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35th out of 35 books
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Rabbit and Robot: The Sleepover
by
Cece Bell
Rabbit’s carefully planned visit with Robot doesn’t work out exactly as he imagined in this offbeat tale about two comically mismatched friends.
Rabbit is excited: his friend Robot is coming to spend the night! Rabbit has left nothing to chance and has drawn up a list of all the things they will do. First off is making pizza, but Robot only likes nuts and bolts and screws o...more
Rabbit is excited: his friend Robot is coming to spend the night! Rabbit has left nothing to chance and has drawn up a list of all the things they will do. First off is making pizza, but Robot only likes nuts and bolts and screws o...more
Hardcover, 56 pages
Published
September 11th 2012
by Candlewick Press
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Feb 21, 2013
Melanie
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Shelves:
reader,
children-s-literature,
picture-book,
rabbits,
robots,
friends,
sleepovers,
geisel-honor,
humorous-stories,
animals
Rabbit and Robot are having a sleepover at Rabbit's house. Rabbit is very excited and has made a list of plans. The plans include making pizza, watching t.v., playing Go Fish and going to bed. Everything starts out ok, but when Rabbit begins to make the pizzas and Robot tells him that he wants nuts and bolts on his pizza instead of carrots and peas, Rabbit is not happy. He is especially not happy when Robot takes apart his table and chairs to make pizza toppings. Where are they going to eat?!
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It would be simpler if kids read at exact levels at all times. Wouldn't it be grand if you had a kid go strategically from easy books to early chapter books to older chapter books without so much as a glitch in the system? But as it happens the road to literacy is not this smooth varnished path off into the sunset. There are bumps, and valleys, and wobbly bits where the pavement chips off. That's why certain school systems have introduced concepts like "Levels". A kid reads at a certain level, m...more
Rabbit and Robot: The Sleepover by Cece Bell is a beginnig reader look at two very different friend who have a sleepover.
Bell's humorous, detailed illustrations were created digitally, and range from small images to full page size. My favorite images are cover, robot rolls, crash!, picnic, reflection, Go Fish!, and giggles.
I liked the balance of Rabbit's original list of things to do at the start of the story with Robot's list of fun things done during the sleepover at the end of the book. I lov...more
Bell's humorous, detailed illustrations were created digitally, and range from small images to full page size. My favorite images are cover, robot rolls, crash!, picnic, reflection, Go Fish!, and giggles.
I liked the balance of Rabbit's original list of things to do at the start of the story with Robot's list of fun things done during the sleepover at the end of the book. I lov...more
Oooh, I really like Rabbit and Robot: The Sleepover! It's so deserving of its recent Geisel Honor. AND I just found out that author/illustrator Cece Bell is married to Tom Angleberger, author of the Origami Yoda series. Power couple! Anyway, Rabbit and Robot: The Sleepover is just about perfect as a beginning/independent reader. It has really simple but colorful illustrations, two easy to remember characters, a very simple plotline, a good bit of humor, and, of course, a small-ish vocabulary. Of...more
Jan 23, 2013
Corinne Wilson
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
early-readers,
books-i-read-as-a-grad-student
Rabbit and Robot are having a sleepover, and Rabbit is determined that they stick to the list of things to do. However, hilarity ensues when things do not go as planned. Though Rabbit hasn't exactly learned to ease up by the end of the book, the two characters do have fun even as Rabbit gets a remote stuck in his ear, Robot takes apart his table, Rabbit nearly goes deaf, and Robot forgets his pajamas. The illustrations are charming, the story is divided into four short chapters to help early rea...more
Rabbit's best friend is Robot, and whenever they get together, they have lots of fun. One night, the two pals decide to have a sleepover at Rabbit's house. Rabbit wants to make sure that everything goes perfectly at the sleepover. He makes a list of everything that he and Robot can do together, from making pizza to watching TV to playing Go Fish. And when Robot arrives, the two pals start checking things off of Rabbit's list. But what happens when the spontaneous Robot has a brilliant brainstorm...more
A humorous easy chapter book about two unlikely friends, Rabbit and Robot. Rabbit has the whole sleepover planned, but it does not run smoothly as he wishes. Robot is more relaxed about it all, while Rabbit freaks out when things seem to go wrong. Robot always speaks without contractions and sometimes with more difficult or unknown words instead of a simpler choice (sneaky way to increase vocab is to have Robot say it); e.g., data and humorous. The illustrations help move the story along and pro...more
Rabbit and Robot are two friends who are as different as night and day. Rabbit has prepared for their slumber party by making a list of the fun they plan to have. Robot is a little more laid back, which is useful to help the friends navigate Rabbit's frequent breakdowns when all doesn't go according to plan.
