Robomop

PreS-Gr 3—"Washing, sloshing, rubbing, scrubbing"…Robomop is good at his job cleaning the bathroom in the basement. However, with no friends or fresh air, what he really wants to do is escape. He comes up with a brilliant plan, but his attempt is thwarted and Robomop seems destined to clean the bathroom forever. Things start looking up for him when a friendly window cleaner joins the crew and the two bond over honky-tonk music. But with visits being just once a month, Robomop is still lonely and dreams of seeing the world. To make matters worse, he discovers that he is being replaced by a brand new, state-of-the-art cleaning robot and is thrown away. Discouraged and dejected, he almost gives up hope, but realizes that this may just be the best thing that could have happened to him. This humorous story shows that everyone has a place in the world and should never give up. The illustrations are reminiscent of vintage picture books and brightly fill each page. The art was created with oil-based woodblock ink and digital media in a palette of five or six colors. A unique addition.—Amy Shepherd, St. Anne's Episcopal School, Middleton, DE