My Little Blue Robot :: Education by Design Store

Customer Reviews

This is our second one!

2006-06-26
My 3 year old son got this for his birthday. It was by far his favorite gift! You can build a real robot out of this book with cardboard tools. If your child likes robots they will love this book. A year later we just bought a second one because of peices being lost and broken from it getting played with so much!

a junky book and toy

2004-02-09
My son was very excited about putting together this little blue robot. Although it looks cute and creative, when we put the robot together, we were both disappointed. The parts come apart as easily as they go together. It makes for a frustrating experience for a child. I think it was a waste of money. I hope the publishers of this book can re-think the design for future children.

Not a book for a library....

2002-11-12
This is almost an adorable gift book concept. The problem here is that there is no real story for this book (just somewhat kid-friendly assembly directions)which would be necessary in a library book or with a child interested in reading for that matter! This book cannot circulate in a library system as it is of limited use. No matter if the book is for home or for the library - it needs a story! It would have been great if there had been an actual plot or little adventure for this cute robot - something of use. I remain at 1 star.

I liked it, but not the best....

2008-05-23
I liked putting it together, but the robot only says one sentence. He just says: "Hello, you are my friend. Let's play." Why can't he say something cool like: "Blast off, my friend!" or "Let's pretend we're robots!" I liked it, but it needs a little change.

Little Blue Robut

2008-03-18
The library where I work received this as a donation. For grins I thought I'd assemble the robot. It's not easy! Either the tabs fit very loosely into the slots (so the pieces fall apart) or the tabs don't line up easily because some already-assembled part is in the way.

However I give it two stars, because the pieces are colorful, there are many shapes attached to the back, sides and head that can be turned, also a small cardboard heart and a key, and I think-- as a young child-- I would have gotten a kick out of it anyhow.

4 and 5 year olds loved building their own robot.

2008-02-08
My son commented to me the next day "It has a heart and REAL wires." Yes it does and even has canned speech generation. Building it was a a very enjoyable family activity. When I asked my daughter what she thought about the robot, she replied "I built it." That's the point.

great for boys that love assembling things and robots

2006-11-30
This is an awsome book for kids that loves putting things together and taking things apart AND great for boys that love robots. My 3-yr old needs Mom & Dad's help to put the robot together but once it is together he can play with it for a while. The robot does not fall apart easily - my son has to make an effort to take it apart. We don't miss the fact that there is no story - we make up our own! The only complaints I have is that the binding of the book is weak and sometimes it is tough to get the pieces back into the book.

My four year old son loved putting together his own robot.

2006-11-25
A lot of thought went into the design and construction of this early sci-fi style robot. The sturdy cardboard pieces pop out of the book and snap together, with a cardboard screwdriver to help with the assembly. The robot talks in a robotic voice when you press the clear window on his belly.