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Hello, Robots By Bob Staake Viking 2004 ISBN 10: 0670059056 ISBN 13: 978-067005058   Return To All Books     Behind The Pages With Bob: "I wrote 'Hello, Robots' in 2003 and was delighted when I received an immediate offer from Viking to publish it. I was worried that th story might be a little too convoluted for little kids, but that certainly didn;t turn out to be the case. While the book is out of print I continue to mail from kids and adults who all seem to love the quirky picture book." -- Bob Staake   While in an antique store Staake 6-year-old son Ryan said "Dad, you have to see this -- they have a WOOD TV!" Staake loved the innocence of the line and used it in 'Hello, Robots:' Blink, he cooks a pot of stew. ZINC repairs a clock or two. Blip, he plants a lemon tree. ZIP dusts off the wood TV. For the book Staake incorporated photos of various household items into the digital illustrations including vintage Fiestaware, clocks and mechanical gears. While Staake's picture books are often noted for their geometric endpapers, 'Hello, Robots' was the first time he incorporated them. Summary: Hardworking robots Blink, Zinc, Blip and Zip run into a sudden downpour and get their circuits crossed, resulting in confusion and comedy, Sample image from book (above)   From School Library Journal PreSchool-Grade 2­This high-energy picture book goes a long way on a little plot, thanks to a clean graphic style, a staccato rhyming text, and a surefire kid-pleaser of a subject. The titular robots are Blink, Zinc, Blip, and Zip, each of whom has a specialty (cooking, repairs, gardening, and cleaning, respectively), and a different bright color, used both in the illustrations and in the font in which the robot's name appears. When the four spend a day outside, however, disaster strikes in the form of a rainstorm and fried circuits. Blink bakes a birdhouse, Zinc repairs an apple pie, Blip rakes the window, and Zip tries to shine the grass. But soon the intrepid robots solve their problems­by switching heads. Young robot fans will thrill to this simple tale, and the strong rhythm of the text makes it an ideal candidate for storytimes. Booklist PreS-Gr. 1. Kids who love the idea of robots will like this book, and even those not naturally attracted to mechanicals will be drawn in by the fascinating computer-enhanced artwork that features crisp geometric shapes and Technicolor hues. The four sprightly robots (house servants all) who star in the story will keep them hooked. Tomato-red Blink cooks the meals; grape-colored Zinc fixes things made of steel; Blip the gardener is grass green; corn-and-gold Zip loves to clean. Each name appears in the text in its particular color. Part of the fun is the Teletubbies effect--watching these four colored-coded creatures interacting. But there's also a story: an electronic glitch causes the robots to slow down, forcing them to switch heads and rendering each a hybrid (now their names are dual-colored in print). Everything is thoughtfully designed, right down to the diamond-encrusted endpapers (each diamond holds one of the robots). Amazon Customer Reviews: Great Book for kids to enjoy Hello Robots is a favorite in my household. The story flows nicely and thr pictures are entertaining. great/funny book this is a great book, very funny. my three year old loves it, and my husband and i still like it after reading it to him a million times. :) we all giggle and laugh, it is a fun read w/ nice illustrations. Hello, Robots -- Happy kid. I heard "Hello, Robots" before I saw it, and because I was distracted, it didn't quite grab me like other Staake books did. My then three-and-a-half year old son, however, was immediately interested and wanted to check out the book. So we did. Then he didn't want to bring it back to the library, so we had to buy our own copy. Now whenever we read this book, i.e., every day and usually more than once a day, my son "reads" the refrain in a robot voice. I get it now. It's funny. The illustrations are typical Bob Staake artwork, which is a shorthand way of saying that they are brilliant, funny, a bit twisted, and convey the unexpected. The two pages showing the robots in the rain so intrigue and worry my little boy that he has painted his own scene of robots in the rain. Good children's books entertain. Great children's books spark the imagination. Excellent children's books inspire. It's pretty clear to my young son what kind of books Mr. Staake creates.

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