國王與王后一直盼望有孩子，後來工程師與女巫分別送給他們一個木頭機器人和一位受到魔法祝福的木頭公主。兄妹倆感情親密，但公主有個祕密：每天入睡後，她都會變回普通木頭，只有聽見特定的魔法話語才能醒來。一天，她被誤認為木材運走，機器人哥哥立刻踏上尋找妹妹的旅程。
兄妹倆一路輪流幫助彼此回家，途中遇見蘑菇女王、魔法布丁、玫瑰叢裡的嬰兒與瓶中老婦人。Tom Gauld 將為女兒編的睡前故事發展成他的第一本兒童繪本，以古典童話的結構加入幽默奇想，說出一段關於手足陪伴與回家之路的溫暖冒險。
● 獲選 New York Times/New York Public Library 年度最佳插畫書及 Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection 等多項年度書單
● Tom Gauld 第一本兒童繪本，源自他為女兒即興創作的睡前故事
● 木頭機器人與木頭公主輪流幫助彼此，結合魔法、奇遇與經典童話般的冒險結構
A New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Book of the Year
In this fresh new fairy tale, a wooden robot embarks on a quest to find his missing sister—making for a memorable contemporary bedtime story in acclaimed graphic novelist Tom Gauld’s first picture book for children.
For years, the king and queen have tried desperately to have a baby. Their wish was granted twice, when an engineer and a witch gave them a little wooden robot and an enchanted log princess.
But there’s just one catch: every night when the log princess sleeps, she transforms back into an ordinary log, and can only be woken up with magic words.
The princess and her robot brother are inseparable, until the sleeping princess, mistaken for lumber, is accidentally carted off to parts unknown. Now it’s up to her devoted brother to find her, and get them safely back home.
They need to take turns to get each other home, and on the way, they face a host of adventures involving the Queen of Mushrooms, a magic pudding, a baby in a rosebush, and an old lady in a bottle.
This is acclaimed graphic novelist Tom Gauld’s first picture book for children, inspired by a bedtime story he made up for his daughters. In his words, “I was trying to make a book inspired by three different sets of books: The books that I remember enjoying as a child, the books that I watched my daughters enjoying, and the books I enjoy now as an adult. I wanted the book to have its own quirky feeling but also to function like a classic bedtime story.”
An ALSC Notable Children's Book
A Charlotte Zolotow Highly Commended Title
A People Magazine Best Kids Book of the Year
A Washington Post Best Children's Book of the Year
A Wall Street Journal Best Children's Book of the Year
A Financial Times Best Book of the Year
An NPR ‘Book We Love!’
A Booklist Editors' Choice
A Shelf Awareness Best Children's Book of the Year
A Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon Book!
A Publishers Lunch Best Book of the Year
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
An Evanston Public Library Great Books for Kids pick!
A CCBC Choice
A Mighty Girl Best Book of the Year
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