Timothy Bush

Benjamin McFadden changes his babysitter robot to do things that are fun: games, books, music, lots of junk food, but like the Sorcerer's Apprentice, he regrets this when the babysitter starts to make fun robots. SPOILER: Thanks to a help line and a final lucky guess at a password, his parents know nothing of Benjamin's chaotic evening; there is a final twist.
I like the illustrations and the choices of books; also, the idea that books are a source of fun: As Benjamin says, "Books are fun. show more They never need batteries, they fit in your knapsack, and when they get broken, you can fix them with tape." show less

I thought this book was really enjoyable and a funny read. I loved how all the characters had a funny role in the book and the ending had a little twist to it. I also enjoyed that it had to deal with something like space and robots, I thought this was unique.
One thing that I really enjoyed about this book was the illustrations. The book really showed great detail of all the crazy events that happened in the story. For example, there was a part when Benjamin was trying to get the robots show more under control and you can see all the different attempts that he tried.
Other thing that I enjoyed about this book was that writing of this book. I thought that it was really engaging and energetic that kept me wanting to read the book. For example, when the robot babysitter became fun and Benjamin wanted to go to bed, I really wanted to know how he was going to fix the robot and what the secret password was!
The big message of this book has to be not everything is going to be fun. Although Benjamin wanted to have fun, it got out of hand and everything started to fall apart. The big idea is that not everything will be fun, but that’s okay. Also, don’t mess with robot babysitters because they go crazy. show less

This is a perfect picture book. All kinds of hidden things to find, well invented not-to-scary monsters, a very calm rescue/denoument. It's beautiful and I love it.

In my opinion, this is a fun and entertaining book. The writing style and arrangement of the story adds to it by presenting the story in a manner similar to a comic book. The book is written in real time, with one scene being presented in the following manner across two pages: "he attacked and the bear fought valiantly...but was torn to pieces". The illustrations are the primary medium that delivers the story. The text is there to explain each illustration. The lesson of this story is to show more avoid the desires to explore needlessly, as satisfying your curiosity might be more trouble than it's worth. show less