Mama Robot (2007)

by Davide Cali

Other authors: Anna Laura Cantone (Illustrator)

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A robot mom would be fun to have. It would never make you clean your room or eat your vegetables. It would do whatever you wanted it to, even your homework. But does a robot mom know how to cuddle you like your real mom? Could a robot mom give you hugs and kisses just like Mom does? Mama Robot is a testament to mothers around the world as a young boy discovers what motherhood is really about, and what makes his mama so special.… (more)

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A kid, annoyed that his mama hardly seems to have time for him, decides to build a robot mama who is perpetually available. Shades of The Stepford Wives! But this child discovers that a robot mama isn't quite as cuddly as the real thing, and decides that he'll put up with his own mama, despite her busy worklife. [return][return]I liked this book -- I liked that it captured children's frustrations with busy parents, and that it did so sympathetically to all parties. (

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adaq | Dec 25, 2019 |

Great to show how your mom loved you and how you love your mom

Laura.Vance | Nov 12, 2019 |

A kid, annoyed that his mama hardly seems to have time for him, decides to build a robot mama who is perpetually available. Shades of The Stepford Wives! But this child discovers that a robot mama isn't quite as cuddly as the real thing, and decides that he'll put up with his own mama, despite her busy worklife.

I liked this book -- I liked that it captured children's frustrations with busy parents, and that it did so sympathetically to all parties. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Davide Cali	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Cantone, Anna Laura	Illustrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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Mama Robot

Original title

Voglia una mamma-robot

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Mama Robot [2008 English edition]

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2007

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To Umberto and Ginevra, who believed in me, and to Ginevra, who continues to believe in me, not quite yet a robot illustrator! -- A-L.C.

To my grandchildren, Alexander and Sarah, the two angels in my life. -- M.D.

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A robot mom would be fun to have. It would never make you clean your room or eat your vegetables. It would do whatever you wanted it to, even your homework. But does a robot mom know how to cuddle you like your real mom? Could a robot mom give you hugs and kisses just like Mom does? Mama Robot is a testament to mothers around the world as a young boy discovers what motherhood is really about, and what makes his mama so special.

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