Piki and the Wild Gadget

Piki finally has a smartphone of his own. It’s great. Piki can call Big, take photos, record videos, play games and send messages to his friends. Piki is enchanted.

But a smartphone isn’t always nice. Sometimes it receives nasty things which stay on your mind and keep you up at night. And sometimes Piki sends text messages that he regrets. Little by little, Piki realises that the smartphone is a wild gadget that needs to be tamed. And sometimes you have to tell it firmly to stay in your pocket and not disturb playtime.

Piki and the Wild Gadget is the third book in the much-loved Piki series. It is a topical story about bullying, emotions and friendship through a smart device. The picture book encourages children to reflect on their phone use: is a smartphone a nice friend or a lousy gadget?