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Robo-Sauce

Adam Rubin author Daniel Salmieri illustrator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Penguin Putnam Inc

Published:29th Oct '15

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A hilarious robot story with an out of this world format twist, from the bestselling Dragons Love Tacos team.

Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri have created an unique picture book that transforms into a shiny new ROBO-BOOK with the help of a wraparound gate fold. With just one taste of this top-secret Robo-Sauce, you can transform into a robot! Just be sure to take the robo-antidoto to turn back into a regular kid.Hey, kid! Tired of just being a boring old human? No problem. With just one taste of this top-secret Robo-Sauce, you can transform into a robot! Now you have lasers for eyes and never have to eat your vegetables. Just be sure to take the robo-antidoto to turn back into a regular kid. After all, we can't just have robots stomping around all the time. Wait a minute, what are you doing? Did you just turn your dog and your family into robots? Are you turning everything into a rob. Beep. Bop. Boop. Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri have created a completely unique picture book that transforms into a shiny new ROBO-BOOK with the help of a wraparound gate fold. You'll have to see it to believe it!

* “Brilliantly inspired… a tribute to the unpredictable power of imagination.” —Booklist, starred review
 
* "Is there an award for best gatefold ever? Then tell Rubin and Salmieri to get out their tuxes, because this book has the one to beat." —Publishers Weekly, starred review

"An abundance of absurdity that will entertain boys and girls of all ages." —Kirkus

"[A] funny and inventive take on robo-metamorphosis." —The Wallstreet Journal

"A pretty fun picture book.” —Popular Science
 
“Wonderful, but with an extra layer of crazy.” MentalFloss.com  

“Craziest dang thing I’ve ever seen…You may ask yourself, ‘Should I invest my money, my time and my love in this book?’ And the answer is yes…They know how to write a book.” —Betsy Bird
 
“The combo of Rubin and Salmieri do one thing: make books that are fun to read.”—100 ScopeNotes  

ISBN: 9780525428879

Dimensions: 267mm x 226mm x 11mm

Weight: 442g

46 pages