Brian Gage Los Angeles Saddest Little Robot

Brian Gage Los Angeles - The Saddest Little Robot The Saddest Little Robot - visit The Saddest Little Robot Brian Gage in Los Angeles. Illustrated by Kathryn Otoshi Synopsis. Snoot is a Drudgebot, and a confused one at that. He can’t figure out why the Halobots, who run Dome City, get so much extra light (all robots need light to survive). He thinks so much about this he gets easily distracted and is consequently the least productive of all robots. He is also oddly shaped and the others make fun of him. Curious about what exists in the awful darkness outside the Dome, he ventures forth and discovers that all is not as it seems. Snoot vows to restore equality to Dome City. With guile, cunning, and good old-fashioned courage, Snoot, aided by some special friends, returns to Dome City to free the Drudgebots. In both story and illustration, The Saddest Little Robot evokes and utilizes the styles of sci-fi books and films, manga, movie posters, comics, and animation. It encourages readers to look beyond what lies on the surface, to discover for themselves that things are not always as they seem. Most importantly, it is a story of strength and personal power. Snoot, once the saddest little robot, in the end becomes very, very happy indeed. Soft Skull is proud to present The Saddest Little Robot as the premier release from Red Rattle Books—its new children’s book imprint—because it combines entertainment with ethics, fantasy with philosophy, humor with humanity, and challenges kids to learn to think for themselves. Brian Gage is a writer living in Los Angeles. Author of two graphic novels, this is his first book for children. Kathryn Otoshi is the former creative director at George Lucas’s Industrial Light and Magic. She is also the author of the award winning children’s book One. Cloth | 8 x 9 | 112 pgs. | ISBN: 1-932360-05-0 | List: $16.95 | 02/1/2004 More on Brian Gage Los Angeles