Thanks to a fellow blogger I received a box of children’s books from Penguin and will be sharing them with you this summer. When the box arrived Sophia’s eyes lit up. She loves opening packages and squealed when she saw what was inside. In the box where three books, and today we are sharing Raybot by Adam F. Watkins. This was the book Sophia demanded to read first. Grab a cup of coffee and enjoy! You will want to pick up Raybot for the little ones in your life 🙂
by Adam F. Watkins
Genres: Childrens
Pages: 32
Source: Gifted
Purchase*: Amazon *affiliate
When an inquisitive robot named Raybot begins to explore Earth, he knows he is supposed to find the thing that goes "bark." But try as he might, all he can find are things that go "roar" and "oink" and "moo." Still, Raybot keeps searching, and on the way, he discovers that Earth is full of interesting, friendly creatures. Children will relate to Raybot's wonder as he discovers new sounds and animals in the world, and adults will appreciate the detail and beauty in the hand-painted illustrations.
Raybot by Adam F. Watkins is an oversized hardcover that shares the story of Raybot a young robot who lives at the junkyard. The theme is “every robot needs a friend” and the message in this beautifully illustrated story is “friends come in all different shapes and sizes.” The story is simplistic and follows Raybot as he searches for a puppy. He travels the globe meeting all sorts of animals whom he barks at asking ,”Are you a puppy?” The animals respond with oinks and roars and all sorts of animal sounds. Sophia laughed and oohed as we turned the pages. The text is clear and simplistic making this a lovely earlier reader story. It also held Sophia’s attention and we took the time to name all the animals we met. I loved the overall message and while it was lost on Sophia it won’t be long before she gets it. For now the ritual of looking at the pictures is preparing her for reading. After we finished, she picked the book up and turned the pages mimic reading and pointing at the many animals. I melted when she kissed Raybot.
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Shari
So cute! I am on a kick to help my son get ready for 1st grade so we are going to take turns reading some books this summer. What a wonderful surprise to get all those books.
Melliane
It”s so cute!!! and I love the picture too, nice one!
kimbacaffeinate
Thanks Melliane 🙂
The Bibliophile Babe
She is so cute!
kimbacaffeinate
Thanks!
Katherine
That picture is too much cuteness in one place! This sounds like a fun read. I’m not reading this type of book much to the Tornado anymore because we’ve moved on to chapter books but this is the kind of book I think he’d love to read to himself.
kimbacaffeinate
Yes, it would appeal to up to 7 Katherine.
ShootingStarsMag
oh gosh, that final picture is adorable. Look at little Sophia growing up – that’s so cute that she kissed Raybot! Looks like a super cute book. Thanks for sharing!
-Lauren
kimbacaffeinate
I think so too, but as the Nonna I am pretty biased 🙂 Yes, it made me melt when she did that
Bookworm Brandee
I think I’d love this book but I really love the photo of the Princess with her loot!! I’m so happy you got some new goodies to share with her. 😀
kimbacaffeinate
It makes me smile every time I see it 🙂
Melissa (Books and Things)
I would have totally melted too! AWWWWW! She is so adorable! Love Nonna’s Corner!
kimbacaffeinate
Thanks Melissa
Tyler H. Jolley
Cute book, and how cool that another blogger sent you a box of books!
kimbacaffeinate
Yes, she had pub send and we were delighted!
Angela Adams
That child has the best smile! Thanks for the photo and the post.!!
kimbacaffeinate
She really does 🙂
blodeuedd
Cute 🙂
kimbacaffeinate
Thanks Linda 🙂
Leona
I love these posts! The kid in me loves books like these 🙂
kimbacaffeinate
I enjoy them too, and seeing Sophia open them and mimic reading makes me smile every darn time
Stacy Renee
Sophia looks so thrilled over this book! I’ll have to put this on my list for my daughter. 🙂
kimbacaffeinate
It is a favorite of hers now 🙂
Rosa
This book would be perfect for my nephew! Thanks for sharing.
kimbacaffeinate
I hope you loves it as much a Sophia does!
Felicia GeekyBlogger (
I think my nephew might get this one 🙂
kimbacaffeinate
Awesome, it really is a cute story
Kristin
How do you get Princess to smile EVERY TIME?!?! She is too precious – squeeze her for me!!!!
I think this sounds like a great book for Sophia’s age where they are learning sounds of animals and want to mimic. Kind of a starting to read book, too 🙂
kimbacaffeinate
Agreed. As for smiling, if you point a camera at her she does a cheesy smile. In this picture we took it right after opening the box and she was so excited.
kindlemom1
Aww I love this! And look how big she is getting Kim! Tell her to stop growing so darn fast!
kimbacaffeinate
Right. She is going to be a big sister in November 🙂
Jenny
OH MY GOSH HOW CUTE IS HE?! I want this book for me Kim! He’s so adorable:) Definitely adding this to my Christmas list for the girls:)
kimbacaffeinate
The illustrations are delightful Jenny!
Angela
She is such a cutie. And this book looks charming.
kimbacaffeinate
Thanks Angela, this was a fun book with a cute message
cindy
What an adorable book! Lucky Sophie to receive this package:) I really cannot wait to be a grandmother someday and share books with my grandchildren as well.
kimbacaffeinate
It is completely different from parenting..we are loving every moment!
Debbie Haupt
Awe Kim I really love this new feature. Thanks for sharing this very special book. I look forward to seeing them all over the summer. I’m forwarding this to my “childless” daughter he he
kimbacaffeinate
Hehe..you are so bad. I am going to be a Nonna again for the second time in November!
Debbie Haupt
OMG congrats Nonna, could you send a vial of the water please 😉