Book description
Youngsters can learn their colors and shapes as they help Nova the Robot build himself a friend, in a robot-shaped board book which features the author's popular eight-year-old robot boy, Nova.
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Why read it?
1 author picked Nova the Robot Builds a Friend as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This one is part of a small group of books I’m going to keep and one day read to my grandchildren.
I hope printed books will still be around. This board book holds a special place. My kids learned names of colors and shapes with this book.
This is the book I remember sitting my kids on my lap, watching them turn pages with their chubby little hands, while I read to them.
From Jack's list on The best children’s books you wish you had written, and quite possibly, still can.
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