Competition Rules
Competitions are free to enter with no purchase required. They are currently open to UK residents aged 5 to 14 years old.
A parent or guardian must submit or approve every entry. Entrants may submit once per competition each month.
All entries must be submitted through the official entry form on our main Competitions page.
How Winners Are Chosen
Current Competitions
The Flower Hunt winner is chosen randomly each month. The Create-a-Friend Challenge and Little Robot Maker Challenge are judged by Vicky Steane and the Little Robot Stories team based on imagination, originality, and effort.
1. Flower Hunt: A monthly fun challenge for young readers.
2. Create-a-Friend Challenge: Design a character for Little Robot's world. Runs until 30 November 2026.
3. Little Robot Maker Challenge:A creative video, animation or game challenge for children aged 8+
Prizes
Closing Dates
• Flower Hunt: Signed hardback copy of 'There Was a Little Robot'. • Create-a-Friend: Digital copies of Little Robot Stories Books 1–3. • Maker Challenge: £50 worth of Little Robot products selected with the parent or guardian. Prizes have no cash alternative, though a prize may be replaced with one of equal or greater value if necessary.
Monthly entries close strictly at 11:59 pm UK time on the final day of each calendar month.
Contacting Winners
Winners will be notified via the parent or guardian email provided at entry. Winners must respond within 14 days of being notified, or another winner may be selected.
Original Work and AI Use
Publishing Entries
Privacy and Mailing Lists
Little Robot Stories will always seek explicit parent or guardian permission before publishing a child's personal information, photograph, or submitted entry online.
Create-a-Friend entries must be the child's own work and must not contain AI-generated artwork. For the Little Robot Maker Challenge, age-appropriate AI tools may be used only with adult supervision.
Information provided is used solely to administer entries and contact winners. Joining the Little Robot's Friends marketing list is completely separate and optional.
Entries that breach these competition rules, contain incomplete information, or are submitted without required guardian approval may be disqualified.
These competition rules and any disputes arising under them are governed strictly by the laws of England and Wales.
Little Robot Stories reserves the right to cancel or amend competition details or rules if circumstances beyond reasonable control make it unavoidable.
Contact Us
If you have any questions regarding these competition rules or need help with a entry, please email us directly at info@littlerobotstories.co.uk.