Behind The Scenes: The Making of The Wild Robot Book

Get an inside look at the making of The Wild Robot book in this behind-the-scenes video. Discover the inspiration, process, and creativity that went into creating this beloved story!

Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:43 Peter Brown Originally Got The Idea For The Wild Robot While Working On The Curious Garden
1:26 The First Sketch That Got Him Thinking About The Wild Robot Idea
1:41 The Question That Started It All
1:53 Some Of The Science Fiction Novels That Inspired Him And The Origin Of The Word Robot
2:23 Nonfiction Books That Inspired Him
2:39 Middle Grade Books That Inspired Him
2:52 Inventing Roz From The Wild Robot: Her Design
3:21 Inventing Roz From The Wild Robot: Her Gender
3:49 Inventing Roz From The Wild Robot: Early Sketches
4:12 Inventing The Setting From The Wild Robot
4:54 Story Maps For The Wild Robot
5:09 Questions that Inspired The Wild Robot Story
5:39 Writing Rules Peter Brown Set For Himself When Writing The Wild Robot
7:16 Writing The First Draft Of The Wild Robot
7:45 Rewriting The Entire Story After The First Draft
8:30 Developing The Art and Designing The Book
8:50 Art In The Book, Sketches Of The Cover, and The Final Cover Design Of The Wild Robot
9:15 Time For The Advanced Reader Copies And Starred Reviews!
10:22 Finishing Up The Book And Finished Art
10:37 First Pass Pages
10:58 Finishing Up In Six Months: Final Edits and Final Art. Sixty Five Illustrations!
11:40 Book Jacket Finalized And Interior Art Done!
12:10 The Final Copy Shows Up!
12:18 A Description Of The Wild Robot Book, Shared By The Author/Illustrator, Peter Brown
12:51: The Answer To The Question That Started It All
13:07 Outro

Here's the blogpost where I got all this info and many of the images:
https://www.peterbrownstudio.com/the-...

See our ultimate guide to all the books here:
   • Watched The Wild Robot Official Trail...  

Read the book before you see the movie:
https://bookshop.org/a/498/9780316382007

And then you may as well read the second book:
https://bookshop.org/a/498/9780316479264

And the third!
https://bookshop.org/a/498/9780316669412

Haven't seen the trailer yet?
Watch my daughter and I react to the first trailer here:
   • Reacting To The Wild Robot Official T...  

And the second trailer here:
   • The Wild Robot Official Trailer 2 Rea...  

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And no, we're not sponsored, we just LOVE this series and cannot WAIT to see the movie!! And are there going to be toys? WHAT!!! We would be so excited!!

The Wild Robot comes out in theaters on September 27th, 2024

This video is all about how the author/illustrator of the Wild Robot, Peter Brown, came up with the story of the Wild Robot. It took EIGHT YEARS and lots of trying and failing before he landed on the story we know and love today!