The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess: Winner of Foyles Childrens Book of the Year

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When the log princess goes missing, her brother, the little wooden robot, sets out on an epic adventure to find her. He will encounter goblins, magic puddings, a mushroom queen and a very intimidating wood pile as he seeks to bring his sister home.

The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess is an exquisitely illustrated modern fairytale about sibling love. Tom Gauld brings all of his wit, draghtsmanship and narrative craft to a funny, moving tale that proves that woodlice can be heroes too.

'What an astonishingly sweet book. I worried about the log princess, loved all the adventures we never saw, and cheered the family of beetles.' - Neil Gaiman

'A wooden masterpiece.' - Lemony Snicket

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Neil Gaiman:
"What an astonishingly sweet book. I worried about the log princess, loved all the adventures we never saw, and cheered the family of beetles."

Lemony Snicket:
"A wooden masterpiece."

Lisa Brown:
"The part about the witch is really, really good."

Jon Klassen:
"Tom Gauld is one of the best storytellers working and everything he does so well is here - it is beautiful, immersive, expertly told, and breathes completely on its own. I am jealous of it."

Jillian Tamaki:
"There's a whole universe within these pages. Fun to read, clever, and kind."

Carson Ellis:
"I didn't know the world needed another fairy tale until I read this funny, beautiful, perfect book."

Oliver Jeffers:
"Tom Gauld has created a masterful classic fairytale of a picture book that hits in all the right ways. In his inimitable style, he has squeezed royalty, robots, witches, inventors, trolls, sea-captains, forests, ghosts, and... beetles (!) into a beautiful, odd, adventurous and satisfying story. All wrapped up, of course, with the bow of sibling love. "


"This invented fairy tale by cartoonist Gauld (Mooncop, for adults) offers whimsy, imaginative power, and narrative poise. . . . Gauld's stick-figure characters and clean, flat panel artwork deliver visual information with the detailed calm of a map or a set of instructions."-Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

"A marvelous journey. . . . Gauld's crisp, clear art, along with captivating small details in backgrounds and endpapers, add richness to the narrative. . . . Gauld's fairy tale feels both timeless and completely new; utterly fresh, yet like a story heard long ago and finally found again. Enchanting."-Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

"In his children's book debut, Gauld demonstrates his love for odd, funny, invented archetypes (such as the Queen of the Mushrooms) while elsewhere playing it absolutely straight, showing respect for his audience and for the fairy-tale form."-The Horn Book, Starred Review

"The beautifully worded narrative and engaging artwork combine to give this picture book its considerable appeal. . . . A captivating, original fairy tale."-Booklist, Starred Review

Author Bio

Tom Gauld was born in 1976 and grew up in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He is a cartoonist and illustrator and his work is regularly published in the Guardian, the New Yorker and New Scientist. He has created a number of comic books including You're all Just Jealous of My Jetpack, Mooncop, Goliath and Baking With Kafka for which he won an Eisner award for the Best Humour Publication. He lives in London with his wife and two daughters.