Doug Unplugged tells the story of a robot who has to plug himself in a download information to learn about specific subjects. One day while learning about the city he gets the idea to actually go out and see the city for himself to see what he can learn from it on his own. He finds that he learns so much just by going out and exploring the city, he even meets a new friend. This story is great for children to learn that sometimes by going out and experiencing something for yourself you could actually learn a lot more about than you would had you just read it from a book. The illustrations are cartoon-like which would appeal to children and keep them interested in the book. Doug Unplugged was a good book. It starts out with a robot and his parents getting ready for their day. As the parents leave for work, they plug Doug in to learn all about the city. As he is learning new things something catches his eye, a pigeon. He then began to wonder what the city was really like so… Doug Unplugged. Which I personally thought was quite clever to add that into the story. Instead of just learning about the city, Doug was experiencing it for himself. He rode on the subway, saw how tall and strong the skyscrapers were, fire engine sirens war loud, some garbage can are smelly, taxis stop if you raise your hand, and flowers grow from the cracks in the side walk. So far Doug had been having so much fun looking at all that he learned about the big city. Then Doug came across something that wasn't in his downloads, a boy. He met a friend, they played together. The boy showed Doug all new things that he had never learned about before. but then the boy began to get scared because he couldn't find his parents. So Doug decided to help, he flew him all around till he was able to find the boys parents. Doug then realized he missed his parents too and went home. The best thing he had learned that day was that your parents are so important and to always show them you love them. I though Doug Unplugged had a very cute ending. I loved how he was able to go out and enjoy all that he had learned about. It is two completely different things to learn about something and to experience it for yourself. It shows that young kids can be so adventurous, and even those older than that too. I really liked the illustrations for this book. I also really liked the ending, how Doug helped the boy to find his parents and realized he missed them. I liked the way Doug was pretty much the only part throughout the story to be a bright color. There was color all throughout the book, but nothing compared to Doug, he really stood out on each of the pages.
What do You think about Doug Unplugged (2013)?
Was going for four stars maybe even five until the last page. What the heck?
—Pat
This is a very cute book about exploring your world and unplugging.
—bob
Three cheers for getting out there and DOING things!
—danny80587
