Publication Date: 26 September 2023

The Blurb

Roz the robot has made an unlikely home for herself on an idyllic island dense with forests, wildflowers and friendly animal inhabitants – including her own young son Brightbill the gosling. Life on the island is perfect, until a dying seal washes ashore and warns of dangerous, cloudy waters that are flowing towards the island, bringing new dangers for the animals.

Forced inland they will have to fight over fewer resources – and Roz realises that she must march into the waves and undertake an incredible undersea adventure to find a way to protect her beloved island and all who live on it…

The Review

I was so excited to receive a new Wild Robot book, as the last ended so neatly I wasn’t sure we’d be reunited with Roz, Brightbill, Chitchat, and friends again.

This time, we see Roz living in peace and harmony on their island until the creatures that call the coast their home have to move inland away from the threat of the poison tide.

We see space and resources become scarce, and we see relations strained between those who always lived inland and those looking for new homes. Opening discussions on forced migration, this is a gentle exploration of an issue many struggle to empathise with, and emphasizes the importance of acceptance, cooperation, and empathy in our world.

I loved travelling the oceans with Roz in her search for a solution – Peter’s vivid descriptions are a timely reminder of the vast abundance of life beneath the waves that we are harming through different types of pollution.

Whether in the shallows where brightly coloured shoals dart around corals or deep beneath where the sunlight doesn’t penetrate and ghostly fish lure their prey, Roz’s curiosity inspires readers to discover more for themselves about the wonders and perils of the environment she is trying to protect.

A must-read for anyone who enjoys stories of adventure, friendship, and protecting our world for all of its inhabitants

Huge thanks to Piccadilly Press for sending me a finished copy.