The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by Joyce (English) Hardcover B

Description: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by Joyce Synopsis coming soon....... FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The book that inspired the Academy Award-winning short film, from New York Times bestselling author and beloved visionary William Joyce. Morris Lessmore loved words.He loved stories.He loved books.But every story has its upsets. Everything in Morris Lessmores life, including his own story, is scattered to the winds. But the power of story will save the day. Stunningly brought to life by William Joyce, one of the preeminent creators in childrens literature, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore is a modern masterpiece, showing that in todays world of traditional books, eBooks, and apps, its story that we truly celebrate--and this story, no matter how you tell it, begs to be read again and again. Author Biography William Joyce does a lot of stuff but childrens books are his true bailiwick (The Guardians series, Dinosaur Bob series, George Shrinks, and the #1 New York Times bestselling The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, which is also his Academy Award-winning short film, to name a few). He lives in Shreveport, Louisiana. Talk to William Joyce and see upcoming work on Instagram. Joe Bluhm is an Academy Award-winning artist who worked with William Joyce on The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. Hes also a character designer, animator, and recovering theme park caricaturist. He lives in Louisiana. Visit him at JoeBluhm.Blogspot.com. Review * "If you loved the Oscar-winning film that goes by the same title, you will take to heart the book on which it is based. William Joyce exploits each medium to the fullest. Morris Lessmores life was a book of his own writing, one orderly page after another. This serene opening scene shatters when a twister carries Morris away and sets him down in a black-and-white terrain. A woman appears in vibrant color in the sky, pulled by a festive squadron of flying books. She sends down a volume with Humpty Dumpty featured in its pages, and the fellow leads Morris to a large building where light shines through the windows and shelves of books flutter their pages, as if each book were asking to be opened. In Joyces artwork, the books come to life as a full cast of characters. After Morris repairs a damaged book, he reads it to revive it. He runs across the tops of capital letters and dangles from the hook of a J. All stories matter, " he concludes. As Morris distributes books to his queued-up neighbors, they turn from black-and-white sketches to full-color portraits. In the most moving scene, the books surround the now white-haired man: Morris Lessmore became stooped and crinkly. But the books never changed. Their stories stayed the same, " and they care for him as he has cared for them. Morris stands in for all book lovers, and reminds us of the way stories live on only when we share them." -- Shelf Awareness, starred review* "Ironically, this book in praise of books first appeared as a much-praised iPad app and Academy Award-winning animated short film. The story, in a nutshell, concerns the titular book-loving Mr. Morris Lessmore, whose personal library is blown away in a terrible wind but who finds meaning caring for the books he finds in a marvelous library. Filled with both literary (Shakespeare, Humpty-Dumpty) and film references (The Wizard of Oz, The Red Balloon and Buster Keaton), the picture book version of Joyces story has a quiet contemplative charm that demonstrates the continuing allure of the printed page. Paradoxically, the animated books of the film and app are captured as though in a series of frozen frames. The motif of the bound, printed book is everywhere. Even the furnishings and architectural details of the old-fashioned library in which the books "nest" like flying birds recall the codex. The unifying metaphor of life as story is a powerful one, as is the theme of the transformative power of books. The emphasis on connecting readers and books and the care of books pays homage to librarianship. Rich in allusions ("Less is More") and brilliant in depicting the passage of time (images conflate times of day, seasons and years), Joyces work will inspire contemplation of the power of the book in its many forms. As triumphant in book form as in animated and interactive ones." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review"Joyces magnificently illustrated book-about-books inspired--yet arrives after--his 2011 animated short film of the same name, which won an Oscar. The unusual sequence of film-to-book (theres an app, too) suggests that while books are indeed glorious things, what really matters is story. This one follows a dreamy bibliophile named Morris Lessmore, who loses his cherished book collection to a cataclysmic storm thats half Katrina (Joyce is from Louisiana) and half Wizard of Oz. After meeting a "lovely lady... being pulled along by a festive squadron of flying books," Morris finds an abandoned library whose books are alive and whose covers beat like the wings of birds. They flutter around him protectively, watch as he starts writing again, and care for him as he ages: "They read themselves to him each night." Underneath this book-about-books, theres a deeper story of love, loss, and healing, one that will be appreciated as much (if not more) by adults as by children." --Publishers Weekly"Joyces Academy Award-winning animated short-film-turned-app that celebrates those who care about (and receive nourishment from) books is, ironically, now a picture book. The wonder and mystery inherent in the wordless film and the ability to manipulate the visuals and play the soundtrack on the apps piano beg the question: Can the book compete? As it turns out, the book has its own rewards. Clarity comes from Joyces well-chosen words. In