false <![CDATA[Robot Dreams]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1190601393m/377254.jpg 377254 1 This moving, charming graphic novel about a dog and a robot shows us in poignant 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. 367095 7 8 2007 Robot Dreams total:631|5:221|4:268|3:120|2:17|1:5| 631 2576 825 228 4 11 false false Sun Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 24 14:11:25 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 01 09:58:45 -0800 2009 4 6 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 07:00:36 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 07:08:09 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 18 18:01:41 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 18 18:22:55 -0700 2007 I sat and flipped through it with my 2-year...more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 03 18:51:17 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 08 07:34:28 -0700 2007 and then he and the repairman start dancing...more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue Jun 03 16:20:24 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 10:31:13 -0700 2008 I love this book.
I think I fell a little in, um, like with the author as well.

So bittersweet. So adorable. So hard. So smart.
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I've read a wad o' graphic novels and this has just knocked down all of the others in my mind. Just wri...more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Nov 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 12:17:01 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 12:26:32 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 07:01:22 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 07:01:32 -0700 2009
Dream panels and those depicting day to day life show how t...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 01:58:36 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 01:58:36 -0800 2009 Dog meets robot.  Dog loves robot.  Robot loves dog.  Then tin meets salt water, and the relationship’s sustainability factor immediately plummets.  Dog, having no choice but to move on, experiences several cycles of friendship and loss.  Robot, rusted and immobilized, relies on dreams and fantasy, ...

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The novel i...more...]]> 4 0 false true Mon Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Oct 21 20:09:37 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 13 10:02:43 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Oct 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 13 21:29:37 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 28 08:46:57 -0700 2008 Robot Dreams, 208 pgs. First Second~Language G, Sexual Content~G Violence~G

We all have dreams, things we want to become, strive to do, or want to try. Who would’ve thought that robots do too? In her newest book, author/illustrator Sara Varon tells the story of a dog and h...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Sep 29 11:13:34 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 29 11:24:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=377254