Robots are having a moment in children’s literature, which seems fitting in an increasingly digital world. Eliot Schrefer looks at four new kids’ books full of bits and bytes and beeps and boops.

The Wild Robot book series by author Peter Brown has been a hit with kids for nearly a decade now – which is perfect timing for a new film from Dreamworks Animation, the studio behind greats ...

Why Reading Sad Books Is Good for Kids The books in Peter Brown’s “Wild Robot” trilogy were the first ones to really challenge 7-year-old Henry Fehrman.

Children's book author and illustrator Peter Brown in his home studio, near Damariscotta. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer If a robot were left alone in the woods, what would it do?

As part of their research, 24 kids aged 10-12 read a book either by themselves and then complete a “paper-based” reading activity, or read to 13.5-inch tall Minnie instead.

New York Times bestselling author Peter Brown ventures into wild territory with the chapter book, and he emerges unscathed. "The Wild Robot" is a wonderful tale for children with a great moral. We ...

The following contains spoilers for The Wild Robot, now available on streaming.The Wild Robot is adapted from Peter Brown's trilogy of children's books, but Chris Sanders made several changes to ...

Reading Sad Books Is Good for Your Kids The books in Peter Brown’s “Wild Robot” trilogy were the first to wallop my son with the mix of tragedy and joy that define great art and also real life.

University of Chicago wunderkind Eve Ewing at the Museum of Science and Industry robot exhibit on July 12, 2021. Ewing has a new children’s book titled “Maya and the Robot.” ...

Four-eyed robot birds really shouldn't be necessary to get kids excited about computers. For that matter, Gene Luen Yang and Mike Holmes' whole book (in which four-eyed robot birds are prominently ...

Adapted from author Peter Brown's 2016 children's book of the same name, Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation's "The Wild Robot" offers some of the most exquisite character designs and ...