Product Description

Dad is an inventor. When his robots go on TV, things are never the same again.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1340880 in Books
• Published on: 2004-10-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 32 pages

From Publishers Weekly
In a wacky follow-up to The Trouble with Mom, Dad is bored with his job and starts fiddling around with robots, much to Mom's consternation. But fiddling with robots leads to mixed-up adventures and narrow escapes, until a wealthy Arab buys Dad's robot collection to display in the desert as art. Mom is happy because now they are rich. Dad and son are happy because they can spend all their time making more robots. Cole plays fast and loose with her suitably droll text and comic pictures, proving there is plenty of room for a book as funny and original as this one.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal
Grade 1-3 In this comic narrative, Dad's trouble is that he builds robots, some of which overstep their duties. His robotic rabbit mows lawnsand fences, too. The kitchen helper destroys the kitchen and drives Mom nuts. Other inventions such as a baby twirler and a whole robot soccer team earn Dad so much fame that the BBC television network wants to do a program. Just as the crew arrives, the baby gets hold of the controls and robots run amuck through the town. Dad's saddled with damage payments until a wealthy Arab buys the robots for his new museum, and Dad and the narrator can go back to what they love bestmaking more robots. Frenetic activity and robotic doings are depicted in watercolor and fine lines, and the funny details are best viewed close up. The lumpish characters, first cousins to those drawn by Victoria Chess, are sure to make young readers grin. Susan Helpler, Windsor Public Library, Conn.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From the Publisher
The endearingly loony The Trouble With… stories from Babette Cole have now been published in a new miniature format. As always, her vibrant, outrageously funny depictions will have kids—and parents—roaring with laughter. Winner of the prestigious Kurt Maschler Award, Babette Cole is the author of such favorites as The Hairy Book, The Slimy Book, Dr. Dog, Princess Smartypants, and The Bad Good Book of Manners.

Other titles in this series: The Trouble with Mum, The Trouble with Gran and The Trouble with Grandad.

Customer Reviews

No trouble to read this book
This is my sons favourite in Babette Cole's very funny 'Trouble With' series. The trouble with the dad in this book is that he has such a boring job that he spends all his spare time in the shed making robots, which all go wrong, with hilarious consequences. This reminds my sons of their own dad, who also spends much of his spare time in the workshop making things, though happily his don't often go wrong. This delightful story has a happy ending, Dad gets rich and doesn't have to do his boring job any more, so he and his son can spend all their time making robots, while Mum lies on a recliner in the sun eating chocolate eclairs (I am still waiting for this to happen to us). The great thing about these books is that they are fun for adults to read as well as children, amusing stories with wonderful illustrations, no matter how many times I am asked to read them to my sons, I never get bored.

The title is very TRUE
I think this book is very true. Its about a DAD who likes inventing crazy things. And hence this causes trouble. And a rich man in Egypt buys all the inventions for a lot of money and the DAD becomes very RICH. A Very Funny book which reminds of Tim the Toolman from the Home Improvement TV show.