Love, Z

Written & illustrated by Jessie Sima

A robot's quest to understand love leads to unexpected discoveries.

5.3/7 Bookroo experts·4.3/5 Goodreads · 1,409 ratings

42 pages· 627 words· Est. 5 min read-aloud

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Bookroo's summary

Z, a curious robot, finds a mysterious message signed 'Love, Beatrice.' With no answers from fellow robots, Z sets off on a journey to uncover the meaning of love. This adventure takes Z to new places and ultimately back home, where the true essence of love awaits. Will Z find Beatrice and the answers they seek, or is love closer than they think?

From the publisher

From the creator of Not Quite Narwhal comes the story of a young robot trying to find the meaning of “love.”

When a small robot named Z discovers a message in a bottle signed “Love, Beatrice,” they decide to find out what “love” means. Unable to get an answer from the other robots, they leave to embark on an adventure that will lead them to Beatrice—and back home again, where love was hiding all along.

At a glance

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 42
Words: 627
Reading age: 4–8
Audience: Picture
Lexile: 520L

Themes & topics

Books about robots Books about love Books about friendship Books about feelings and emotions Books about social themes

What readers & critics say

Reviews

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5.0

“Full of adventure, helpers, and lots of different definitions of what love is, this little robot's quest to discover just that leads him unexpectedly back to the familiar and he discovers he knew what love is all along. The illustrations and premise are cute, it has a great ratio of text per page to keep things interesting, and all around it's a sweet read.”

Marmee

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