Runaway Robot Award-winning team

One bionic boy. One rogue robot. Can they help each other out? When Alfie goes to Airport Lost Property, he finds more than he bargained for. There’s a giant robot called Eric hidden on the shelves! Eric has lost one leg and half of his memory. He’s ancient and obsolete. And he’s super strong, but also super clumsy. Thing is, Eric can be dangerous. He spits fire when he’s worried. He’s magnetic when he’s anxious. Plus, he keeps smashing things up by mistake. Oh, and the other thing is: Alfie has his own weird history that’s left him slightly broken up. Can Alfie save Eric from the scrapheap? And can these unlikely buddies help to fix each other?

A heartwarming new delight by Frank Cottrell-Boyce

This futuristic tale explores friendship and difference

Frank has won the Carnegie Medal and Guardian Prize

His many books include Millions, Cosmic and Framed

Product Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781529037159

Date published

June 6th, 2019

Other details

288 pages

Condition

New

Author/Illustrator

Frank Cottrell Boyce

Frank Cottrell Boyce is a screenwriter whose films include Welcome to Sarajevo, Hilary and Jackie and Millions, which was also his first book. He has also written episodes of Coronation Street and Brookside, so you probably know his stories from your TV set. He also wrote the London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony! His first children’s book Millions won the Carnegie medal, and was made into a film by Danny Boyle. He used to run a Punch and Judy show, earning a fortune in small change, and just like Damian in Millions, he is a Catholic who is fascinated by stories of the saints. He is not a millionaire and has no plans to rob a bank! However, during a short-lived career as an assistant at a puppet show, he earned a fortune entirely in small change. He believes this is how he first became interested in the problems created by user-unfriendly cash. Just like Damian in Millions, he is a Catholic who is fascinated by stories of the saints.

His second book, Framed was inspired by a news story he’d read in an old scrapbook: During the Second World War, a collection of valuable paintings from the National Gallery was hidden in a slate mine for safekeeping. He couldn’t resist imagining how all of that great art might have affected the people who lived near the mine.

Frank lives in Liverpool, with his wife and family of seven children.