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William Joyce
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William Joyce

William Joyce does a lot of stuff—films, apps, Olympic curling—but children’s books are his true bailiwick (The Man in the Moon; Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King, and the #1 New York Times bestselling The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, which is also an Academy Award–winning short film, to name a few). He lives with his family in Shreveport, Lousiana.

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The Mischievians will be released on October 22, 2013 in Hardcover, eBook
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The Guardians will be released on October 16, 2012 in Hardcover, eBook
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The Guardians is now available in eBook
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The Sandman will be released on October 02, 2012 in Hardcover, eBook
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The Sandman is now available in Hardcover, eBook
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Toothiana, Queen of the Tooth Fairy Armies is now available in eBook
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Toothiana, Queen of the Tooth Fairy Armies will be released on October 02, 2012 in eBook
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School Library Journal, April 17, 2013
...and illustrated by Mary Rojas; The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (S & S) by author/illustrator William Joyce and illustrator Joe Bluhm; The House on Dirty-Third Street (Peachtree) by Jo S. Kittinger, illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez; the...
Lehigh Valley Express-Times, April 16, 2013
...200 Frost Ave., Phillipsburg Library Director: Ann DeRenzis Children?s Librarian: Louise Deily Choices this week: ?George Shrinks? by William Joyce; ?Boys at Work? by Gary Soto; ?Bud, Not Buddy? by Christopher Paul Curtis Books to buy The following...
Washington Times, April 12, 2013
...on German radio. There is no evidence that Wodehouse was a Nazi sympathizer, unlike his compatriot Berlin broadcasters, William Joyce and John Amery, who were indeed hanged after the war. There is also no reason to think that he ever took in the true...
KSLA, April 12, 2013
...SHREVEPORT, LA (KSLA) - Shreveport natives Joe Bluhm and William Joyce accepted the 2013 Christopher Award Wednesday for their book: The Fantastic Flying Book of Mr. Morris Lessmore. The charming book is about a writer who becomes dejected after losing...
STLtoday.com, April 10, 2013
...and Media). In The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon and Schuster), author William Joyce and illustrator Joe Bluhm deliver a charming tale for kindergartners about a writer who becomes dejected after...
Yahoo! Finance, April 9, 2013
...Media). In The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon and Schuster), author/illustrator William Joyce and illustrator Joe Bluhm deliver a charming tale for kindergartners about a writer who becomes dejected...
Montclair Patch, April 8, 2013
...a viewing of the Oscar-winning animated short "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore." Based on William Joyce’s picture book parable about the healing powers of books, the film is a story about a man who is swept away by a storm and finds...
Kids in Barcelona, January 18, 2013
...speak of our love of books, generosity and bravery. Watch The fantastic flying books from Mr. Morris de William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg (US), A Pigs tail from Sarah Cox (UK), Defectuosos from Jon Ferlop and Mª Gabriela Martínez Garza (Mexico,...
I4U, January 17, 2013
...The delightful designs of William Joyce (writer/illustrator of such popular children’s books as George Shrinks and Bently & Egg) make Robots a joy to behold. The round, bouncy, and ramshackle forms of hero Rodney...
Southport Visiter, January 17, 2013
...which lasted more than 25 years, saw him execute more than 400 men and women, including Ruth Ellis, William Joyce (Lord Haw Haw), and more than 200 war criminals. Unofficially known as ?The Official Executioner?, Pierrepoint was famed for his work...
Farm and Dairy, January 16, 2013
...pass by. I remember him saying that, on a good day, they might see one. Hard to imagine. William Joyce Lackawaxen, Pa. Posted in Letters to the Editor, News Related Stories The progression of automobiles, drivers and life LETTER: Reader...
NOLA Live, January 16, 2013
...Award-winning animated short, 'The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore,' written and directed by cover story subject William Joyce. Contributor David Rae Morris will speak about the research for his story on Dr. Jane Ellen McAllister and the...
MSN Movies, January 15, 2013
...rule supreme. Guillermo del Toro serves as executive producer of this fantasy adventure based on the book by William Joyce (who co-wrote the screenplay with Robots scribe David Lindsay-Abaire). ~ Jason ... Full Synopsis...
MSN Movies, January 14, 2013
...rule supreme. Guillermo del Toro serves as executive producer of this fantasy adventure based on the book by William Joyce (who co-wrote the screenplay with Robots scribe David Lindsay-Abaire). ~ Jason ... Full Synopsis...