Robodog: The incredibly funny new illustrated children’s book for 2023, from the multi-million bestselling author of SPACEBOY

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Robodog is the hilarious new action-packed comic caper from David Walliams - due for release in March 2023.

Since I am not the target audience for this book, I don’t think my issues with it will affect young readers as there are so many crazy elements to this story for them to love. I thought Mighty Mind, Hammerhands, The Chocolatier, The Headmistress and The Politician were all great baddies. Unlike Dave Pilkey’s somewhat stupid Dog Man, Robodog is not only brave, strong intelligent, and capable of heroic deeds, he is also a very likeable character who cries tears of oil when sad and whose biggest dream is to be a real dog, loved by his human parents. Biography: David Walliams is a literary phenomenon whose books have sold more than 50 million copies worldwide and have been translated into fifty-five languages. All of these elements are perfect for Middle-Grade readers and entertaining for us older readers as well.The Police Chief is stressed out as she can’t seem to get ahead of it, and the entire city is now suffering. Supercharged and ready for action and adventure, can Robodog stop the most feared criminal duo in Bedlam and thwart their evil plans to destroy the city? His debut children's novel, The Boy in the Dress, was published in 2008 to unanimous critical acclaim and he has since developed a reputation as a natural successor to Roald Dahl. His books have now been translated into 40+ languages, and also include picture books illustrated by Tony Ross. The pacing picked up but instead of feeling intense and dramatic it felt rushed, which is something I’m not used to in a David Walliams novel.

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. Their fight against despicable characters like the Masked Honker who farts deadly fire, Dr Stench who has bad breath as a weapon, the Ice Queen who can turn you to ice with the touch of a single finger, and the two-headed ogre whose heads are constantly in disagreement, will take them from the underground sewers to outer space, and all the way back. Robodog is the action-packed comic caper with cats, dogs and robots and set in a world of superheroes and supervillains. I can easily see this book becoming a fast favourite with young readers, I am just sad that I didn’t love it as much as I had hoped I would. I have a few ideas on why this book didn’t work for me but it genuinely surprised me that I didn’t love this book.

Given how much enjoyment I got from the illustrations I can only imagine how much young readers are going to love them. Personally, I think I preferred Tony Ross's illustrations over Adam Stower's but he still captured the essence.