Roberto: The Insect Architect

I'm an architect, and gift this book at every baby shower I attend. Fun storyline and thoughtful illustrations.Finally got to purchase for my own kids! Bedtime conversation this evening:Me: What's Mom's job?Gunner: ArchitectMe: And what do architects do?Gunner: Eat WOOD!And like that, Roberto the Insect Architect is reaffirmed as my favorite kids book ever.

As a family we first became aware of this story on a Scholastic DVD where actor Sean Hayes reads it to animation. The puns and funny references are hilarious (sometimes subtle). It's about the plight of a termite (Roberto) who doesn't fit in because he wants to build houses, not eat them. Leaving for the big city and trying to break into the architectural world without any accomplishments to point to proves discouraging and hard; until he meets some homeless insects and he gets creative...and famous over night. Roberto's example changes termite culture...We love this story so much we donated it to our local library who didn't have a copy in their inventory. The pages are full of small captions (almost like a comic book) so older kids who can read for themselves will be very entertained; if you read the book to younger children, you can skip those and stick to the main text or else you'll lose the main thread and also sit there forever (but that doesn't have to be a bad thing).

I have probably read this book to my boys 100 times now and they always love Roberto. My youngest son, Elias, wanted to give the book ten stars instead of five.

Really cute story about a termite that follows his dream despite what others say. My son read it to his 3rd grade class and they loved it too. I would say this book is good for 1st-3rd graders.

I was happy this arrived on time, faster than expected. It came brand new just as it was stated. I find this to be a fun book to read whether you're a child or adult. The pictures are mixed media with collage work. It's not totally crazy that the main character, Roberto, is an insect who happens to be an architect. Some of the world's most architecturally gifted creatures are insects such as ants and termites. Overall, this book should be read by anyone who appreciates art and the insect world.

I always look for books with a positive message. This one defiantly has it. And they way author plays with words and names are a special treat for adults )

We bought two of these - one for us and one for a gift. My husband is an architect, and we bought the 2nd one for one of his co-worker's kids. It's a great book with awesome illustrations.

Great book, powerful story line, read it to my students every year!

Fabulous concept and awesome illustrations explaining the things bette. Proud to make my child a little architect through this book ❣️

Preciosas ilustraciones. Un texto muy ingenioso. En suma, una bonita obra.