My Robot Buddy

'''Slote, Alfred. My Robot Buddy.''' Joel Schick, illus. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1975.

Children's book. Mr. Jameson buys an android companion for his son as a 10th-birthday present. After foiling an attempted robot-napping, the android convinces Mr. Jameson of his (the android's) worth and is accepted into the family. See under Literary Criticism the TMG essay by M. Esmonde, source for many of our children's literature entries. []