With his company Moonbot Studios, Joyce along with his partners, produced the Lessmore story in a variety of media and mediums simultaneously. Morris Lessmore is the most expansive and experimental of Joyce’s stories. Morris Lessmore has been translated into over 40 languages and was named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 best children's books of all time. Morris Lessmore which debuted at Number 1 on the New York Times bestseller list in July 2012, a position it held for several weeks. Joyce has produced a number of bestselling titles, including The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. After the retirement of his longtime editor there Laura Gerringer, in 2011 Joyce moved his backlist and all subsequent books to Simon & Schuster where his editor is Caitlyn Dlouhy. His first book “Tammy and the Gigantic Fish” by James and Katherine Gray was published by Harper & Row (now Harper Collins) in 1983. Morris Lessmore, The Guardians of Childhood series and many others. He has written and illustrated over 50 children's books including George Shrinks, Santa Calls, Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures with the Family Lazardo, Rolie Polie Olie, The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs and A Day with Wilbur Robinson, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. 4.1.2 The Guardians of Childhood seriesĬareer Children's literature.His novel “Ollie's Odyssey” will be aired as a live action/CG limited series on Netflix in August 2022. Both projects are in collaboration with DNEG Studios and Epic Games. He is also in pre-production on an animated version of The Great Gatsby from Apple TV+ and Apple Studios. Spam Gets a New Hat (2022) has won awards at a number of film festivals in the U.S. His new company, Howdybot Studios, is focused on Bill’s stories in a variety of mediums and media. He has also painted numerous covers for the New Yorker Magazine. His television series include the groundbreaking computer animated Rolie Polie Olie for which he was creator and showrunner. His feature films, all based on his books, include Epic, Rise of the Guardians, Robots and Meet the Robinsons. Morris Lessmore (2011).īill was named by Newsweek magazine as “one of the 100 people to watch in the new millennium. He began his film career on Toy Story and has since been a producer/director/screenwriter/production designer in both animation and live action.Īmong his many awards, Bill has won 6 Emmys, 3 Annies and an Academy award for his short film The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. He has written and illustrated over 50 bestselling children’s books and novels which have been translated into over 40 languages. He has achieved worldwide recognition as an author, artist and pioneer in the digital and animation industry. William Edward Joyce (born December 11, 1957) is an American writer, illustrator, and filmmaker. Joyce promoting The Man in the Moon in November 2011įrances Elizabeth Baucum Joyce (1960-2016)
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