Boy + Bot

Written by: Ame Dyckman Illustrated by: Dan Yaccarino

In this book, Boy is out picking pine cones when Bot approaches him and they decide to play together. Bot's power switch accidentally switches off, so Boy takes him home and tries to feed him and read him a bed time story because he thinks he is sick. When Bot's switch accidentally turns on again and he sees Boy sleeping, he takes him home and tries to fix him by giving him oil and reading Boy the instruction manual. When they both realize that they are different from each other, they decide they still want to be friends and hangout the next day. 

This book is a chidren's science fiction picture book. It talks about robots which are part of science but has a child involved to show that it is fiction because kids cannot talk to robots. 

One activity I would include use in my classroom would be to have all the children talk about things that they would do for their friend if they were sick. Another activity I would have would be to have the kids make a list of all the qualities they like about their best friend that makes them different from themselves. 

Reader Response Questions

What else do you think makes the boy and bot different from each other?

Would you want to be friends with a robot? Why?

What would you do to make the robot better if you did not know he had a power switch?

I think this is a really cute book for children. It introduces them to the world of science fiction and shows them that is okay to be friends with someone that is really different than you. 

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 H. (2015, June 13). Pete the Cat Video Narrator PTU presents Boy and Bot | Bedtime Story for Kids | Audio Book. Retrieved September 16, 2016, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHkQkRu1QeA