Robot Fiction

In beautiful, lyrical text actress Kirby Howell-Baptiste tells the story of one Black girl and her limitless potential as she pursues her dream of robotics. Determined to have her robot ready for the school fair, getting everything done in time won’t be easy, but this little Black girl knows she is destined to shine and is not going to let anything hold her back from achieving her dream. With bright, bold plans in mind she begins to sketch and build her robot.

In this beautifully written kids story... it is the last day of Tom's holiday at the seaside and he's feeling very upset that it's nearly time for him to go home. He throws the last stick into the sea for his dog Patch but oh dear a giant wave carries them both far away to a desert island. But this island has a secret past as Tom is soon to find out because this is Robot Island that nobody knows about. Will Tom be able to escape from the Robots and get back home? These are great story books for kids who love robots. These two good stories for kids in this book truly do capture the imagination.

When Grandma creates a robot babysitter for twins Jake and Jess, chaos ensues! Jake and Jess are on their way to Scotland to visit Robin, who’s been hiding out near a remote loch with Grandma. Jake can’t wait to see his favourite robot, but is shocked by how much he’s changed. Robin now spends most of his time camouflaged in bushes and can light a fire with a click of his fingers - he’s gone wild! But when Grandma ropes the trio into a plan to catch a local gang of thieves in the act, it looks like Robin’s new skills might just save the day....

RDex is a runaway, but not your typical runaway. He's a young robot alien who has stolen a rocket in order to rescue his teacher, who he thinks is being held as a prisoner on earth. After crashing on earth, RDex is befriended by two middle graders, Tommy and Hawk. RDex lives in a shed in Hawk's backyard, where he watches old cowboy movies for entertainment and drinks cans of oil to quench his thirst. When Tommy and Hawk disguise RDex as a human and bring him to class, that's when the fun begins!

La Vida de Okewa es una pequeña, pero muy jugosa historia que nos transporta a un mundo donde todo es posible. Es una obra llena de magia, cultura y sobre todo una mezcla de mitos y leyendas, donde la imaginación juega un papel principal. Convidando al lector a unirse y viajar por el mundo de la fantasía, donde lo imposible se mezcla con lo ridículo. Es allí, cuando el zarpazo del verbo hace del lector un participante más de tan increíble historia.

Når man finder en sjov metaldims på jorden, er det nemt at få en god idé. Så Villads og hans ven, Alexander, går straks i gang med at samle metaldimser nok til at bygge en robot. Men som alle, der kender Villads ved, udvikler hans idéer sig tit lidt anderledes, end han havde forestillet sig. Villads’ mor har fødselsdag, og hvad er mere oplagt end at give hende en robot lavet af metaldimser? Men hvordan er det lige, man får dimserne til at sidde sammen? Og hvordan får man overhovedet en robot til at bevæge sig?

Is the world ready for the perfect man - and what if that man is not a man at all but a machine instead?...Imagine you're at a cocktail party and the most gorgeous man in the world walks up to you and says, "Hi, I'm Andy. What's your name?" You're looking at him, thinking he's so good-looking he almost can't be real...And you find yourself thinking how much fun he is to be around and how you'd love to have him for a friend - or maybe something more than a friend. That's Andy's job - to get you to like him...and he's really good at his job.

Max and his sister Lily are staying with relatives, while their mom is away getting her own emotional help. Max and Lily are being teased and bullied at school. Their Aunt Eileen calls the Helper Hounds, and soon, Robot, an endearing Rottweiler who knows all about bullies, comes to give support. A lot of people think Rottweilers are bullies, but that's because they don't really know how cuddly they can be. Robot and his handler Samuel help the kids at Max and Lily's school deal with bullies, while Max and Lily gain new friends.

Nobody knew it at that moment, but only three things stood in the way of the complete destruction of the Earth: one elderly parrot; one eight-year-old spelling mistake; and an intrepid young schoolgirl-turned-reporter.... Greta Zargo needs a big scoop if she's going to win the Prilchard-Spritzer Medal, the quite famous award for great reporting. But big scoops are in short supply in the quiet town of Upper Lowerbridge. But then, with a whoosh of unknown energy, a mysterious silver robot descends from the sky....

"Are we there yet"? Every parent has heard this classic kid question on a long car ride - and after listening to this astonishingly inventive new audiobook, you'll never look at being bored the same way again. Let's face it: Everyone knows that car rides can be boring. And when things get boring, time slows down. In this audiobook, a boy feels time slowing down so much that it starts going backward - into the time of pirates! Of princesses! Of dinosaurs!

Alessia is an engineer who just wants to have a smooth trip home to celebrate Mizzentide with her family, but what are those pawprints leading into the Astral Dancer's engine room? Darmanda didn't mean to let an arctic flieff loose aboard a spaceship, but once she has, her only choice is to go after it.

Once upon a time, a fairy tale went very wrong! This new twist on a traditional children's story is packed with fun. If you think you know the story of Snow White...think again! The evil Star Queen is determined to be the most beautiful woman in the galaxy, so she shipwrecks her pretty stepdaughter, Snow White, on a remote forest planet. But clever Snow uses her engineering know-how to rebuild her ruined spacecraft into helpers and friends. Step forward, Squeaky, Creaky, Rusty, Jerky, Wonky, Blinky, and Box!

Pidżamersi zyskują nowego pomocnika. Robot zbudowany przez szalonego naukowca Romea buntuje się przeciwko swojemu wynalazcy i na stałe dołącza do trójki bohaterów. Pidżamersi powstali na podstawie serii francuskich książeczek obrazkowych. Zdobyli światową sławę po emisji telewizyjnej w 2015 roku. W popularnym serialu Netflixa i Disney śledzimy losy Amayi, Connora i Grega, którzy nocą zamieniają się w super bohaterów dzięki magicznym piżamom.

If you love dystopian stories, you came to the right place. This is an anthology of the short story series, Dystopian Health Collection - stories about human health in dystopian societies. In each story, we explore a new topic around health and how modern developments can turn into a dystopian society. Four dark stories around health with a bonus story available only in the audiobook version.

"Io, Robot" is a short story from the collection Tides from the New Worlds. Caribbean-born novelist Tobias Buckell established himself as a gifted new voice in science fiction with his stunning first novel, Crystal Rain. Now, in his first collection, Buckell demonstrates his strengths in the short form, offering readers a collection of stories that are compelling, smart, wonderfully imagined, and entertaining.

Ten Little Robots are exploring a fantastical factory. But with neee-naaahing sirens, ker-boooming engines and plenty of gadgets and levers, chaos soon ensues! Count along with the Ten Little Robots in this action-packed, rhyming adventure.

Robbie the Robot Steals the Moon is a sweet story teaching us what it means to lead with love, to learn from our experiences, and to embrace interconnectedness amongst our many differences. When tapping into the vibration of love, we begin to see life from a new perspective filled with infinite potential.

Robots help us understand our universe. Some fly to distant planets. Others work alongside astronauts in space. And some drive across the surface of Mars. How do these robots work, and what are they doing today? Listen to this audiobook to find out!

Robots are forbidden! But Jerry is not a robot. Robots were outlawed before Joel was even born, but he has been obsessed with them his whole life. That was before he saw Jerry, the giant metal man in Levi's barn. So if Jerry is not a robot, what is he? Is Jerry a robot? Get the novelette now and decide for yourself.

Everyone needs to use the bathroom, even Robots! Follow five years-old Tobby The Robot as he learns how to use the bathroom all by himself, not even his motherbot will help this time. He is determined to complete this task, but he must be quick because the school bus is approaching and he must not be late.