintings, but rather cut out shapes glued together (I know there's a technical term for that style, but I'm blank on the moment) that represent the robots. Some pages it has an almost 3D effect. Sam was rather disappointed when Eve's arm didn't move when it looked at first glance like it could.

The cool art is paired with Seussian rhyme, holding the attention of the child, while daring the parent to have a few beers before attempting to read it.

[☆Brittany☆ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Definitely reminded me of a Dr. Seuss book by how the rhyming went.

I really thought the "pictures" in the book were cool. They weren't drawn pictures but they were made of pieces of card stock paper. It was pretty neat & a change from all the drawn or painted pictures that are typical in kid's books.

[jacky · Rating 3 out of 5]

You don't have to have seen WALLE to like this one. The pictures of the robots are cute and fun. The text is fun, but a bit long for this type of book. The story veers from the movie plot, but in a fun way. We mostly purchased this book because it would be great for William to look at if he really likes robots in the future.

[Foxytocin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Exceptionally cute! With charged prose and sweet paper collage illustrations, this is one of those precious books for the very young that is both fun to read out loud and look at too.....loved the movie and this compliments it well, but it's good enough to stand alone on it's own skid rollers.

[Randie D. Camp, M.S. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thorpe and Butcher, inspired by the popular Disney movie Wall-E, teamed up to create a book about bots. The text captures sound, action, and emotion through its verse-like prose. The illustrations feature modern techniques to highlight the shapes and sizes of the bots.

[Lindsey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Friends Forever- Bots!

[Susan]

I'll wait to see what Lola thinks about this. We're big fans of WallE at our house, but I wasn't so crazy about the book myself. Colors were very subdued as well.

[Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tina B · Rating 4 out of 5]

"wall-e, Disney, robots, adjectives, vocabulary, told in rhyme, surprisingly good text, possible storytime"

[Jocelyn]

Love the look of this book about Pixar's Wall-E. Read about it on Grain Edit, a great modern design blog.

[Niki · Rating 3 out of 5]

My 3 year old son loves robots so he loves this book.

[Diana · Rating 4 out of 5]

This read like a Dr. Seuss book and the pictures were really cool!

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Robot lovers will flip for this graphically wonderful book.