Robot Rumpus
By (Author) Sean Taylor
Illustrated by Ross Collins
Andersen Press Ltd
Andersen Press Ltd
4th September 2014
4th September 2014
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
823.92
Winner of Scottish Childrens Book Award (UK).
Paperback
32
Width 243mm, Height 283mm, Spine 4mm
215g
When Mum and Dad go out for the evening they think they've left their daughter in safe hands with robots designed to get her to bed! There's Cook-bot to make great spaghetti for dinner, Clean-bot to do the washing-up, Wash-bot for bath time and even Book-bot for a bedtime story. What could possibly go wrong
'There isn't an illustrator in Britain who uses a more intelligent visual storytelling language.' TES
"A brilliant bedtime romp!" * Julia Eccleshare, Lovereading *
"A snappy rhyme and short text give the fabulous illustrations plenty of room to shine in this hilarious picture book" * Books for Keeps *
"An entertaining read, thanks to both the rhyming sentences and amazing illustrations" * Baby London *
"There isn't an illustrator in Britain who uses a more intelligent visual storytelling language." * TES *
"What a refreshingly original fun and friendly story!" * EYE *
Sean Taylor is the author of many children's books for many different ages. His picture books include the multi-award-winning When A Monster is Born, The World Champion of Staying Awake and Crocodiles Are the Best Animals of All, which was shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. He lives partly in England and partly in Brazil where his wife is from.
Ross Collins graduated from the Glasgow School of Art with a First in Illustration. In the same year he won the Macmillan Children's Book Prize. He now has over eighty titles to his name including Busy Night which won the White Raven Award and Billy Monster's Daymare which won the Royal Mail Book Award. He lives in Glasgow.