- Paperback: 32 pages
- Publisher: Egmont Books Ltd; New edition edition (5 Aug 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1405211229
- ISBN-13: 978-1405211222
- Product Dimensions: 12.4 x 12.4 x 0.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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- #57 in Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators > C > Cole, Babette
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A wacky book about Dad's hobby - making robots - and its calamitous results. "The trouble with Dad is his boring job," begins this hilarious book by British author/illustrator Cole (The Trouble with Mom). "If he didn't have such a boring job, he wouldn't spend all his spare time in the shed making robots." Dad creates all sorts of mechanical helpers: a giant rabbit with enormous teeth to trim the lawn; strange contraptions that "help in the house"; a "robotic hush-a-bye baby improver" that swings baby happily around in a huge circle high above the living room; a robot for catching jewel thieves; even a soccer team so good they make it to the play-offs. When BBC-TV decides to Prim Dad's robots, things go haywire (helped by the baby getting hold of the "multi-laser-twister-operator") and the robots run amok. By the time Dad stops them and pays for the damage, the robots have become famous, and a very rich Arab sheik buys them and carts them off to the desert in Arizona to exhibit as "works of art" (pictured is a typical opening, complete with wine and critics). Dad and his family become rich, so that "Dad didn't have to do his boring job any more. Now we both make robots." Although first published in England in 1985, the humor of both the text and the illustrations, with their multitudinous details, is international and should be widely popular. (Kirkus Reviews)
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Dad is an inventor. He drives Mum mad! But one day Dad's robots go on TV and things are never the same again.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
My little girl loves all these books. They are light and easy to read, especially if your child is not an avid reader. I feel this little tale about a boy and his dad who makes robots is more suitable to the little boys out there.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is my sons' favourite in the 'Trouble With' series. the trouble with this dad is that he has such a boring job that he spends all his time in the shed making robots, and they all go wrong, with hilarious results. This reminds my sons of their own dad, who also spends a great deal of time in his workshop making things, though fortunately his don't generally go wrong. This book has a very satisfying happy ending, Dad gets to be rich and doesn't have to do his job any more, so he and his son can spend all their time making robots, while Mum lies on a recliner scoffing chocolate eclairs (i am still waiting for this to happen to us). The great thing about these books is that they are fun for the adults to read as well as the children, no matter how many times my sons want to listen to this story, I never get tired of reading it.
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3 Feb 2007
Format:Paperback
This is my sons favourite in Babette Cole's very funny 'Trouble With' series. The trouble with the dad in this book is that he has such a boring job that he spends all his spare time in the shed making robots, which all go wrong, with hilarious consequences. This reminds my sons of their own dad, who also spends much of his spare time in the workshop making things, though happily his don't often go wrong. This delightful story has a happy ending, Dad gets rich and doesn't have to do his boring job any more, so he and his son can spend all their time making robots, while Mum lies on a recliner in the sun eating chocolate eclairs (I am still waiting for this to happen to us). The great thing about these books is that they are fun for adults to read as well as children, amusing stories with wonderful illustrations, no matter how many times I am asked to read them to my sons, I never get bored.
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