This book is so cute! I can imagine it is great for kids' imaginations and having that little imaginary friend! It also shows a lot about how kids like a thing done a certain way which I'm sure a lot of people can relate to!

This book genuinely is one of the best kid books I’ve read. It validates the feelings of children who need things done a certain way. The book was so cute. The pages full of colour. The illustrations were eye catching and aided the story. The story line was beautiful.

it's a cute story about an imaginary Robot that controls the little girls' emotions.
When the girl is left at her grandma's house, she and her robot find it hard to adjust to the big changes and the girl feels that the robot doesn't want to do anything. (clearly, the robot represents her emotions). She is only able to connect to her grandma when she learns that she also has a robot of her own. I enjoyed the rhymes and illustrations, but I couldn't connect to the story line completely.

I think this is an excellent book that showcases the struggles of childhood OCD. Through the symbolic Robot, There's a Robot in My Socks is relatable to readers of all ages that struggle with change. Jaimie has a Robot on her socks, but the Robot has many stipulations. It can't eat unless it's on a pink plate, and it believes that reading stories is for bedtime only! Only Jaimie can see and hear the Robot, because the Robot represents her emotions and obsessives compulsive tendencies. This book does an excellent job showcasing OCD in children, and how many children cope or communicate through inanimate objects, an Imaginary robot in Jamie's case. Even if you don't struggle with OCD, this book is relatable and helpful for anyone who struggles with change and breaking out of their comfort zone. We all have a Robot, even Jaimie's grandma has a Robot that comes out when she is stressed.

I read this story with my 8 year old who has recently been diagnosed with ADHD. It was such an ideal book during a time when routine and sameness feel critical to quell the anxieties of getting older, while change and variation seem so big and scary. There's a Robot in My Socks by Meredith Rusu captures these feelings in such a creative, inventive, imaginative way as the main character in the story insists that her day and activities proceed as planned. The "robot" helps her cope with changes and shifts that are inevitable and uncontrolled, particularly as a child, but then too from the perspective of an adult as the little girl discovers her caregiver has her own "robot" with its own preferences and coping tactics.

This story was a great little tool to teach my little one that he is not alone in his feelings and that even adults come up against big feelings during times of change and uncertainty. I think the Robot in our socks is something we will continue to use as we approach the new school year and a fantastic metaphor for inner strength and security. I highly recommend this book to anyone with young elementary age children, particularly those who struggle with anxiety.

I was provided with an electronic copy of There's a Robot in My Socks by Meredith Rusu in return for an honest review. I greatly appreciate the opportunity to read and review this thoughtful title and will be continuing to use its lessons of resilience and creative problem solving in my little family.

This was a cute children's book. I have a 4 year old and 3 year old who enjoyed it, although it did seem to lose their attention towards the middle of the book so for little kids it may be a bit too long. The rhythm seemed to work in the beginning of the story but then tapered off. I think it’s important for children to understand how to deal with feelings and emotions and this book does a good job of showcasing this.

Special thanks to the author, publisher and Netgalley for sharing this with me in exchange of my honest review.

The artwork was very beautiful. I really enjoyed how much detail and attention was paid to it! I found the cadence of the rhyming to flow poorly and I don't know specifically what the point of the story was. My daughter wasn't very invested in it and I don't know that there was any real evolution for the character.

My 3 year old loved listening to me read this book. He enjoyed the pictures and is in a robot phase right now. As an adult with a nephew and brother on the spectrum I really appreciated the message and got a little teary eyed; this was a great way of explaining some complicated feelings and how others might be feeling.

Adorable story about Jamie, a little kid who has a robot in her socks that helps make sure everything goes just right. When Jamie spends a day with her Grandma, her routines change and her robot starts to fritz! Grandma helps Jamie and her robot through the changes the best that she can, teaching that its okay to get nervous about change.

This book was filled with rhyming text that was engaging and easy to read aloud. The illustrations were absolutely perfect. My kid loved the story and I loved the message that it shared.

Thank you to NetGalley and 4U2B Books & Media for the ARC.

Jaime is a little girl who goes to visit Grandma and has trouble with the changes while visiting. Grandma doesn’t do it the way Mommy does. Not to help matters she has a robot in her socks telling her what to do. This is a really nice story to read and open discussion if your child is going someplace they are not sure of or new. I really liked the whimsical illustrations and they added a lot to the story.

I really liked this story. I think it will help kids to navigate their feelings and changes from their norm. It would be good for any children but especially neurodivergent ones.

I like how the robot is expressed and the thoughts and feelings through the child's day. Some quirks or preferences are natural! I like the way her mom responds.

Then we meet grandma who our FMC doesn't usually see very much! Grandma doesn't know about the robot, the girl feels like she won't understand that or the way she feels.

