Illustrator’s agent: Rebecca Sherman, Writers House. by Ame Dyckman & illustrated by Dan Yaccarino RELEASE DATE: April 10, 2012. But when Bot gets switched off, Boy thinks he’s sick So Boy tucks the bot into bed and falls asleep. One day, a boy and a robot meet in the woods. Dyckman’s pared-down prose gives the role-reversal story just enough drama, humor, and robot-inflected dialogue (“Boy! You-are-fixed!” cheers Bot when Boy wakes up) to keep children entertained for many re-readings. What's Boy and Bot About Publisher Summary The story of an irresistible friendship between a boy and a robot, now in board for little hands. Yaccarino’s (All the Way to America) brightly colored gouache illustrations and chunky characterizations are filled with affection and create a warm and cheery environment from first page to last. And when Bot is inadvertently reactivated and finds Boy asleep, he reciprocates the only way he knows how, giving Boy oil, reading him an instruction manual, and bringing him a spare battery.

But when a rock accidentally turns off Bot’s power switch, Boy jumps into caregiver mode, taking Bot home, feeding him applesauce, reading him a story, and tucking him in for the night.

Scruffy haired Boy and red, bullet-shaped Bot hit it off immediately after they meet in the forest. Sold by Knopf Books for Young Readers 3.7 star 32 reviews Ebook 32 Pages familyhome Eligible info 4.Imaginative and sweet-natured, Dyckman’s picture-book debut centers on the relationship between a boy and a robot, whose mutual generosity embodies the very best that friendship has to offer.

Boy + Bot by Ame Dyckman