This book is really just one ginormous metaphor for so many topics universally applicable to us all. The struggles that she has aren’t just what they appear. It helps that Peter Brown makes Roz so incredibly likable in a way that she slips into your heart with such ease. The plot is also incredibly simple with very few events, yet it is interesting enough to keep the reader engaged and wanting to know more about Roz and what will become of her and her situation. This book is simply written in a very intelligent way. Will Roz have to leave the island? What will become of her gosling son? Will the animals come to the defense of an “unnatural” robot? All this is threatened when Reco Robots arrive at the island to retrieve Roz and return her to the factory in which she was created. They find a wonderful balance and a harmounious way of living together. They learn that they are need each other to survive and that everyone has something to offer.
They even rally around her and support her. Gradually the animals see her as less frightening as they recognize her attempts to care for her new charge. Seeing her as “unnatural” and intimidating because they do not understand her they reject her efforts until an unfortunate string of events leaves Roz caring for an orphaned gosling. So, new plan, she observes the wildlife and eventually gathers up the courage to reach out to them for help. What is apparent, however, is that the animals of the island are fantastic at it. At first she observes her surroundings and it doesn’t take her long to realize that even though she doesn’t need to eat, she is terrible at “surviving” on her own. This book is about a robot named Roz who finds herself stranded on an island with no background memory of who she is or where she comes from, just an incredible programmed urge to survive. It is beautifully and brilliantly written. Tiger Goes Wild” or “The Curious Garden” then you will probably love this one, even though it isn’t a picture book. I mean, a chapter book by Peter Brown with some illustrations?! C’mon! If you are a fan of Peter Brown’s “Mr. So when this one started popping up all over instagram I just had to take a look. Does anyone else find chapter books with illustrations incredibly tempting? Well I do! I really, really do.
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