Wendel and the Robots

Author(s): Chris Riddell

Picture Books

If his inventions go wrong, Wendel just throws them away and starts again. So when Clunk, his robot assistant, fills the sock drawer with cups and saucers and makes tea in a Wellington boot, Wendel throws him on the scrapheap and makes himself a new assistant: the Wendelbot. But he gets more than he bargained for, and soon Wendel finds himself on the scrapheap. Can he win back his workshop from the mighty Wendelbot? Let the robot battle commence! Wendel and the Robots is a very funny adventure full of crazy inventions and magnificent robots from award-winning author and illustrator Chris Riddell - with a subtle environmental message. Available in mini hardback edition, it's a perfect gift and an ideal stocking filler.

General Information

  • : 9781509813742
  • : Pan Macmillan
  • : Macmillan Children's Books
  • : 0.3
  • : 01 October 2015
  • : 185mm X 145mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 01 November 2015
  • : books

Other Specifications

  • : Chris Riddell
  • : Hardback
  • : Main Market Ed.
  • : en
  • : 823.914
  • : 32

More About The Product

Crazy inventions, mad robots and a stupendous battle!

Chris Riddell, the 2015-2017 UK Children's Laureate, is an accomplished artist, author and the political cartoonist for the Observer. He has enjoyed great acclaim for his books for children. His books have won a number of major prizes, including the 2001 and 2004 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medals. Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse won the Costa Children's Book Award 2013. His previous work for Macmillan includes the bestselling Ottoline books, The Emperor of Absurdia, and, with Paul Stewart, the Muddle Earth books, the Scavenger series and the Blobheads series. Chris lives in Brighton with his family.