A review by mollysmith1313
The Wild Robot Protects by Peter Brown

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I absolutely do not care that this book series is aimed at children ages 7-10 years old. The Wild Robot series was delightful and insightful to read as audiobooks (4-5 hours each). The series tells a story of a robot named Roz “who becomes stranded on a remote island after a shipwreck. With no memory of how she arrived or her purpose, Roz must learn to survive and gain the trust of the island's animals. Roz's robotic nature contrasts with the island's wilderness, creating the book's central conflict.” The second book is about her being relocated to work on a dairy farm and having to escape, only to the avoid being hunted by both animals and other robots. The final book is about Roz attempts to save her island and essentially the entire ocean and its seashores from the “poison tide.” I highly recommend to anyone; I imagine these are great chapter books to read out loud as a family too. There is a movie, which I have watched and thought was very well animated. But I honestly didn’t enjoy it as much as the book—go figure. I feel like they cut out a lot of Roz’s character building and characters that taught her so much in the book. Still a cute movie though. 🤖 🌎 🪿