The Laziest Robot in Zone 1

Sol-1 the Robot #2

by Phoebe Hoban

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

64 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1984

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.