The plot
This story features a case of identity theft, an Edward Hopper homage, an innocent man (and poodle) accused, a daring prison escape, an alien abduction 🛸 and an intergalactic rescue mission 🚀
The themes
My goodness! We pack a lot of true friendship and responsible technology use thematics into 36 pages…
- Technology anxiety is natural
- The importance of getting good help (e.g. “Ellen the Floppy Disk Girl”)
- Garbage in, garbage out (GIGO)
- Bad things can happen if we are not really really careful, Be mindful during technology use — including Identity theft!
- Technology first and foremost is about problem-solving, about reaching a defined goal or visualized outcome 🙌 Don’t overthink things by looking for complicated solutions; look for the easiest way to accomplish a clearly defined goal or objective 🎯 — but don’t think in terms of easy shortcuts.
- Seek out good friends and good help 💾
- Expect the unexpected 🛸
- Make constructive use of the resources that you have available to you — but don’t go stealing any rockets 🚀
- Explore cautiously 🪐
- Follow the path of least resistance. For example, in the story, Ziggy the poodle pushes the door open while Matt is setting up explosives 💥
- Enjoy pleasant company while being productive ☕️
- Protect yourself from identity theft with strong passwords 🤫
Stay tuned…
We have to wait a bit on the paperback edition (I need to buy some more ISBNs and cannot afford to buy them yet) but the Kindle Edition is now on Amazon.
If you like what you see here and would like to support more picture books about friendship, being kind to others and responsible technology use, you can buy me a coffee (and my cats some kibble 😸).
