Peter Brown stripped down his original 'Wild Robot' story for beginning readers, keeping the underlying message about a man-made device that learns how to care for others.

Award winning authors Peter Brown and Shannon Bowring will take the stage at Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield on Aug.

Children's book author Peter Brown wrote his original "Wild Robot" book in Maine and now lives there among nature. (Yoon S. Byun / For The Times ...