Beep the robot finds that he cannot get to sleep in this technological bedtime book, keeping his siblings Buzz and Crash up with his flick-ups. The three try everything they can to solve the problem, from a drink of oil to a sudden shock, but just when the issue seems solved, another - fear of monsters - arises. Will the three brobots ever get to sleep?

As robot bedtime books go, I can't say that I found Brobot Bedtime that appealing - I much preferred Tim McCanna and Tad Carpenter's Bitty Bot, when it comes to this kind of thing - but I would imagine that some children might feel differently. Somehow, the dialogue-based narrative here just didn't hold my attention, and I couldn't work up much interest in whether Beep, Buzz and Crash got to bed or not. That said, if you have a determined young robot fan on your hands, or if you are a fan of illustrator Scott Campbell, this one might be a possibility. ( )