Charlotte is a tinkerer and coder, inventor and troubleshooter. When her not- so-tech-savvy parents give her a doll, she doesn’t know what to do with it. The doll doesn’t do anything except say “Ma-ma.” Then Charlotte realizes if the doll speaks, it must have power supply. “Now things were getting interesting.” Charlotte is working on downloading an update that will expand the doll’s vocabulary when her dog, Blutooth, snatches the doll, ripping it to shreds. “Charlotte couldn’t let it end this way.” She puts the doll back together “with a few spare parts and a bit of code,” turning it into a toy that she truly enjoys. Energetic pencil and watercolor illustrations offer over-the-top humor and affirmation that tech can be a means of expressing creativity. (Ages 5–8)

A STEM-friendly tale of a girl and the doll she upgrades to be her new friend, for fans of The Most Magnificent Thing and Rosie Revere, Engineer.

Charlotte's world is fully charged! With her dog at her side, she's always tinkering, coding, clicking, and downloading. She's got a knack for anything technological--especially gadgets that her parents don't know how to fix! Then, she receives a new toy that is quite a puzzle: a doll! What's she supposed to do with that? Once she discovers the doll's hidden battery pack, things start to get interesting...while her faithful canine sidekick wonders if he'll be overshadowed by the new and improved Doll-E 1.0! With a little ingenuity and an open mind, everyone can be friends in this endearing, modern tribute to the creative spirit of play.