Peter Brown

Name: Peter Brown
Start: 2024-10-04T18:30:00-04:00
End: 2024-10-04T19:30:00-04:00
Location: An Unlikely Story

Schedule

Fri Oct 04 2024 at 06:30 pm to 07:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

An Unlikely Story | Plainville, MA

Bestselling author/illustrator Peter Brown joins us to celebrate the movie tie-in release of THE WILD ROBOT!
About this Event

Bestselling and award-winning author/illustrator Peter Brown joins us to discuss his incredible book, The Wild Robot, in celebration of the upcoming film adaptation from DreamWorks! The Wild Robot is a heartwarming and action-packed novel about what happens when nature and technology collide.

Tickets for this event will go on sale on Monday, August 12th at 5pm. Tickets are $10.61, and are bundled with a copy of The Wild Robot which Peter will sign and personalize at the event. Please note that tickets are required for all attendees.

ABOUT THE BOOK:
This #1 New York Times bestselling illustrated middle grade novel from a Caldecott Honor winner tells an extraordinary story full of action and thought-provoking questions as a robot learns to survive—and live—in the wilderness. Includes 8 pages of full color stills from the DreamWorks movie!
Can a robot survive in the wilderness?
When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is all alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is--but she knows she needs to survive. After battling a violent storm and escaping a vicious bear attack, she realizes that her only hope for survival is to adapt to her surroundings and learn from the island's unwelcoming animal inhabitants.
As Roz slowly befriends the animals, the island starts to feel like home--until, one day, the robot's mysterious past comes back to haunt her.
From bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator Peter Brown comes a heartwarming and action-packed novel about what happens when nature and technology collide.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Peter Brown is the author and illustrator of many bestselling children's books, including Children Make Terrible Pets and The Curious Garden. He is the recipient of a Caldecott Honor for Creepy Carrots!, two E.B. White Read Aloud Awards, a New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book award, and a Children's Choice Award for Illustrator of the Year. Peter's website is www.peterbrownstudio.com.