Books like Monkey vs. Robot

What an amazing book! This was an entire story told with almost no dialog. This graphic novel depicts a group of monkeys fighting with a group of robots slowly killing each other until an entire forest and factory are on fire. The monkeys feel threatened by the robots and the robots feel threatened by the monkeys and it all goes downhill at a fast pace. I like this book for a lot of reasons but there are two main reasons that I like this book. The first reason is that this graphic novel requires more from the reader than a book usually does. You have to search the pictures to find the story. You can't just flip through the pages and glance at the pictures and immediately understand what is going on. You have to think. The second reason is that this book may seem short or just a silly story about monkeys and robots getting into trouble, but it can also be seen as much more than that. I feel like this would be a good book to use in the classroom to start the discussion on things like the importance of understanding others rather than just judging them immediately. It can also be used to discuss how humankind has idolized technology and advancements so much that it is ultimately hurting the universe and its inhabitants rather than helping it. I am very glad that this book is a part of my classroom library!