Grandma struggles with some of the changes and tries her best to help. In the end, they get ice cream just like grandma did with her grandma. Grandma also shares that she likes the house to be spotless (maybe OCD?) and her robot won't leave her alone until she cleans everything.

It was a really sweet story because everyone has "something" that makes them different and sometimes it can be hard to relate to each other. Love can get us through it and in the end everything was okay!

What a fun children's book. The illustrations are wonderful!

I appreciate the publisher and NetGalley for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book has adorable, vibrant illustrations and good pace. I chose it to read with my five year old, she has been able to fully read for a year now so I am looking to introduce books with longer sentences and different topics. She doesn't completely grasp the whole message but as she sometimes gets overstimulated and does like a routine I did my best to explain how she can relate and how it is okay to express emotions. It was a cute idea to represent Jamie's emotions with the robot. Also very sweet to show the grandma trying to relate to her. Overall great read.


Thank you to Netgalley and 4U2B Books & Media for the opportunity to read this ARC and share my honest review.

This was a cute story that dealt with a situation that young children commonly experience. I read it with my four year old, and she related it to her own life, and it generated a good conversation! I appreciated the metaphor of the robot, especially when one of the adults shared having their own robot. My daughter didn’t completely understand the metaphor, but I think an older child would.

The pictures were great! They are bright and vibrant and catch the reader’s eye. The characters are distinct in their illustrations, which is especially important in a book for younger children.

The rhyming cadence was solid. I have a non-American accent and didn’t have major issues reading the rhyming text. Overall, a solid read.

I grabbed this book initially because the title reminded me of “There’s a Snake in My Boot” quote from Toy Story lol.
I thought this idea was cute. I at first thought out main character was going to have a literal robot toy in their sock. I’m not sure if I was sold on the grandma at least until the very end. We also enjoyed the illustrations.
Thanks to Netgalley and 4U2B Books & Media for the review copy.

Firstly, the illustrations are adorable. I appreciate what the author was trying to do with this book, unfortunately I feel like it slightly missed the mark. The author presented the anxiety inducing situations and showed the child's reaction to them, however, I think there was a missed opportunity to have the grandma try to help the child process these emotions. Instead she quickly moved on to the next situation that would cause anxiety. I do think this book could be a good jumping off point for parents/caregivers to engage in conversation with a child that struggles with change and/or anxiety.

*Thank you to NetGalley for the arc, all thoughts and opinions are my own.

This book has a good rhyming cadence, rhyming done well! This is a cute book about emotions, routines and routine interruption. I love that it explains how Grandma also had a robot because of her emotions and how she dealt with it. Good book for teaching how to adapt around those emotions. It also points out that we can't always have it the way we want it, mom can't always do everything and maybe Grandma's way isn't so bad after all. The illustrations are great, nice and colorful, kind of gave me a retro feeling vibe. Thanks to Netgalley and 4U2B Books & Media for the opportunity to read this book for an honest review.

This is so cute and a great way to illustrate some children's needs for things to always be the same, go exactly as they expect, or be exactly what they need- and they're not being spoiled or bratty, they're expressing an actually need- one from their robot who needs things exactly a certain way. My daughter is like this at bedtime and, like Jamie and her grandma, had a very rough time during a bedtime where grandma didn't quite know the exact routine my daughter needed.
I thought it was interesting that Jamie's grandma confessed her own robot with regards to her house being neat, etc but didn't seem to have a lot of solutions for Jamie when problems came up throughout the day- the blue plate was wrong, but instead of acknowledging that and finding a solution that would mean Jamie could try a cookie anyway, she just tried to make her try them immediately and then abandoned the whole idea.
I also really didn't like Jamie's mom asking if she was well-behaved during her visit, and grandma winking- as though her needs for her specific routine, items, etc was a "bad" behavior.
Otherwise, I did think this was pretty cute and I enjoyed the illustrations. If Netgalley did half stars, this would get 3.5 from me.

An amazing book for when children have big emotions!

“There’s a Robot in My Socks” follows Jamie as she leaves her (very familiar) home, where mom knows everything that Jamie needs, like ONLY using the pink plate. When Jamie goes to spend the day with her grandma, nothing is the same. Her grandma does things differently and it leaves Jamie with some pretty big emotions! Jamie and her grandma have to navigate the day together and they may come to realize that they are more alike than they think.

This is a great book to use in a classroom or at home! it teaches kids that it’s okay to have big emotions! Sometimes things aren’t always how we want them, but life is better with a little mess!:)

What a perfect book for kids to read. Everyone has times they want things a particular way and trying new things can be really hard. I truly enjoyed reading this. It’s perfect!