Robot Santa: The Further Adventures of Santa's Twin - Hardcover

Koontz, Dean; Phil Parks

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060509430 ISBN 13: 9780060509439

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2004

Synopsis

In this sequel to Santa’s Twin, Santa’s brother Bob has worked hard to prove himself to his brother and gain his trust after the kidnapping drama of the previous year, but when Bob’s newest creation of a robot Santa gets a screw loose and goes crazy, Bob knows he’ll be in big trouble if he doesn’t get it under control before the big night.

About this title

About the Author:

Dean Koontz was born in Everett, Pennsylvania, and grew up in nearby Bedford. When he was a senior in college, he won an Atlantic Monthly fiction competition and has been writing ever since. Today he is a world-famous author whose novels have sold 225 million copies in thirty-eight languages. He has numerous New York Times adult best-sellers, including his most recent From The Corner Of His Eye. Dean Koontz is also the author of the children's book Santa's Twin. He lives in southern California.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 2-5–In this sequel to Santa's Twin (Morrow, 1996), the big man's brother Bob tries to help out by building a robotic Santa and reindeer, and trains a gorilla to drive the rocket-powered sleigh. Sure enough, things go wrong; by the time the surrogate St. Nick reaches his first house, he's having major software trouble and is downright scary. Meanwhile, the gorilla takes over the kitchen and starts cooking up a storm. Luckily, Emily and Lottie (stars of the first book) restore order and sanity, with some help from their dog Woofer and the real Santa. The tale is told in many, many rhyming stanzas, which can be rather exhausting to read, but there are enough laughs, wordplay, and clever twists to hold the interest of most kids, especially if they hear it read aloud. The illustrations are slick, smooth, and rather stiff, which works well with the robotic characters but not so well with the real ones; Emily and Lottie look as though they are made of plastic. If Santa's Twin is popular at your library, this title will be a hit as well.–E. M.
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About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0060509430
• ISBN 13: 9780060509439
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 72