the opening on a New Orleans balcony, readers learn that Morris "loved words...stories...books." Every day he would "write of his joys and sorrows, of all that he knew and everything that he hoped for." When an Oz-like storm turns everything topsy-turvy, the melancholy man in the pork-pie hat spots a lady held aloft by a "festive squadron of flying books." Her gift leads Morris to a book-filled sanctuary set in a landscape staged and lit like a Maxfield Parrish painting. He tends to the volumes, distributing favorites to visitors, whose once-gray bodies blossom with color. Every life and story ends, and those struggling with their own goodbyes (and yearnings about printed books) may find comfort in seeing the fading elder revert to his younger self in order to be transported by the joyful squadron-just as a little girl arrives to choose Morriss story. The authors motivations (explained on the flap) will resonate with adults in the reading business. The best part? Lingering quietly while savoring the atmospheric scenes of Joyces narrative vignette." -SLJ, August 2012JOYCE, William. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. illus. by author. 56p. S & S/Atheneum. 2012. ebook $12.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-6489-6; Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-5702-7. Pre-Gr 3-Joyces Academy Award-winning animated short-film-turned-app that celebrates those who care about (and receive nourishment from) books is, ironically, now a picture book. The wonder and mystery inherent in the wordless film and the ability to manipulate the visuals and play the soundtrack on the apps piano beg the question: Can the book compete? As it turns out, the book has its own rewards. Clarity comes from Joyces well-chosen words. In the opening on a New Orleans balcony, readers learn that Morris "loved words...stories...books." Every day he would "write of his joys and sorrows, of all that he knew and everything that he hoped for." When an Oz-like storm turns everything topsy-turvy, the melancholy man in the pork-pie hat spots a lady held aloft by a "festive squadron of flying books." Her gift leads Morris to a book-filled sanctuary set in a landscape staged and lit like a Maxfield Parrish painting. He tends to the volumes, distributing favorites to visitors, whose once-gray bodies blossom with color. Every life and story ends, and those struggling with their own goodbyes (and yearnings about printed books) may find comfort in seeing the fading elder revert to his younger self in order to be transported by the joyful squadron-just as a little girl arrives to choose Morriss story. The authors motivations (explained on the flap) will resonate with adults in the reading business. The best part? Lingering quietly while savoring the atmospheric scenes of Joyces narrative vignette. -SLJ, August 2012 Prizes Winner of Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize (Childrens) 2013 Winner of NAPPA Gold Awards (Preschoolers & Up) 2012 Winner of Christopher Awards (Books for Young People) 2013 Short-listed for Georgia Childrens Book Award (Picture Storybook) 2014 Short-listed for Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award (Grades K-3) 2014 Short-listed for Young Hoosier Book Award (Picture Book) 2015 Short-listed for South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award (Picture Book) 2014 Short-listed for Florida Childrens Book Award 2014 Short-listed for Ladybug Picture Book Award 2013 Review Quote JOYCE, William. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. illus. by author. 56p. S & S/Atheneum. 2012. ebook $12.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-6489-6; Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-5702-7. Pre-Gr 3 Joyces Academy Award-winning animated short-film-turned-app that celebrates those who care about (and receive nourishment from) books is, ironically, now a picture book. The wonder and mystery inherent in the wordless film and the ability to manipulate the visuals and play the soundtrack on the apps piano beg the question: Can the book compete? As it turns out, the book has its own rewards. Clarity comes from Joyces well-chosen words. In the opening on a New Orleans balcony, readers learn that Morris "loved words…stories…books." Every day he would "write of his joys and sorrows, of all that he knew and everything that he hoped for." When an Oz-like storm turns everything topsy-turvy, the melancholy man in the pork-pie hat spots a lady held aloft by a "festive squadron of flying books." Her gift leads Morris to a book-filled sanctuary set in a landscape staged and lit like a Maxfield Parrish painting. He tends to the volumes, distributing favorites to visitors, whose once-gray bodies blossom with color. Every life and story ends, and those struggling with their own goodbyes (and yearnings about printed books) may find comfort in seeing the fading elder revert to his younger self in order to be transported by the joyful squadronjust as a little girl arrives to choose Morriss story. The authors motivations (explained on the flap) will resonate with adults in the reading business. The best part? Lingering quietly while savoring the atmospheric scenes of Joyces narrative vignette. -SLJ, August 2012 Details ISBN1442457023 Pages 56 Publisher Simon & Schuster Year 2012 Illustrator Joe Bluhm ISBN-10 1442457023 ISBN-13 9781442457027 Format Hardcover Imprint Atheneum Books for Young Readers Country of Publication United States Birth 1980 Short Title FANTASTIC FLYING BKS OF MR MOR Language English Media Book DEWEY E Audience Age 4-8 Place of Publication New York, NY Illustrations Illustrations; Illustrations, color Publication Date 2012-06-19 NZ Release Date 2012-06-19 US Release Date 2012-06-19 UK Release Date 2012-06-19 Author Joyce AU Release Date 2022-07-19 Audience Children / Juvenile We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:44101360;

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