Doll‑E 1.0
Author: Shanda McCloskey
Illustrator: Shanda McCloskey
Little Brown Books for Young Readers
1 May 2018
40 pages
Shanda McCloskey’s debut picture book, Doll‑E 1.0, is a STEM-friendly tale about a little girl and the doll that she upgrades to become her new friend. Perfect for readers who enjoyed Ashley Spires’ The Most Magnificent Thing and Andrea Beaty’s Rosie Revere, Engineer.
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Educational Activities inspired by Shanda McCloskey’s Doll‑E 1.0:
- Before Reading–Ask students:
- “What type of things do you suspect the little girl in blue on the front cover likes to do?”
- “What does the title mean to you?”
- “Look at the back cover. What do you think this book will be about?”
- After Reading–Charlotte is able to help her parents with computer problems and TV issues. What type of problems are you able to help others with? What are you really, really good at?
- Further Reading–In many ways, Doll‑E 1.0 is a book about a robot. Read another book on robots, such as one of those listed below, and then compare the robots in the stories. What do they do differently? Which robot(s) do you like the most? Why? Which would you like to play with? Which robot would you like to read more about?
(Click on the book cover for more information on any of these titles!)
- Crafts–Using crayons (or colored pencils) and paper, draw a plan on how you’d like to upgrade one of your own dolls, action figures, or toys. Share that plan with an adult. Consider enlisting that adult in helping you make the planned upgrades!
- Writing–This story is told from Charlotte’s point of view. What if the story were told from Doll‑E’s perspective? Write that version yourself.