Whose button is this?

Summary


"Whose Button Is This?" follows Tinny Tim, a small robot who finds a stray button and sets off through the bustling, sometimes dangerous streets to return it to its rightful owner. Along the way he dodges traffic, narrowly avoids getting squashed, and meets a series of unhelpful strangers — until he finally crosses to the other side of the road and finds Ruby Rags. It is a warm, gently adventurous story about curiosity, perseverance, and the unexpected friendships that can come from one small act of kindness.


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Tinny Tim was sitting on the road when a button bounced his way.

“I wonder where this comes from,” he said. He wanted to find out.

It was busy on the side of the road.

“Woah!”

He nearly got squashed.

He made a lucky escape.

“It’s scary out here,” he said.

“Hey there, is this yours?”

The green man said nothing. He just turned red.

“What a rude person.”

Tinny Tim carried on looking.

“Whose button is this?”

“Woah..!

…at least he’s friendly.”

“I’ve got to get to the other side. I’m sure that’s where this comes from.”

SPLASH!

“That was close.”

He waited for the cars to pass before he carried on.

Maybe this was who he was looking for.

“Hello, who are you?”

“I’m Ruby Rags.”

“I think this is yours,” he said.

“Thank you, little robot. Can we be friends?”

Credits

Originally published by Book Dash under a Creative Commons Licensed BY 4.0. This book can be read for free on https://bookdash.org/books/whose-button-is-this? and was created by: Louise Gale (Designer), Paul Kennedy (Writer), James Woolley (Illustrator) Book Dash logo