The Robot and the Bluebird
The Robot and the Bluebird
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The Robot and the Bluebird by David Lucas
There was once a robot with a broken heart, good for nothing but expiring slowly on a scrap heap. Then one winter's day a migrating bluebird lands on his shoulder, too exhausted to go further. The robot offers her shelter in the place where his heart used to be, and her warmth and singing and companionship stir up the last glimmer of energy the robot has; he carries her across snowy wastes to the warm south, whereupon his strength dies out finally. And there he still stands today like an old hollow tree, home every year to singing birds.
Beautifully illustrated story about a robot whose broken heart is healed by the companionship of a little bluebird * Nursery World *
tears at the heartstrings. . Readers of Lucas's previous titles will find his style as distinctive and his words as warming as ever. * Independent on Sunday *
tender, touching and hopeful . . . this modern fable about the power of love to regenerate unfolds at a gentle pace and to great effect. -- Julia Eccleshare * Guardian *
a poignant book . . . Its simple pictures steer the story away from sentimentality, and its readers will take a while to grow out of it. * Telegraph *
A profound variation on The Happy Prince -- Geraldine Brennan * T.E.S. *
tears at the heartstrings. . Readers of Lucas's previous titles will find his style as distinctive and his words as warming as ever. * Independent on Sunday *
tender, touching and hopeful . . . this modern fable about the power of love to regenerate unfolds at a gentle pace and to great effect. -- Julia Eccleshare * Guardian *
a poignant book . . . Its simple pictures steer the story away from sentimentality, and its readers will take a while to grow out of it. * Telegraph *
A profound variation on The Happy Prince -- Geraldine Brennan * T.E.S. *
David Lucas was born in 1966 in Middlesborough, in the north of England. He grew up in Hackney, in East London, and studied illustration at the Royal College of Art. He lives and works in central London.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781842706237 |
| ISBN 10 | 1842706233 |
| Title | The Robot and the Bluebird |
| Author | David Lucas |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Andersen Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2007-09-06 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |