Review of the Day: The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess by Tom Gauld

The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess
By Tom Gauld
Neal Porter Books (an imprint of Holiday House)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780823446988
Ages 4-6
On shelves August 24th

Tone. Can’t teach a writer how to make it. Can’t quite explain what it is or why one book’s tone will work while another’s falls flat. As a result, the facts of the mater are irrefutable: Tone is a bloody nuisance. You won’t necessarily notice its absence if the book you’re reading is toneless, but you’ll most certainly notice its pre...