by Adam Kay
First published 2024
Adam Kay believes his automated toaster represents the pinnacle of his inventive career. When the device fails catastrophically, it sets off a chain reaction among his other peculiar mechanical creations. The breakdown sends his absurd contraptions fleeing from his workshop into the surrounding city streets. Kay finds himself chasing his runaway inventions through urban chaos, struggling to recapture the technological bedlam he accidentally released. Local residents become unwitting participants in charming confusion as his mechanical devices wreak havoc throughout their neighborhoods. The entire city becomes an enormous arena of electronic mayhem and mechanical mischief. Kay discovers he must apply his creative engineering skills to remedy the exact disasters his innovative spirit has generated. This story honors the beautiful chaos that emerges when inventors dare to explore the unknown frontiers of technology.
Genres: fiction, science-fiction, adventure, comedy
Vibes: fast-paced, humorous, whimsical
Tropes: chaos, found-family, mischief
448 pages · Paperback · Puffin