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2021 selection · Young readers
The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess
The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess by Tom Gauld appears in NPR’s 2021 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around kids’ books, funny stuff, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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