Robot Dreams

Sara Varon
First Second
9781596431089
1-59643-108-3

A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the YearA PW Best Book of the Year An ALSC Notable Childrens BookA YALSA Great Graphic NovelThis moving, charming graphic novel about a dog and a robot shows us in poignant.

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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.