I would love to read this aloud and do the voices for Robot and Rabbit. Rabbit completely melts down when his plans hits a snag and it is so mouth-wateringly fun to imagine reading this to a...more
I would love to read this aloud and do the voices for Robot and Rabbit. Rabbit completely melts down when his plans hits a snag and it is so mouth-wateringly fun to imagine reading this to a...more
this is more like 4.5 for us. Like Boy+Bot this is the perfect level Robot book for Miles. This book is long, though, 4 connected chapters with some illustrations small on pages of text, like an early chapter book. Which I guess it is! It's like the Frog and Toad format, two unlikely friends whose personalities are very different. But they balance each other out in a delightful way. And it's funny! Robots in kids books talk like stereotypical robots, which is hilarious to kids: "I-have-reviewd-t...more
H. asked for this book for Xmas this year. (And asked, and asked, and asked...) Once Santa brought it, I could see why he was so into it. It's an adorable story with the kind of madcap fun that kids enjoy. (A robot eating pizza? A pizza with nuts and bolts and screws on it?) Ironically, it's Rabbit that has the rigid sense of order and an inflexible approach to their sleepover party. I think that bit of irony is lost on The Boy, but it'll give us something to look forward to with future readings...more
Rabbit and Robot join other easy-to-read pals like Frog and Toad and George and Martha. Their personalities contrast nicely (Rabbit is anal retentive and Robot is surprisingly almost lackadaisical) but they spend a good portion of these four short chapters at cross purposes. From the subtitle (The Sleepover), I'm guessing that this is the first in a series, which I'm convinced could be a good thing. The Lexile measure is AD360, but I'm thinking this will be ideal for second graders.
I love a well done easy reader tale, and Rabbit and Robot fits the bill nicely. Spot on for age appropriate-ness (a sleepover complete with pizza, card games, a favorite TV show, and funny pajamas). Terrific friendship dynamics--I love the subtle hints that best friends don't have to like the same things. And the list!! One of my all-time favorite Frog and Toad stories is "The List"; if Rabbit and Robt were Toad and Frog in disguise, I would totally buy it. Marvelous.
This is a beginning reader about two friends and their time together, this time Robot goes to visit rabbit for a sleepover. It will be a great book to read and discuss expectations and compromise between friends, and those who see things differently, yet things can also still end as lots of fun. It's an interesting touch to show differences as living versus machine, and one can learn to appreciate the wants and needs of both.
A story about finding common ground amongst differences between friends. There is an attempt at humor, that I believe children would find more humorous than adults. Illustrations are pretty run-of-the-mill for Easy Readers. Good use of vocabulary, but the amount of words, and advanced vocabulary are best suited to a reader that's between easy readers and beginning chapter books.
Great reader for K – 2nd grades. This is a high-level reader with chapters and a plot! Fans of Mo Willems' Elephant and Piggy books who are ready to move on to longer chapter books will love this! Someone (Kate P.?) also mentioned the similarity to Frog and Toad, another classic series of two very different friends.
This Seuss honor book is a chapter book about rabbit hosting robot for a sleepover. Rabbit wants to do everything on his list but finds out Robot wants to do some other things. Rabbit is stubborn and inflexible but robot is easygoing and helps rabbit compromise. The pictures are pretty flat and this book is just ok.
Very cute story with lots of giggle moments. There is a lot of kid appeal here as well as a few subtle lessons delivered gently. Rabbit has some epic meltdowns that may look a bit familiar to some kids, and boy, is he bossy! The give and take that evolves between these two very different friends is adorable.
This book is really fun.
I love the friendship of Rabbit and Robot,
and the easy way that the book flows.
There's a to do list,
and then things happen
or DO NOT happen
like they are supposed to.
It's really fun!
Great illustrations and laugh out loud moments :)
I love the friendship of Rabbit and Robot,
and the easy way that the book flows.
There's a to do list,
and then things happen
or DO NOT happen
like they are supposed to.
It's really fun!
Great illustrations and laugh out loud moments :)
This book is very cute (I'm a sucker for anything with robots) and deals with issues around compromise and problem solving, which children will have to navigate when interacting with friends. What do you do if your friend doesn't like the same game you like?
Rabbit & Robot The Sleepover by Cece Bell - Early Chapter Book - Just loved this story. Unflappable versus overreacting friends partnered together by a sleep-over. What could happen? Just read to find out. I chuckled through this read.
Cute easy-reader-chapter book. Rabbit has a list for his sleepover with Robot: 1. Make pizza, 2. Watch TV, 3. Play Go Fish, 4. Go to bed. But, the actual night is not so straight-forward... I hope to see more of these two friends!
Rabbit invites Robot for a sleepover, but Robot must stick to the list Rabbit made. This is a cute easy chapter book. A few surprisingly hard words or an easy read: humorous, apologize, e.g. overall though, I liked it.
Feb 22, 2013
Elizabeth Blake
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Children 4-8, families
Shelves:
early-readers,
early-chapter-books
This early chapter book is well-written, has cleaver ideas, and the illustrations are charming and lively. This story of a rabbit and his robot friend who have different perceptions on their time together. The story was good entertainment for our family with a few laughs. It is appropriate for beginning readers, and is also a good bedtime story when read aloud.
My only disappointment was not the fault of the book, but that I have had characters of rabbit and robot who are together in stories over...more
My only disappointment was not the fault of the book, but that I have had characters of rabbit and robot who are together in stories over...more
Very funny; Rabbit's agitated, frustrated behavior is balanced by Robot's calmness. Rabbit's inflexibility regarding his list is balanced by Robot's flexibility. Cute cartooney pictures.
Great early chapter book. My 5 year old enjoyed the humorous situations, and I liked the opportunity to talk about the idea of "going with the flow" when things aren't what you plan. :)
For a beginning chapter book, it has some good vocabulary words for early readers. I also like the two characters, very different, but being friends and working through their differences.
This was cute and will definitely be enjoyed by the beginning to read audience. Honestly though robot owes rabbit a new table and chairs and batteries to his TV remote.
Perfect bedtime story and just right for the early reader to sound out (or to just listen to if they're too sleepy to try). Would recommend "Boy + Bot" as a followup
Good beginner chapter book. Good for talking about how you do not always get your own way - you have to listen and compromise. Cute illustrations on every page.
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