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Children's Science Fiction. Boy builds a robot out of scraps to help do chores, robot becomes his friend. Late 1950's to 1960's.
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I found through Bookfinder.com - Robbie, the robot man published in 1950 by John Cotton and illustrated by Herve. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a synopis.https://www.bookfinder.com/search/?ac...
http://w1.loganberrybooks.com/stumpth...I looked and looked for a children’s book for years. I posted everywhere. Try posting at the link above because seem very helpful with children’s books from many years ago.
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Yes I am still looking for this book.
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What's the Name of That Book???
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Description: This book was read in the 1960’s (maybe 1967 of 1968) by a friend of mine. He describes it as being a book about a little boy who built a robot out of scraps. Those scraps may have been picked up from a junk yard. The boy may have been an only child and living with one parent. The second parent may have died or was in the military. The robot’s name or the boy’s name could have been Robbie. My friend definitely remembers the name Robbie. Another character in the book could have been named Tommy or Johnny. The robot and the boy developed a friendship. “Robbie” could have also been in the title of the book.
Books that I have already eliminated: “Andy Buckram’s Tin Man”, “Harry’s Homemade Robot”, “The Runaway Robot”, “Tommy Tinker the Wind up Robot”, "The Iron Giant", "Tom Swift on The Phantom Satellite" and “Rosalie, Robbie and the robot”.
A book I have not been able to eliminate is "Mister Roberto R Robot" by Marion S Scanlon. I found that title from WorldCat but literally have not been able to locate a synopsis on the book on goggle or yahoo.com.
I am looking for this book to buy as a gift for my friend. He describes it as the first book that sparked his love of reading. Thanks in advance for all your help and support.