Claire And The Eager Speaker
Loosely based on a true story.
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When the cute little smart speaker showed up at Claire’s house, she and her parents thought it was awesome. When they needed something, the speaker was eager to help! But it also had a mischievous streak, like that time it played NPR when Claire asked for her favorite silly song. It couldn’t cause any real trouble, could it? Oh, it could!
Enter a robot with cookies, 1,000 pianos, a llama, a rainbow unicorn minivan and lots and lots of poop.
From Tamara Keith and Davis Gordon, with illustrations by Samantha Lane Fiddy, “Claire and the Eager Speaker” is a laugh out loud read-along inspired by real life events. Highly relatable and packed with giggles for anyone who has experienced the absurdity of trying to use a smart speaker. With lessons about the limitations of technology and the unintended consequences of getting everything you ask for, this silly story for kids delivers a lesson along with its poop jokes.
About the authors
Photo credit: Kate Hudson
Tamara Keith is NPR’s White House Correspondent and co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast. When she travels, she brings along a board book for long-distance bedtime reading with her two sons Davis and Gibson. She messes up the lyrics when singing along to every song, but does so loudly and with gusto.
Davis Gordon is a super silly elementary student who loves sports, video games, his little brother, their two dogs and scatological humor of all varieties (though not necessarily in that order). He has added many inappropriate things to his smart speaker’s shopping list.
Photo credit: Kate Hudson
Samantha Lane Fiddy is an illustrator, author, and mom to three incredible kids and three “well-nourished” cats. She often asks her speaker to play NPR, Broadway musical soundtracks, and stand-up comedy. Her children have yet to accidentally order robots and chickens, but just give it time.