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William Joyce
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William Joyce

William Joyce has put his personal stamp on all types of children’s media. His books include the New York Times bestseller The Man in the Moon, Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King, E. Aster Bunnymund and the Warrior Eggs at the Earth’s Core!, and Santa Calls. He’s won three Emmy awards for his Rolie Polie Olie animated series, developed character concepts for Toy Story and A Bug’s Life, and made films including Robots and Meet the Robinsons. He’s currently executive producer of the DreamWorks Animation release of Rise of the Guardians (Fall 2012) inspired by his new series. He is also producing The Leaf Men, based on... Read full bio

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The Sandman will be released on October 02, 2012 in Hardcover, eBook
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The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore will be released on June 19, 2012 in eBook
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The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore will be released on June 19, 2012 in Hardcover, eBook
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The Guardians will be released on October 02, 2012 in Hardcover, eBook
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Toothiana (w.t.) will be released on October 02, 2012 in eBook
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Toothiana (w.t.) will be released on October 02, 2012 in Hardcover, eBook
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May 18, 2012
E. Aster Bunnymund and the Warrior Eggs at the Earth's Core! will be released on February 21, 2012 in Hardcover, Audio Download, eAudio, eBook
Feb 21, 2012
E. Aster Bunnymund and the Warrior Eggs at the Earth's Core! is now available in Hardcover, Audio Download, eAudio, eBook
Feb 21, 2012
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Chapter 1 from E. Aster Bunnymund and the Warrior Eggs at the Earth's Core!
Feb 03, 2012
The Man in the Moon (Limited Edition) is now available in Hardcover
Nov 15, 2011

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Indiewire, May 9, 2012
...with DreamWorks’ “Shrek The Musical.” He also scripted the star studded animated film “Rise Of The Guardians” from William Joyce’s book for DreamWorks, proving that this Pulitzer prize-winning writer is well on his way to Hollywood fortunes....
The Daily Blam, May 3, 2012
...and Isla Fisher is rounding out the cast as Tooth (the Tooth Fairy). Peter Ramsey is directing alongside William Joyce, the author of the novels and the Oscar-winning short The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, based off of a screenplay by...
KUNC 91.5 FM, April 28, 2012
...Lessmore, it's time to plunge in. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore was written by William Joyce and directed by William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg. The drawing is Reprinted from Stitches: A Memoir by David Small, © 2009 by David Small,...
Den of Geek, April 18, 2012
...a Venn diagram with Antz and A Bug’s Life in it, too. The source material is by William Joyce, and Chris Wedge, who last helmed Robots in 2005, is directing. May 31st THE LONE RANGER Johnny Depp reunites with his Pirates Of The Caribbean director...
Twin Falls Times-News, April 8, 2012
...Helakoski, “A Light in the Storm” by Karen Hesse, “Allegiance” by Cyla Kluver, “E.Aster Bunnymund…Book 2” by William Joyce. Nonfiction “Dinosaur More!” by Henrietta Stickland, “Oceans: Dolphins, Sharks” by Joanna Rizzo, “Moby...
Zimbio, April 7, 2012
...On February 26, Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore co-directors William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg entered the stage at the 84th Academy Awards to accept the Oscar for Best Animated Short. The film was the first effort from their Moonbot...
The Daily Blam, March 28, 2012
...and Isla Fisher is rounding out the cast as Tooth (the Tooth Fairy). Peter Ramsey is directing alongside William Joyce, the author of the novels, based off of a screenplay by Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire. Guillermo del Toro and Michael...
World Book and News, March 3, 2012
...Using a variety of techniques, including filmed miniatures, stop motion, 2D, and 3D animation, award-winning author and illustrator William Joyce and co-director Brandon Oldenburg present a hybrid style of animation that harkens back to silent films and...
Hollywood Stock Exchange, March 3, 2012
...Fox Animation will bring the William Joyce illustrated book Leaf Men to the big screen. A troop of bugs are fighting an evil spider queen to save their garden. Overwhelmed by the enemy, the bugs turn...
Hollywood Stock Exchange, March 3, 2012
...Fox Animation will bring the William Joyce illustrated book Leaf Men to the big screen. A troop of bugs are fighting an evil spider queen to save their garden. Overwhelmed by the enemy, the bugs turn...
Hollywood Stock Exchange, March 3, 2012
...Fox Animation will bring the William Joyce illustrated book Leaf Men to the big screen. A troop of bugs are fighting an evil spider queen to save their garden. Overwhelmed by the enemy, the bugs turn...
Animation World Network, March 2, 2012
...Using a variety of techniques, including filmed miniatures, stop motion, 2D, and 3D animation, award-winning author and illustrator William Joyce and co-director Brandon Oldenburg present a hybrid style of animation that harkens back to silent films and...
Worcester Telegram & Gazette, March 2, 2012
...at his favorite beaches with family and friends. Besides his wife, he is survived by his four children, William Joyce of Hudson, Julie Turini and her husband, Robert, of Clinton, John Joyce and his wife, Erica, of Northboro and Dorothy and her husband,...
Louisiana Political News Wire, March 2, 2012
...tax incentives for movie and TV production in the state. Moonbot Studios of Shreveport, where Brandon Oldenburg and William Joyce turned Joyce's story into digital movie magic, is one of the results of that commitment by the state. Just as important, the...