
Titles in This Set
The Wild Robot
The Wild Robot Escapes
The Wild Robot Protects
The Wild Robot on the Island
Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Piccadilly Press
Age Range: Ages 8-12 (Grades 3-7)
Overview
Meet Roz, the robot who wakes up stranded on a wild island and must learn to survive using instinct and the wisdom of the animals around her. This four-book paperback collection follows her journey from castaway to caretaker across The Wild Robot, The Wild Robot Escapes, The Wild Robot Protects, and The Wild Robot on the Island. Written and illustrated by Peter Brown, this New York Times bestselling series inspired the hit DreamWorks Animation film and blends gentle science fiction with heartfelt storytelling about nature and belonging, making it an ideal gift set for readers ages 8-12.
About the Books
The Wild Robot series began when Roz, a service robot, washes ashore on a remote wild island after a shipwreck and must adapt to survive among wary animals who have never seen a machine before. Told with warmth and humor, the story explores what happens when technology collides with nature, and how an outsider slowly earns trust through patience, curiosity, and kindness. In The Wild Robot Escapes, Roz is separated from her island home and pulled toward the human world, testing her sense of identity and belonging. The Wild Robot Protects deepens the emotional stakes as Roz raises an orphaned gosling named Brightbill while a looming ocean threat puts the island's fragile ecosystem in danger, forcing Roz into the role of guardian and protector. Across the collection, Peter Brown's expressive black-and-white illustrations bring Roz's world vividly to life, pairing accessible chapter-book pacing with big questions about family, responsibility, and what it truly means to belong somewhere. The series has become a modern classic of middle-grade fiction, celebrated for its blend of adventure, environmental wonder, and tenderness, and it provided the basis for the acclaimed DreamWorks Animation feature film. This collection offers young readers a beautifully illustrated introduction to one of children's literature's most beloved recent heroines.
Key Benefits
Book-by-Book Guide
The Wild Robot — Roz washes ashore on a wild island after a shipwreck and must learn to survive among animals who fear her mechanical form.
The Wild Robot Escapes — Roz is swept away from her island home toward the human world, testing her identity in unfamiliar territory.
The Wild Robot Protects — Roz raises the orphaned gosling Brightbill while an ocean threat endangers the island, becoming its guardian.
The Wild Robot on the Island — This fourth installment continues Roz's story with further illustrated island adventures in Peter Brown's signature art style.
About the Author
Peter Brown is a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator known for blending heartfelt storytelling with expressive, painterly artwork. He created the Wild Robot series, one of the most celebrated middle-grade franchises of the past decade, later adapted into a major DreamWorks Animation film. Brown is also the author-illustrator of popular picture books, including Creepy Carrots!, a Caldecott Honor book, and Mr. Tiger Goes Wild. His work is praised for pairing gentle humor with genuine emotional depth, encouraging young readers to consider kindness, courage, and our relationship with nature. Brown lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
Why You'll Love This Collection
This beloved, New York Times bestselling series—now a hit DreamWorks movie—offers heartwarming adventure, expressive illustrations, and gentle lessons about kindness and belonging. A perfect gift for birthdays, holidays, or building a classroom library, it invites readers ages 8-12 to fall in love with Roz's island world one chapter at a time.
Please Note: This is the UK edition with the ISBN as listed; the cover may vary slightly from the image shown.
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