Peter Brown: The Wild Robot Protects

Hi everyone

The Wild Robot Protects is the third and last part in Peter Brown's The Wild Robot series.
I got my copy from Bol.

"Life for Roz and the animals on their island is perfect: wild, natural, harmonious. Her son Brightbill has even found a mate! But then, one day an injured seal washes ashore and warns of dangerous, cloudy waters that are flowing toward the island—and soon the animals are forced inland to fight over dwindling resources.
Roz calms and organizes the animals, but the poison tide takes a terrible toll on the island. And when the robot discovers that her new body is waterproof, she marches into the waves and sets out across the ocean, determined to stop the poison tide."

The Wild Robot is a series for children, something my almost 8 year old daughter would read if I had bought it in Dutch (our mother tongue). It's certainly entertaining, the illustrations are wonderful and the story is easy to read and fun. But this particular book was boring. 
The plot is really slow. My mind wandered multiple times while reading it. It takes ages for the islanders to do something, and it takes even longer for Roz to reach her destination. There’s just not much else going on. The tone was also very preachy: Humans = bad. Animals = good. There’s no nuance, and it feels too moralistic for my taste.

So yeah, the first and second book in the series were very enjoyable but this one didn’t live up to them. It’s a shame, because I love the concept and the illustrations, but the execution in this final book just didn’t work for me.

Have you read The Wild Robot Protects? Did you feel the same way, or did you or your kids enjoy it more? I’d love to hear your thoughts! 

Happy reading!
Helena