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Laurel Gale writes books for children. Her debut picture book, Robots Don't Make You Go to Bed, comes out October 8, 2024. Her children's novels include Dead Boy and Story Magic. She lives with her husband and their ferrets in Idaho. In addition to writing, she enjoys taking wildlife photos, playing board games, and reading. She loves animals and thinks mustelids (ferrets, weasels, otters, mink, etc.) are simply the best. You can visit Laurel online at laurelgale.com or on X/Twitter at @laurel_gale. ...more

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Average rating: 3.97 · 830 ratings · 187 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dead Boy 3.97 avg rating — 715 ratings — published 2015 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Story Magic 3.94 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Monster, Human, Other 3.86 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Robots Don't Make You Go to Bed by Laurel Gale (Goodreads Author), Susanna Covelli (Illustrator) 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Robots Don't Make You Go to Bed

I'm so happy to announce that I have a picture book coming out this fall! It's called Robots Don't Make You Go to Bed.

When Owen wins a build-a-robot kit, he assembles what he hopes will be the perfect mother. Robots don’t make you eat your breakfast. Robots don’t make you clean up your toys. And robots definitely don’t make you go to bed. But there are some things that make mothers unique, and Owe Read more of this blog post »

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Published on February 28, 2024 09:26 • Tags: kidlit, picture-book

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