Chop Chop
The Story of a Busy Robot
Will be published approx. on 16. February 2027
Book
Hardback
84 pages
978-1-63206-444-8 (ISBN)
Description
In a fast-paced future where machines have taken over many of the jobs once held by people, a little robot may be humanity's best hope for survival.
It's late on Earth, but mechanical workers are still busy delivering parcels, chopping trees, and cutting hair. Looking after children. Clearing mines. Running assembly lines in the chicken factory. All rushed by a boss yelling, "Hurry up, chop chop!"
"Chop Chop, that's me," thinks one little robot. He works, he delivers, he dashes back and forth. Chop Chop is programmed to do everything, and always does his best. Faster and faster he goes, but it's never quite enough.
Award-winning author-illustrator Linda Bondestam's latest picture book combines science fiction, humor, and an adorable robot to pose a question for kids and adults alike: What will happen if the wheels of our world keep rolling at turbo speed?
It's late on Earth, but mechanical workers are still busy delivering parcels, chopping trees, and cutting hair. Looking after children. Clearing mines. Running assembly lines in the chicken factory. All rushed by a boss yelling, "Hurry up, chop chop!"
"Chop Chop, that's me," thinks one little robot. He works, he delivers, he dashes back and forth. Chop Chop is programmed to do everything, and always does his best. Faster and faster he goes, but it's never quite enough.
Award-winning author-illustrator Linda Bondestam's latest picture book combines science fiction, humor, and an adorable robot to pose a question for kids and adults alike: What will happen if the wheels of our world keep rolling at turbo speed?
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Restless Books
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to Kindergarten, Reading Age: From 7 to 12 years
Product notice
Picture book
Illustrations
Fully illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 149 mm
Width: 210 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-63206-444-8 (9781632064448)
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Persons
Linda Bondestam is one of the most celebrated illustrators in the Nordic countries. She is the illustrator and author of dozens of children's books that have been translated into more than ten languages, including Good Night, Earth (2021) and My Life At the Bottom (2022). She was awarded the Snoebollen for Swedish Picture Book of the Year in 2016 and the Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize in 2017 for Djur som ingen sett utom vi (Animals no one has seen except us). She lives in Helsinki, Finland. A. A. Prime is an award-winning translator who particularly enjoys magical stories for young people. She loves her work because it is the perfect combination of fastidious academia and dreamlike nonsense.