The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess

Written by Tom Gauld

Narrated by Jessica Hayles

For years, the king and queen have longed for a child. Their wish is miraculously twice granted in the form of a little wooden robot and an enchanted princess, both of whom they raise lovingly. There’s just one catch: every night when the
princess falls asleep, she transforms into a log. She can only be woken with the magic words “Awake, little log, awake.”

The two siblings are inseparable, until the day when the sleeping princess is mistaken for an ordinary log and carted off to the frozen North. Now it’s up to her devoted brother to rescue her and return safely to the kingdom. A thrilling
adventure ensues, featuring moonlit forests, helpful animals, mischievous pixies, a magic pudding, an old lady in a bottle, and finally, a tumultuous conclusion that will leave readers of all ages thoroughly satisfied.

In The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess, acclaimed cartoonist, awardwinning graphic novelist, and New Yorker contributor Tom Gauld has created a brand-new fairy tale that manages to be both of the moment and utterly timeless.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Jun 28, 2022
• ISBN: 9781705070277

Reviews for The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess

[bogreader · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Great illustrations.

[villemezbrown · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

The sort of nonsensical fairy tale for which I have little patience but believe will probably appeal greatly to children. Forced to re-read it over and over to an enthusiastic little fan, I could see it growing on me, perhaps.

[melodyreads · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Intricate story that is completely satisfying.

[maowangvater · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A king and a queen who lack only children to make their happiness complete, each take the initiative to rectify the situation. The king goes to the royal inventor and requests a boy robot. The inventor creates one out of wood. The queen goes to a wise old witch and asks her for a girl. The witch enchants a log to create a princess. The two wooden siblings and their parents all “loved each other instantly.” However, each night when the princess falls asleep, she turns back into a log. But each morning her robot brother recites the magic words, “Awake, little log, awake,” and then she awakens again a perfect princess. Alas, one morning excited to find a traveling circus in the courtyard. Excited the prince rushes downstairs to see it. Alack, when he returns to wake his sister, her bed is empty. An uninformed maid has thrown the log out the window, not recognizing that this was the sleeping princess. The log has rolled down the hill and been picked up by a passing goblin who adds it to his pile of logs that he sells to a ship sailing north with a load of timber. By the time the prince catches up to her the log princess she is mixed up with the rest of the pile of logs on the ship. and he must travel to the north until journey’s end to sort through the pile to find the log that’s his sister. Then they must make the long walk home, which is a trek filled with trials and adventures for both of them.Gauld’s distinctive style, with lines as distinctive as those of Hergé, and his compact pictorial wit make this fairy tale a gentle delight to read, view, savor, and read aloud to children.