Rolie Polie Olie is unwinding and getting ready for bed in this third picture-book devoted to his adventures, but finds that he needs Pappy, his grandfather, to get to sleep. When Pappy finally does show up, his rundown state is cause for alarm in the robot Rolie Polie family, until Olie concocts a marvelous ray that repairs and rejuvenates him...

Like its predecessors, Sleepy Time Olie pairs a bouncy tale told in rhyme with bright, colorful artwork. Children who enjoy stories about robots will undoubtedly take to this entire series, which incorporates picture-books, board-books, and a television show adaptation. These aren't my favorites, of author/artist William Joyce's books - that honor goes to The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore and the Guardians of Childhood series - but they are engaging, and will certainly keep young science-fiction lovers entertained. ( )

Everyone is ready for bed, but where is Pappy? It seems he has gotten into a bit of trouble and now must stay in bed. Olie does not like this and devises a ray gun to help Pappy ungrow-up. His ray gun works, and together the family shares some fun before bed. ( )

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This is a good example of science fiction because it is built around the idea of robots and robot world. What saves the day is a laugh ray that Olie builds. Everyone and everything in the story is a robot. This is a world of technological advances. The setting of the Polie planet is very important because everyting is an intelligent robot that is able to laugh and talk and do other things.
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