Review by Booklist Review
Rox is a whiz at coding. Using her computer, Rox has coded robots and programmed them to perform different tasks, such as hide her broccoli and finger paint. When her dad warns Rox that he'll take her computer away if she doesn't clean up her room, Rox knows exactly what to do: create and program a robot to clean up for her! Rox decides to include a little something extra into her Chorebot so that she won't have to keep updating his code: artificial intelligence. Chorebot works so well, he cleans and organizes not only Rox's room but the whole house. Soon Chorebot moves outdoors, and the tidying turns into trouble. Can Rox use her coding skills to set things right? Lively and colorful with an amazing protagonist sure to inspire young readers from all backgrounds, this is a perfect way to begin to introduce children to the unique possibilities of coding and technology. An accompanying app will allow users to customize their own robot and use code blocks to give their robot instructions.--Selenia Paz Copyright 2018 Booklist
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
Rox, a girl in a fitted flight-style jacket and a pink tutu, is a whiz at computer coding. When Rox's father insists she clean her room, she whips up an AI "Chorebot" that resembles a deranged vacuum cleaner. What could go wrong? Von Innerebner works in bright art that first shows Chorebot being helpful, then terrorizing the town by reorganizing everything in sight, including people. When Rox's friend Amar dons her tutu, Chorebot is stumped: "Did he go with the boy batch, the girl group, the skirt pile, or the hat pack? CAN. NOT. COM. PUTE." Rox uses her ingenuity to reconfigure Chorebot's coding and save the day. Archambault delivers upbeat (if unsubtle) messages about the advantages of coding know-how, girl power, and gender stereotypes. Ages 4-6. (Nov.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Review by Kirkus Book Review
Girl power abounds in this book about coding that introduces young readers to the world of programming while offering them hands-on activities via a companion app.In this title that was first introduced as a customizable, personalized print-on-demand product, Rox has a superpower. Using code, she programs toy robots that can do things like make broccoli disappearor mischief. When Dad tells Rox to clean her room, she quickly thinks up a bot that will do it for her, writing code that instructs her bot to use artificial intelligence to sort objects by color and type. Though Rox knows that there's a high potential for her creation to rebel, the perks outweigh any potential adverse effects. Rox's robot has her room neat and tidy in no timeand then the entire home. Chorebot's AI allows it to keep learning, and it seems Chorebot can do no wrong until the robot decides to rearrange the entire city (both buildings and people) by type, style, and gender. Chorebot goes "out of his artificial mind!" Rox must now stop her creationwithout the assistance of the internet. The artwork, styled in the tradition of popular superhero series, is peppy and colorful, and it depicts Rox as an adorable black girl donning a black bomber jacket and a pink tutu. A companion app (not available for review) allows readers to create a bot of their own.Informative, empowering, and fun. (Picture book. 5-8) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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