The Origins of THE WILD ROBOT with Peter Brown

The New York Times recently did a nice feature on author/illustrator and Wild Robot creator Peter Brown. On the occasion of the hit film adaptation of Robot, the Times talked with Brown about his life and inspiration for the story: the High Line park in New York. And hey, Global Read Aloud founder Pernille Ripp even makes an appearance.
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About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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