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Runaway Robot
- Narrator
- Ben Bailey Smith
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 2 May 2019
- Run Time
- 4 hours 53 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
What to expect
Runaway Robot is a funny and heartwarming adventure about two best friends helping put themselves back together. From the award-winning author and UK Children's Laureate 2024–2026, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, illustrated by Steven Lenton.
'A funny, charming, life-affirming book' – Richard Osman
What if your best friend was a robot?
When Alfie goes to Airport Lost Property, he finds more than he bargained for. A lot more. Because there's a giant robot called Eric hidden away on the shelves. Eric has lost one leg and half his memory. He's super strong, but super clumsy. He's convinced that he's the latest technology, when he's actually nearly one hundred year's old and ready for the scrap heap.
Can Alfie find a way to save Eric from destruction – before Eric destroys everything around him?
Critics Review
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A comic and compelling tale. . . uproariously illustrated by Steven Lenton’
Guardian
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A masterpiece'
New Statesman
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A robot adventure with real heart . . . unmissable
LoveReading4KIds
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A funny, charming, life-affirming book
Richard Osman
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Details
- Author
- Frank Cottrell-Boyce, illustrated by Steven Lenton
- Narrator
- Ben Bailey Smith
- Duration
- 4 hours 53 minutes
- Release Date
- 2 May 2019
- ISBN
- 9781529008371
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Disability, impairments and special needs
Synopsis
Runaway Robot is a funny and heartwarming adventure about two best friends helping put themselves back together. From the award-winning author and UK Children's Laureate 2024–2026, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, illustrated by Steven Lenton.'A funny, charming, life-affirming book' – Richard OsmanWhat if your best friend was a robot?When Alfie goes to Airport Lost Property, he finds more than he bargained for. A lot more. Because there's a giant robot called Eric hidden away on the shelves. Eric has lost one leg and half his memory. He's super strong, but super clumsy. He's convinced that he's the latest technology, when he's actually nearly one hundred year's old and ready for the scrap heap.Can Alfie find a way to save Eric from destruction – before Eric destroys everything around him?
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