A Day with Wilbur Robinson

William Joyce

HarperCollins Publishers Limited, 2007 - Juvenile Fiction - 40 pages

Visit the greatest place on earth in the first ever UK publication of the modern classic, A Day with Wilbur Robinson. This publication coincides with the release of the Disney - Touchstone Pictures film, Meet the Robinsons, based on this original story.

Come and meet the Robinsons!

Young Wilbur has a robot.

Uncle Art has his own flying saucer.

Cousin Laszlo has an antigravity device.

The butler is an octopus.

It's snowing in the east wing.

And somebody has left the Time Machine on.

Anything could happen at the Robinsons... and it does!

With its stylish - and slightly surreal - illustrations and lively, inventive story, this picture book has quickly become a modern classic - and is soon to become a favourite film!

This first ever UK publication coincides with the release of the major film from Disney - Touchstone Pictures, Meet the Robinsons. The computer animated film is based on this original story and will be released on 30 March 2007 (tbc).

About the author

Author and illustrator, William Joyce was born December 11, 1957. He attended Southern Methodist University. He has written and illustrated many award-winning picture books. His first published title was Tammy and the Gigantic Fish. His other titles include George Shrinks, Dinosaur Bob, Santa Calls, The Leaf Men, A Day with Wilbur Robinson, Bently and Egg, and Rolie Polie Olie. In addition to writing and illustrating, he also works on movies based on his books. Among other awards, he has received a Golden Kite Award Honor Book for Illustration and a Society of Illustrators Gold Medal. In addition, he received two Annie awards for his Rolie Polie Olie series on the Disney Channel. He also won an Academy Award in 2012 for the category of Best Animated Short Film for for his work: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. He made The New York Times Best Seller List with his title The Numberlys.

Bibliographic information

• Title: A Day with Wilbur Robinson
• Author: William Joyce
• Illustrated by: William Joyce
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited, 2007
• ISBN: 0007243545, 9780007243549
• Length: 40 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Fantasy & Magic; Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Friendship; Juvenile Fiction / Technology / Inventions; Young Adult Fiction / Action & Adventure / General; Young Adult Fiction / Fantasy / General