Peter Brown, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling middle grade book, tells PEOPLE in an exclusive interview that he plans to take the titular robot Roz on plenty more adventures.

Peter Brown attends the world premiere of 'The Wild Robot' during the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada, on Sept. 8, 2024; 'The Wild Robot' cover ...

Peter Brown’s middle-grade book, about an intelligent robot living in the wilderness, had been sitting on the shelf at DreamWorks Animation for a bit. No one had quite figured it out. Then Sanders, ...