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princess falls asleep, she transforms into a log. She can only be woken with the magic words "Awake, little log, awake."
The two siblings are inseparable, until the day when the sleeping princess is mistaken for an ordinary log and carted off to the frozen North. Now it's up to her devoted brother to rescue her and return safely to the kingdom. A thrilling
adventure ensues, featuring moonlit forests, helpful animals, mischievous pixies, a magic pudding, an old lady in a bottle, and finally, a tumultuous conclusion that will leave readers of all ages thoroughly satisfied.
In The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess, acclaimed cartoonist, awardwinning graphic novelist, and New Yorker contributor Tom Gauld has created a brand-new fairy tale that manages to be both of the moment and utterly timeless.
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781705070260
- File size: 5194 KB
- Duration: 00:10:49
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- English
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Reviews
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Starred review from May 31, 2021
This invented fairy tale by cartoonist Gauld (Mooncop, for adults) offers whimsy, imaginative power, and narrative poise. When a king and a queen longing for offspring each see an expert about the topic, an inventor creates a wooden robot, and a witch charms a log into a princess who has a secret: she turns back into a log if she falls asleep. Though the children are devoted to each other, the robot fails to conjure the princess anew one fateful morning (“Awake, little log, awake”), and a maid tosses the seemingly out-of-place log out the window. The robot gives chase as the princess hurtles downhill and into a gigantic boatload of lumber headed for the frozen North: “That log is the most precious thing in the world to me,” he says, as he follows it on its journey. The rest of the story unfolds with amusing fairy-tale inevitability (“he had too many adventures to recount here” precedes a paneled page of humorous scenarios) as 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. Ages 4–8. Agent: Steven Malk, Writers House. -
Starred review from October 1, 2022
PreS-Gr 4-Without the printed book in hand, the multiracial aspect of Gauld's delightful kiddie debut isn't clear in the audio alone. Enabling simultaneous reading with both eyes-Eisner Award-winning Gauld's artistry is wonderfully inviting throughout-and ears makes for an ideal pairing. The tale opens with a portrait of a Black queen and a white king "who happily ruled a pleasant land, but they had no children." With the help of the royal inventor and a clever witch, the king and queen become devoted parents to a robot prince and a log princess. Unintentional circumstances send the children on faraway adventures, but their eventual safe reunion ensures the familial happily ever after. London-based actor Jessica Hayles-herself multiracial-is a gently welcoming narrator, deftly ciphering appropriate voices from the kind witch to the exasperated maid, the lucky goblin to the helpful barge captain. VERDICT Clever enchantment awaits.
Copyright 2022 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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