THIS IS NOT A CARROT

Awards & Accolades Likes 27 Our Verdict GET IT New York Times Bestseller by Peter Brown ; illustrated by Peter Brown ‧ RELEASE DATE: June 24, 2025 A hymn to the intrinsic loveliness of the wild and the possibility of sharing it. Awards & Accolades Likes 27 Our Verdict GET IT New York Times Bestseller What happens when a robot washes up alone on an island? “Everything was just right on the island.” Brown beautifully re-creates the first days of Roz, the protagonist of his Wild Robot novels, as she adapts to living in the natural world. A storm-tossed ship, seen in the opening just before the title page, and a packing crate are the only other human-made objects to appear in this close-up look at the robot and her new home. Roz emerges from the crate, and her first thought as she sets off up a grassy hill—”This must be where I belong”—is sweetly glorious, a note of recognition rather than conquest. Roz learns to move, hide, and communicate like the creatures she meets. When she discovers an orphaned egg—and the gosling Brightbill, who eventually hatches—her decision to be his mother seems a natural extension of her adaptation. Once he flies south for the winter, her quiet wait...