I was so excited to see this sequel to The Wild Robot and to find out what happened to Roz and her son, Brightbill. The way this story is wrapped up is perfect in every way!

This is the continuing story of Roz, the robot who became sentient after being stranded on an island in the first book. Now that she has been captured and reconditioned, she is sent to work on a farm, but she plots to escape and make it back to her island.

I liked this book, however, it was not as compelling as the first one. I did like that the story ended with Roz finding her creator and purpose before returning to her island.

THE WILD ROBOT ESCAPES by Peter Brown is a sequel continuing the story of a robot who calls an island her home.

Roz the robot is taken to a farm where she helps a family run a dairy. After telling the farm animals about her experiences on the island, they agree to help her find a way home to her son Brightbill and her wild creature friends. Much of the story involves Roz’s journey that ultimately leads to meeting her designer.

Librarians will find this middle grade novel a popular follow-up to the original. The Wild Robot books provide a nice bridge between beginning chapter book and longer novels for young readers. Use the book to jumpstart discussions about perseverance and what it means to be human. Feature the title in a display exploring robot characters.

Published by March 13, 2018 by Little, Brown, an imprint of Hachette. ARC courtesy of the publishers.

The Wild Robot Escapes is a masterpiece! It is so heart-warming and the type of book that lingers. I absolutely loved the continuation of Roz’s story, and if she would fin her way back to Brightbill. This is a must read for everyone young and old.

This was a truly magical sequel to a wonderful book. I love Roz and her merry band of animals and humans who are always willing to help her out. Roz at times is more human than robot and has a fine understanding of human nature, but always seems to bring out the best in most people and animals. A wonderful book and I hope not the last that we see of Roz.

Roz, our fierce little robot, has been refitted, debunked and adjusted but that doesn't mean she has no mind of her own. To the rest of the world she must pretend to be just another mindless mechanical slave. She arrives at a farm to help with the chores and although she enjoys her work, speaking to the farm animals and the kindness of the Shareef family, she is set on plotting her escape and finding her foster son, Brightbill the goose.
This is not just another wild goose chase but a clever lesson in love, kindness and empathy. While the world may seem uncaring and sterile, it only takes one little robot with a superior brain and heart to put the intelligence back into the powerful people running the world. This can work as a standalone book but you would be missing the wonderful story that preceded it and explains the relationship of Roz and Brightbill.

Such a wonderful book! Roz' s story picks up where the first book left off. Readers follow her on her quest to find her gosling Brightbill and learn about her maker's history in the process.

I loved The Wild Robot when it came out a few years ago, and as Roz's story obviously continued, I was delighted to see this book available. In The Wild Robot Escapes, we get the opportunity to see this slightly dystopian world that Roz inhabits, and to watch her interact with humans as well as the domesticated animals on a farm. While I don't think this volume quite lived up to my adoration of the first, I'm still charmed by Roz and her friends and feel very comfortable handing this book to any of my young patrons after the first.

I completely adored The Wild Robot and was excited to read the sequel. No surprise, this doesn't quite measure up, but it is still engaging, sweet, and thought provoking.

In this book, Roz is no longer on the. island with her friends. Instead, she is working on a dairy farm with a family. She befriends the cows and the children and all the while, plans her escape.

This is not as intriguing as the first book, which had the reader thinking about what makes a thing real or alive. It is enjoyable, though, and fans of The Wild Robot will want to read it.

My thanks to NetGalley for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

The Wild Robot, or Roz, returns in an exciting sequel. At the end of her first book, Roz was taken away from the island where she lived with her animal friends and her adopted son, the goose named Brightbill. Roz had been damaged and her friends loaded her onto an airship so that she would be returned to the factory and repaired. So this adventure begins with Roz being sent from the factory to work for a farmer who has purchased her. His farm is in disrepair and he needs help, but cannot afford more than a refurbished robot. As Roz works on the farm and pretends to be like all other robots, she longs to return to the island and misses her son. She wonders if she can find some sympathetic humans to help her escape back to her home, or will she be stuck on the farm forever? From the title readers may guess that Roz does escape, but that doesn't guarantee a happy ending. There are many miles to cross between the farm and the island, dangers are everywhere, and there's the very big problem that robots can't swim. How will she reach her home?

At one point in the story Roz is discussing what makes her so unlike the other robots. She says, "I do not feel defective. I feel...different. Is being different the same as being defective?" "I hope not," said Jaya. "Otherwise we're all a little defective." That is a wonderful message for young readers. Everyone is a little different, but that does not make anyone defective or less than others. Roz has a lot of things to teach readers. She talks to a robot designer about how she learned to survive on the island and how the animals came to accept her because she showed them kindness. She also says, "Every problem has a peaceful solution. Violence is unnecessary." If only humans could be as wise as this wild robot!

Since I read an early review copy, the final art was not included. I can only imagine how much richer the story will be once Peter Brown adds all the illustrations of Roz, her friends, and her journey. Readers who are familiar with his books such as Mr. Tiger Goes Wild, The Curious Garden, and Creepy Carrots will know what I mean - if the text alone could make me laugh and cry, the text plus the artwork will be stunning. Highly recommended for middle grades and up.

I liked both in the series well enough. They are quick reads and I think kids like the short chapters. I would have been fine with The Wild Robot as a stand alone too.

Roz was sent from her island home to be repaired, the island animals assuming they would never see her again. Roz maintains her "wildness" and plays along with the Makers to be fixed and sent back out into the world...to Hilltop Farm.

Roz is an amazing character, compassionate, intelligent, and a robot. Her story begins on a farm in a world where robots are purchased to do the work of humans. What makes Roz different is her brain- she thinks for herself. She grows to love the family on Hilltop farm even though her greatest wish is to return to her son. Brightbill. The third person narration allows readers to see into every other character, which only adds to the depth of the story. While my advance dopy did not have final art work, the art work will add even more to the story. A a fabulous sequel to the first boo, The Wild Robot.