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T-Bone the Drone
A new tech toy brings epic trials and triumphs in this playtime adventure for fans of The Most Magnificent Thing and Iggy Peck, Architect .
Lucas has a new best friend when he bring T-Bone the Drone home from the store. They enjoy playing, flying, and even recharging together--but Lucas has been spending so much time with his new toy that he's on the sidelines when he tries to join the neighborhood Wiffle ball game. When the ball sails over the fence where a scary dog lives, it's the perfect opportunity for Lucas and T-Bone to do what friends do work together! It turns out that they'll need help from the whole team, though, to save the day...
Finding the solution takes a little ingenuity and a lot of teamwork in this companion story to Doll-E 1.0 celebrating the inventive spirit of modern play.
Lucas has a new best friend when he bring T-Bone the Drone home from the store. They enjoy playing, flying, and even recharging together--but Lucas has been spending so much time with his new toy that he's on the sidelines when he tries to join the neighborhood Wiffle ball game. When the ball sails over the fence where a scary dog lives, it's the perfect opportunity for Lucas and T-Bone to do what friends do work together! It turns out that they'll need help from the whole team, though, to save the day...
Finding the solution takes a little ingenuity and a lot of teamwork in this companion story to Doll-E 1.0 celebrating the inventive spirit of modern play.
40 pages, Hardcover
Published September 10, 2019
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September 1, 2019
4 stars!
A fun, modern children’s story about the importance of working together and sharing ideas.
Lucas gets the most exciting new toy - a drone! He spends all of his time playing with his new toy, ignoring his neighbourhood friends. Lucas and his drone go everywhere together. As time goes on, Lucas realizes he misses playing with his friends. Could his new toy help him earn back his friends?
My four-year-old son loved this book! He thinks drones are fascinating and this story filled him with excitement and wonder at what would happen next. The illustrations are bright, colourful and fun to follow!
Thank you to Hachette Book Group for providing me and my children with a physical copy to read and review!
A fun, modern children’s story about the importance of working together and sharing ideas.
Lucas gets the most exciting new toy - a drone! He spends all of his time playing with his new toy, ignoring his neighbourhood friends. Lucas and his drone go everywhere together. As time goes on, Lucas realizes he misses playing with his friends. Could his new toy help him earn back his friends?
My four-year-old son loved this book! He thinks drones are fascinating and this story filled him with excitement and wonder at what would happen next. The illustrations are bright, colourful and fun to follow!
Thank you to Hachette Book Group for providing me and my children with a physical copy to read and review!
April 5, 2023
Lucas gets a new toy, a drone that he names T-Bone. He spends all his time flying it to perfect its moves and even ignores his friends invites to play wiffle ball. By the time he realizes their playing a game and he wants in, they don't want or need him in the game anymore. When the drone accidentally sets the one an only ball his friends have to play with into a yard with a pretty mean dog, will Lucas be able to help his friends out?
I like the fact that this story is relatable with the kind of toy that Lucas is playing with. Kids do have higher tech toys now, and like Lucas, it is all too easy to prioritize these gadgets above time with friends. I also liked how they had to all come together to problem solve and help one another out.
I like the fact that this story is relatable with the kind of toy that Lucas is playing with. Kids do have higher tech toys now, and like Lucas, it is all too easy to prioritize these gadgets above time with friends. I also liked how they had to all come together to problem solve and help one another out.
May 20, 2020
I would give this a 3 over all. It was cute, the illustrations were good, and the story was funny and sweet, but in general it just felt average in the end.
It seemed a little like your typical main character gets new "friend" and forgets about/ignores old ones until problem occurs and all must team together to solve the problem. Not to say the drone twist isn't different, just the over all feel felt very familiar.
I did like the illustrations and the character interactions were pretty good. It also had a somewhat modern feel to the story with the drone.
It is not a book I wouldn't recommend, it is just one that would not immediately cross my mind.
It seemed a little like your typical main character gets new "friend" and forgets about/ignores old ones until problem occurs and all must team together to solve the problem. Not to say the drone twist isn't different, just the over all feel felt very familiar.
I did like the illustrations and the character interactions were pretty good. It also had a somewhat modern feel to the story with the drone.
It is not a book I wouldn't recommend, it is just one that would not immediately cross my mind.
April 4, 2023
Lucas loves his new drone, but he's having trouble getting the hang of flying it. He's also a bit distracted by T-Bone and ignoring his friends. But when an accident could mean the end of their Wiffle ball game, can they all come together to find a solution?
This story has a combination of problem solving and prioritizing people over things as the message. I like how the kids come together to think up a solution. Getting distracted by a new gadget or toy is a very relatable issue. The art style is fun, and it is set up graphic novel-ish in that speech often appears in bubbles and some of the spreads have multiple frames.
This story has a combination of problem solving and prioritizing people over things as the message. I like how the kids come together to think up a solution. Getting distracted by a new gadget or toy is a very relatable issue. The art style is fun, and it is set up graphic novel-ish in that speech often appears in bubbles and some of the spreads have multiple frames.
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December 11, 2020Lucas is so excited to fly his drone, but his desire to figure out its controls bores his friends, who just want Lucas to play whiffle ball with them. But when the ball ends up on the other side of a tall fence, could the drone be just the tool to save the day?
October 5, 2019
Lucas spends all his time with his new toy, T-Bone the Drone, and ignores his friends. When an incident occurs involving a lost wiffle ball Lucas uses T-Bone to help out his friends.
April 2, 2020
Cute story of friendship AND technology!
June 30, 2020
I like this book because I like drones.
September 16, 2020
Reminded me of a modern day "Sandlot" that I watched with my boys.
October 22, 2020
Loved it! Cute book!
October 29, 2020
A cute story about teamwork. My child liked the use of technology in the story.
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May 16, 2025
Cute follow-up book to Doll-e, fun for kids who love electronics
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