The Smithvilles One Book, One District program featuring Peter Brown's heartwarming story, The Wild Robot! This exciting initiative aims to bring our entire elementary schools in the Smithville School district together through a shared reading experience throughout the months of February and March.
All staff, students, and families are invited to read the same book together! Each family in Eagle Heights, Horizon, and Maple will be provided with a copy of "The Wild Robot" and a reading schedule and be encouraged to read the book together. Access read-along videos below by some of our Smithville School District staff members for those nights when your family might want to just sit back and listen. You can access all the information you need right here!
Watch the intro to the left BEFORE reading Chapter 1! Enjoy!
Wild Robot Read Alouds
To access the Wild Robot Read Alouds, click the chapter links before the picture to access the folders for the read-aloud!
Peter has always loved telling stories. Growing up in New Jersey, he told stories by drawing whimsical characters and scenes from his imagination. As a teenager, he fell in love with writing and began telling his tales with words. While studying illustration at the Art Center College of Design, Peter’s love of words and pictures led him to take several courses on children’s books, and before long he knew he’d found his calling.
After graduating from Art Center Peter moved to New York City to be closer to the publishing industry. He was working on animated TV shows when he signed a book deal to write and illustrate his first picture book, Flight of the Dodo. Peter quickly signed up for his second and third books, and his career as an author and illustrator of children’s books was underway.
Since then Peter has written and illustrated many books for children and earned numerous honors, including a Caldecott Honor, a Horn Book Award, two E.B. White Awards, two E.B. White Honors, a Children’s Choice Awards for Illustrator of the Year, two Irma Black Honors, a Golden Kite Award, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book Award and multiple New York Times bestsellers.
Peter lives in Maine with his wife, Susan, and their dog, Pam.