Loved the artwork in this book. It was easy for my nephew to follow along with as well as the story that was being told. The message was clear for children understand; sometimes we wish for things that we don't really want. That was nice. It was a cute story. I would definitely buy this for him. He's 8 years old and I feel like it engaged him. We even had to conversation about what he would do if he had a robot.

Oh I love this book! It's paced perfectly and the plot is super entertaining and teaches kids that nothing everything we wish for is as it seems and also to appreciate your parents! I love a good well-rounded plot where there's a lesson to be learnt!

This book was beautiful. The illustrations were gorgeous. Full of colour and plenty of detail. The text in the book was simple enough for a child. The storyline was great. Just a child learning that all he really needs is his mum, not a robot. I would 100% recommend this book. The cover is very eye catching too.

My boys enjoyed this story. It was a nice read showcasing why the answer can’t be ‘yes’ all the time. I loved the illustrations, very Tim Burton/Neil Gaiman!

Sweet, with detailed illustrations | Kids will sympathize with Owen's complaints and the reasons he wants the robot, and the consequences that lead him to learn gratitude for what he has aren't dire. The robot never becomes scary, and the mother is understanding. The end does feel abrupt, I think kids might like another page or two, maybe mother reading a bedtime story to both Owen and the robot, or Owen pouring cereal for the robot while mom kisses Owen's forehead, but it's fine. The illustrations give kids lots to find interest in, and could give parents good questions to ask their kids to draw them out while reading together.

Thank you, Familius, for the advance reading copy.

The book needs to be read to kids right away once it comes out!
Because it has become really important to make kids understand what it means when their parents say “no” to things they want all the time.

The book shows the consequences of having a robot which only has the capacity to follow whatever the kid owner says. What if parents say “yes” to everything kids want all the time!

I love the cover and the content. The illustrations are really good. It reminds me of the Adams Family and Caroline. Amazing!

This was very cute. The illustrations were beautiful. Its a great story about wanting something but finding out that its not what you dreamed about.

Cute and interesting book! The illustrations were so, so detailed and they added a lot to the book for me. The ways the characters were colored and detailed reminded me a bit of Tim Burton, which made this book so much more fun and quirky. Additionally, the overall moral was great, focusing on themes of gratitude and love. This is perfect for a kids' book. My one critique is about the plot. There were two spots where the plot moved from one thing to another rather quickly. I think that adding even just one page or one sentence for a transition would help the plot and overall story flow a lot better.
Other than that, I had a lot of fun reading this book, and I have zero doubt that kids will, too!

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC!

My 3yo was entertained by Owen and his robot. Who wouldn’t want to eat ice cream for breakfast and have an endless number of books read at bedtime?

Great story of the importance of mothers or the ones who care for you. And it was clever!