Books by William Joyce
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review 1: I would love to use this book as a read aloud picture book for older readers. The illustrations in this book are fantastic, and the storyline is amazing as well. It really shows children about the main characters love for reading and love for books. It also shows about leaving a ...
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review 1: The Numberlys is a truly visually striking book. As the first book Christina Ellis has ever illustrated, I was impressed by her perfect ability to take modern graphics to convey the story of how letters came to be. As the timeline of the story moves a long colors are incorporated...
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review 1: I did not belive in Santa Claus growing up. So while I know the myth and have seen many movies with a santa claus in them I will admit one of my favorites is Rise of the Guardians. But after seeing that movie I wanted to know the backstories of the other guardians.This book is ab...
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review 1: I must admit that I didn't know these books. Of course I know the characters (who doesn't?), but I had never seen or heard of these books until the movie "Rise of the Guardians". So I watched the movie and fell in love with all the wonderful details. In the Making-Of chapter they...
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review 1: This was not as good as the book about Nicholas St. North because the Easter Bunny-excuse me-I mean E. Aster Bunnymund, was kind of an annoying character. And with he and North fighting amongst themself so much I just found myself cross with him. Aside from that I thought that th...
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review 1: Loved it! Read it to my boys quick at lightning speed. Better than the second book because we got lots of backstory on Toothiana, who is a fully realized character unlike Bunnymund still remains a quiet enigma. This book is much more violent than the others, though the characters...
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review 1: This book is one of the best books i have ever read. It has a great story line, in my opinion, it has a great moral too. I think that the moral is that no matter what happens, a book can make everyone happy. The books is very colorful and since Mr. Joyce himself wrote this book, ...
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review 1: I enjoyed this blend of nostalgia and forward looking optimism. Just went I thought the bittersweet of it be too much the story changed directions. It's not exactly about death but I would read this with children who have lost someone. The subtle changes in the illustrations wo...
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review 1: Mr. Lessmore loves books, and stories, and words. He is heart-broken when a storm hits and all of his books are scattered and ruined. One day he is walking along and a flying book whisks him off to a beautiful house in the middle of nowhere. Inside Morris relearns the importance ...
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review 1: Aah, if there were ever a book more made for book-talking to an elementary school audience, I'm not sure I have found it. OK, well, maybe except for The Day My Butt Went Psycho. Have you ever wondered what causes you to yawn? What about what makes you laugh during SUPER SERIOU...
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review 1: I like how the story goes....It's imaginative and ... and... it's like you're back to the childhood times.Like, full of gold and sparkling things around you, magical things.... like that... (is it just me or???)I like Nightlight and Katherine but... somehow their development are ...
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review 1: This was a book I kept taking out for my daughter and she kept rejecting. It's a fractured fairy tale. I found it enchanting. I think some of the concept may be a little too subtle for her to pick up on her own, but would make a FABULOUS read aloud. The way the writing flows,...
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review 1: This s a story about how North from the movie Rise of the Guardians becomes who he is in the movie. In this adventure North is pulled from his thieving life in to a world of magic and wonder. I found this to be an interesting read. The story line is brought forth from the movie ...
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review 1: This book is like a decorated object, to be enjoyed in its own right. I didn't realise until the end that the illustrator is one of the authors. I really related to his artwork. It's a mix of rough and smooth, different media, a love of gravelly darks, rich contrasts, and charact...
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review 1: This story tells of how the Guardians of Childhood came to be. Who are the Guardians of Childhood? Think about it and you know the answer... Santa Claus, Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy, etc. All of these exist to guard and protect our childhood. This science fiction/fantasy books desc...
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review 1: Beautiful story and magical illustrations make this book unforgettable. It is the story of MiM (Man in the Moon), who was a loved child traveling with his parents and his guardian, Nightlight through space. The villain, Pitch, the King of Nightmares searches for MiM, and in one f...
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review 1: Hoy fui con un amigo al FCE. En lo que llegaba, decidí ver qué libros había por ahí. Bueno, vi este y mientras esperaba, lo leí. Es un libro pequeño, el primero de la serie de los guardianes. Desde hace mucho que quiero leer la serie de los guardianes, no sé porqué. Creo que es c...
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review 1: Picking up where we left off in the previous book, North, Katherine, and Ombric have been making some new discoveries thanks to the Lunar Llamas. However disaster strikes when Pitch makes a surprise attack on Santoff Claussen. The only way to make things right is to follow him to...
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review 1: Ah, unfortunately I didn't enjoy this one as much as the first Guardians book. Something about it felt forced, as if it was trying too hard to be both like the first book and nothing like it. In the end, it just wasn't as magical and involving for me.Having said that, it was an ...
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review 1: I loved this installment of The Guardians series. Toothiana's backstory was described as "bloody" and while it is, "heartbreaking" is the term that I would have chosen. I feel like in this book Joyce really begins to bring together the elements of the world he is building and the...
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review 1: The sandman and the War of Dreams is a part of William Joyce's Guardian of Childhood Series. The man in the Moon has Problem. He needs another helper, so he looks and looks until he comes upon this sleepy guy named Sanderson, which is sandy for short. Now that he found him, ther...