"We're a strange family. But I kind of like it that way."

Middle-grade novels have a way of punching you right in the feels! 😭 I want to see the movie based on this book, but in true fashion I needed to read this before viewing it. Oh my goodness, I was not expecting to feel so much throughout this book. 

If anyone has read The Monk and Robot series by Becky Chambers, you will get the same vibes! The Wild Robot is about community, found family, openness, survival, and motherhood. I can't wait to read the next one and I just heard they are making a second movie based on the second book! Yes! 

Sad that it took me so long to get my hands on this beauty.  Now that I have read it, i can enjoy the film guilt-free. to quote one of my students: "you have to read it...the film is beautiful, but the book is beautiful-er".  Thanks Bernie!  The book certainly IS beautiful, but also somehow more confronting than I expected - talking about the turn of seasons and death of animals (including at each other's "hands").  HIGHLY recommended!

What a charming little book to read after seeing the movie! It has its downfalls--there's far more characters to keep track of than in the movie version (to the point where differentiating them got a bit difficult at points), Fink has much less of a major role and is a bit more of an unapologetic jerk, and the whirlwind pace makes it a bit difficult to actually connect to the narrative--but it was still a quick and heartwarming read. 

A super sweet story for young readers! One of my students shared this book with me after they dressed up as Roz for Halloween. I love Peter Browns illustrations and did not realize he wrote a book as well. Loved how this book had an emphasis on generosity, chosen family, and all around kindness towards strangers. There were even some themes of climate change that is a great starting discussion. If you have a young reader in your life, I would highly recommend sharing this book with them. 

The ending did get suddenly violent and I felt there was not a need for major violence. I think that there are ways for the book to be action packed without a lot of violence. For that reason, I subtracted 1 star. 

I read this book within three hours and then went to see the movie right after. And I'll just put her that while I didn't cry while reading the book I sure did cry a few times while watching the movie.

First picked up this book from a little free library because it sounded cool, and only after learned of the adaptation. It's such a fun book following Roz and I think a great one for literally any age to read. Now I'm going to head to my local library and see if they have the next two in the series to read because I MUST have them.

I loved this book. I saw the movie trailer and was curious about the book. As a 36 year old I felt weird reading a book geared towards a younger age group. 

I’m so happy I’m stubborn about reading books before seeing a movie - which I’ll finally see tomorrow! 

This was a beautiful story that will have you thinking about the balance of technology and nature as well as found family and the importance of community aimed at helping each other.  I’m curious about the other books in the series and will look for adult books that may touch on the same themes.