Jo Bright and the Seven Bots

by Hunt, Meg; Underwood, Deborah

• ISBN13: 9781452171302
• ISBN10: 1452171300
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781797204529
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2022-09-20
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
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Summary

A bot-building princess engineers her own happy ending in this futuristic fairytale, a follow-up to the acclaimed Interstellar Cinderella.

Once upon a planetoid
surrounded by her friends,
a girl, Jo Bright, loved building bots
from scraps and odds and ends!

Snow White gets a stellar upgrade in this clever retelling with a truly inventive heroine. With wit, bravery, and some spare circuit boards, Jo will foil the queen, befriend a dragon, and build herself a celestially happy ending of her own. From the team that created the acclaimed Interstellar Cinderella and Reading Beauty comes another funny and empowering fairytale that's out of this world.

A STELLAR ROLE MODEL FOR GIRLS: This uniquely feminist retelling of Snow White, in which the princess is an engineer and inventor, encourages girls to see themselves as the heroines of their own stories.

STEM FOR THE WIN: It's more important than ever to support young girls who are interested in STEM activities. This picture book makes tinkering, inventing, and engineering accessible and inviting!

SO MUCH FUN TO READ ALOUD: An enchanting rhyme and gorgeous color-drenched illustrations combine to make this engaging book a wonderful choice for story-times—one that little readers will want to pore over again and again.

DON'T MISS THE OTHER BOOKS: This fractured fairytale is a smart and funny follow-up to the acclaimed Interstellar Cinderella and Reading Beauty.

Perfect for:

• Parents and grandparents
• Gift-givers
• Teachers and librarians

Author Biography

Deborah Underwood is the author of numerous picture books, including Interstellar Cinderella, Reading Beauty, Finding Kindness, The Panda Problem, and New York Times bestsellers Here Comes the Easter Cat, The Quiet Book, and The Loud Book! She lives in Northern California.

Meg Hunt is the illustrator of Interstellar Cinderella and Reading Beauty, as well as a printmaker, an educator, and an all-around maker of things. Ever since she was little, she's been fascinated by the wonders of the universe and adventures big and small. She has worked for clients like Disney, DreamWorks Animation, Cartoon Network, Scholastic, Storey Publishing, Oxford University Press, and Plansponsor. Originally from a little seaside city in Connecticut, Meg now lives and works in Portland, Oregon.