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Robot Rumpus Hardcover – September 1, 2013

by Sean Taylor (Author), Ross Collins (Illustrator)
4.8 out of 5 stars 59
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When busy parents buy a group of robots to help their child get ready for bed, the results are not what they expected.
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  1. Reading age
    5 - 6 years
  2. Print length
    32 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Dimensions
    9.75 x 0.5 x 11.25 inches
  5. Publisher
    Andersen Pr USA
  6. Publication date
    September 1, 2013
  7. ISBN-10
    1467720313
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1467720311
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PreS-Gr 3–When a little girl's busy parents enlist a series of robots to put her to bed, chaos ensues. Things are going fine for a while: dinner is delicious, the kitchen cleanup goes well, and bath time begins without a hitch. But when Wash-bot spots a dangerous animal in the water–the little girl's toy crocodile–it goes into emergency mode. Wash-bot slips into Dress-bot, who crashes into Teeth-bot, and Clean-bot becomes so overwhelmed that it starts to dress Dry-bot in the little girl's pajamas. Even Book-bot starts smoking before it can read the little girl her bedtime story. Amid the commotion, the child steals away and puts herself to bed. All is quiet until her parents come home and find their house in a state of disaster, the robots running amok. The book is framed by sequential images inside the front and back covers that mimic a robot catalog, with taglines describing each bot's specialty. The back cover has the same spread, but each bot's advertisement now has a red “Withdrawn for Technical Reasons” across it. This funny and high-energy tale is illustrated with pen-and-ink and bold watercolors.–Jennifer Miskec, Longwood University, Farmville, VAα(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Andersen Pr USA (September 1, 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1467720313
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1467720311
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 5 - 6 years
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.75 x 0.5 x 11.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 out of 5 stars 59

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    Sean Taylor is an award-winning author of more than 60 books for young readers.

    His picture books include the bestselling 'Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise' illustrated by Jean Jullien. Young readers are currently delighting in WHEN DINOSAURS WALKED THE EARTH! and his 'MONSTER! HUNGRY! PHONE!' series, which also features 'MONSTER! THIRSTY! DRINK!'. And he is the author of other popular picture books such as, 'HOW TO BE COOLER THAN COOL' 'KISS THE CROCODILE', 'THE SNOWBEAR', 'HUMPERDINK OUR ELEPHANT FRIEND', and 'ROBOT RUMPUS'.

    For 6 - 8 year olds he has published 'WHERE THE BUGABOO LIVES!', illustrated by Neal Layton.

    He has collaborated with Khayaal Theatre on the collection of funny Islamic folktales 'Riding a Donkey Backwards', and with the ecologist Alex Morss on the nature books 'WINTER SLEEP', 'BUSY SPRING', 'WILD SUMMER' and 'FUNNY BUMS FREAKY BEAKS AND OTHER INCREDIBLE CREATURE FEATURES'.

    His novel for teenagers 'A WASTE OF GOOD PAPER' was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal.

    Sean and his family have spent spells living in England (where he was born) and Brazil (where his wife is from). Here are three other things you might not know about him:

    He always listens to music when he is writing - usually music that's good to dance to.

    Because of his connections with Brazil, he spends some of the time thinking in Portuguese.

    Once, during carnival in Brazil, he dressed up as Robin Hood and fired arrows with poems on into the crowd.

    Find out more at www.seantaylorstories.com.

    On Twitter: @seantstories

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4.8 out of 5 stars
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5.0 out of 5 stars Happy with purchase.
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2023
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Fast delivery and good quality book.
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L. Myers
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious fun read for boys
Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2016
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Hilarious! The boys love reading about great 7 robots that were purchased to be helpers, and they were for a short time, until .... and then the child ends up being more grown up and able to take care of itself, while the robots continue to make a mess even worse. The parents must be regretting spending money on this technology, but what a fun read it is. The pictures take over most of the pages - and the kids love to discover silly stuff and provide silly sarcasm comments to no end. Great conversation provider. Great to remind the kids that certain daily chores have to be done and done right.
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Lindsey Simmons
5.0 out of 5 stars My son's favorite.
Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2022
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This is my son's favorite book...
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MJD
5.0 out of 5 stars My kids loved this book
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2019
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This was the book that encouraged a robot making session for a group of preschoolers! I had introduced four or five other books about bots but it wasn't till this one and its humor did the group become invested in the topic and committed to further exploration.
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Brandy Taylor
5.0 out of 5 stars Cute, Rhyming, and Funny!
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2019
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We found this at our library and my six year old fell in love with it, so we had to buy it! It’s British humor like the word “loo” for the toilet and she thinks that’s hilarious! Very cute and funny little rhyming book!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2017
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One of the best children's books! My kids love Robot Rumpus!
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Matthew Shell
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2017
I just love it so much and i wish it was me that the washbot would wash and scrub me clean and i hope that you can make more of this type of books!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Such a fun book. Guaranteed to have your kids laughing
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2016
Such a fun book. Guaranteed to have your kids laughing. It must be English authors, it refers to the toilet as the loo.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great bedtime reading
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 8, 2021
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One of my sons favourites since age 2 and mine too.
The rhyme and rhythm is great, and the illustrations are fantastic. Recommended!
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superselm
5.0 out of 5 stars Robots Rigoleux!
Reviewed in France on January 26, 2020
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Livre absolument superbe pour les enfants. Histoire rigolote avec des images bien colorées et amusantes. Un excellent cadeau pour les petits.
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Becky
5.0 out of 5 stars Great fun!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 25, 2018
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A firm favourite with both my 4 and 7 year old's. It's great fun,engages my children in lively conversation about the robots in the book and what robots in our house would do. It's a lovely book to read out loud.
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Barry Ryan
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 22, 2018
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As per my last comment on robot books this has be Coe one of his favourites
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Chelle
4.0 out of 5 stars The kids who love robots will love this book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 13, 2019
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Very interesting book - I bought it cuz my son loves robots and this book is good for a kid (reception) to learn how to read.
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