Robot Dreams

Written & illustrated by Sara Varon

A dog must leave its rusted robot friend behind, facing the fragility of friendship.

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224 pages

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After a beach trip leaves Robot rusted and immobile, Dog must return to their shared life alone. As seasons change, Dog navigates new friendships, from a melting snowman to anteaters, while Robot dreams on the beach. Can their bond endure the test of time and distance? Discover a poignant tale of friendship's power and fragility.

From the publisher

A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the YearA PW Best Book of the Year An ALSC Notable Children’s BookA YALSA Great Graphic Novel This moving, charming graphic novel about a dog and a robot shows us in poignant detail how powerful and fragile relationships are. After a Labor Day jaunt to the beach leaves the robot rusted, immobilized in the sand, the dog must return alone to the life they shared. But the memory of their friendship lingers, and as the seasons pass, the dog tries to fill the emotional void left by the loss of his closest friend, making and losing a series of friends, from a melting snowman to epicurean anteaters. But for the robot, lying rusting on the beach, the only relief from loneliness is in dreams.

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