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Summary
A hilarious, timely conversation about the differences between facts and opinions, by the creator of the #1 New York Times bestseller Goodnight Goon
Do you know the difference between a fact and an opinion? It can be a hard thing to understand. Some things are facts--like the number of robots in this book. Other things are opinions--like which robot would make the best friend, or which robot dances best. And sometimes to tell the difference between a fact and an opinion, you need to wait to get more information--that's because facts can be proven true or false, and opinions are things you feel and believe--but that you can't prove.
Mike Rex introduces young readers to the very important distinction between facts and opinions, and he reminds us that it is nice to listen to one another's opinions, and to stand up for the facts!
Author Notes
Michael Rex is the creator of over thirty books for children, including the number one bestseller Goodnight Goon and the Fangbone! series. He was inspired to create the Icky Ricky series by his two boys.
Visit him at www.michaelrex.blogspot.com.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (2)
Publisher's Weekly Review
"Do you know the difference between a fact and an opinion?" Rex (Eat Pete!) creates an essential picture book for the times, with a cast of digitally rendered robots as his eager-eyed, rambunctious object lessons. First introducing a yellow, a red, and a blue robot, each with two eyes, the text asks some follow-up questions ("Do any of them have three eyes?... Is there a green robot?") by way of introducing facts as "anything that can be proven true or false." Which robot is more fun than the other two, however, is an opinion--"something that you feel and you believe but you cannot prove." Though opinions are excellent expressions of individuality, they differ from facts. Wading out into the murky waters of discourse, he offers more tips. Listen to other opinions (one robot declares that another who doesn't like scary movies is "a big baby"), reboot the dialogue ("BEEP!"), and find common ground ("I do like space movies!"). Rex and his robots ultimately make a fun, cogent argument for informed and civil conversation. These robots could teach grown-ups a thing or two. Ages 5--8. (Feb.)
Kirkus Review
Charismatic robots populate this primer for kids growing up in an era when facts are considered debatable and opinions are oft expressed loudly and without empathy.Rex tackles a very serious topic infrequently addressed in kids' books: how to tell the difference between provable facts and far-less-provable opinions. To do this, Rex employs a handful of colorful and chatty robot pals who run through enough examples to make the distinctions clear. For instance, it's a fact that the blue robot has two arms while the gold robot has four. However, while they both like to dance, it's less certain there's a definitive answer to the question: "Which of them has the coolest moves?" When the green and yellow robots share their preferences for ice cream (yes, robots eat ice cream, just add oil or nuts and bolts), it turns into a fight that might have come off a Twitter thread ("We are getting chocolate!" "No way, buckethead!"). Via a series of reboots, the robots learn how to respect opinions and engage in compromise. It's a welcome use of skill-building to counter an information landscape filled with calls of "Fake news!" and toxic online discourse. Rex never says that these 'bots sometimes act like social media bots when they disagree, but he doesn't have to. Perhaps most importantly, Rex's robots demonstrate that in the absence of enough information, it's perfectly fine to wait before acting.Vital information for young media consumers; it couldn't be timelier. (Picture book. 5-8) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.