We were sent a copy of Motor Dog to read and review. Opinions are 100% our own.
For a little boy who doesn’t always sit still it is nice to find a book that has plenty of fast action to keep him interested. Motor Dog is that fast paced story filled with humor and heart. A young boy, Flip, decides that he wants a robot dog. What he gets is Motor Dog. Motor Dog is a robot but has the heart of man’s est friend and the instincts to match. Instincts like chasing cats. Of course Motor Dog doesn’t simply run on his legs he has a score of enhancements that he uses to get around and quickly.
I really enjoyed the story and it was fun to read to Andrew. He enjoyed seeing the actions of Motor Dog on each dynamic page.
Motor Dog
By Kurt Cyrus
Illustrated by David Gordon
On Sale: 2/25/14
Age: 3–5
Price: $16.99
ISBN: 1423168224
This one’s a tale of a boy and his robotic best (canine) friend. When Scoot the Cat comes on the scene, Motor Dog does what any normal dog would do: gives chase! Our boy Flip does everything he can to call him off, but no commands—verbal or electronic—can stop his new dog. When Flip runs after his malfunctioning pet, things go haywire! Will Motor Dog come through when Flip’s in danger?
Merging Kurt Cyrus’ dynamic poetry with David Gordon’s stellar art makes for a wham-bam combination of fast-paced peril and classic storytelling that begs to be read again and again.
Kurt Cyrus has illustrated numerous picture books, including Buddy: The Story of Buddy Holly by Anne Bustard, Mammoths on the Move by Lisa Wheeler, and his own The Voyage of Turtle Rex and Hotel Deep: Light Verse from Dark Water. He is also the author of Your Skeleton Is Showing, illustrated by Crab Scrambly. He lives in Cottage Grove, Oregon. Visit him at www.kurtcyrus.com.
David Gordon (www.illustrationranch.com) is an author and illustrator, and has also done concept work for Pixar’s Toy Story and Toy Story 2; A Bug’s Life; Monsters, Inc.; and Cars, as well as the hit Nickelodeon cartoon show SpongeBob SquarePants. He helped design the characters in BlueSky’s feature film Robots. David Gordon lives in New York City, where he continues to create stories for children.