Book Review: ​The Wild Robot Escapes

by | May 1, 2025 | Book Reviews

​The Wild Robot Escapes

Author and Illustrator: Peter Brown
Pages: 288
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Book Description:

Shipwrecked on a remote, wild island, Robot Roz learned from the unwelcoming animal inhabitants and adapted to her surroundings—but can she survive the challenges of the civilized world and find her way home to Brightbill and the island?

From bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator Peter Brown comes a heartwarming and action-packed sequel to his New York Times bestselling The Wild Robot, about what happens when nature and technology collide.

Review:

The Wild Robot’s adventures continue as she tries to escape from the farm where she is now working and find her way home to her island again. I enjoyed the new human characters that were added to the Wild Robot’s world, but I found that I didn’t enjoy reading this book as much as “The Wild Robot”. The most touching parts are the connection between Roz and her goose son, Brightbill. My children enjoyed this as a read-aloud, and my son asked for the next book, “The Wild Robot Protects”.

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