January 2012 Update

Greetings from the moon! We've been quite busy here at "The Museum of Future Children's Classics", aka, Moonbot Studios. Our new storybook app, Numberlys, out now on the iTunes App Store, happens to be the App of the Week for iPad and iPhone! Huzzah!

  

The Numberlys presents a fanciful depiction of the origins of the alphabet and is the newest interactive epic from Moonbot Studios, the creators of The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. The Numberlys is a story App celebration of the early fantasy epics King Kong, Metropolis and Flash Gordon with a dollop of the Marx Brothers, a splash of the Fleischer Studios technicolor Superman and a little bit of the 1939 New York World’s Fair.

The Numberlys is huge in scope. It's an adventure! A mystery! A game! And a story!

It's a new way to entertain, learn and rediscover our storytelling "golden age".

Interested in learning more about William Joyce's copious creative endeavors? Animation Magazine's detailed report/interview, Expanding the Magical World of William Joyce, is profuse with the author's thoughts on projects past and future, including everything from Leafmen to Morris Lessmore to Rise of The Guardians. 

 

Last but certainly not least, we encourage you to enjoy this video, courtesy LPB. 

The official Rise of The Guardians movie poster premiered today. Details here!

William Joyce Wednesdays!

The next two Wednesdays of December feature special Guardians of Childhood media appearances.

Catch children's book expert and  owner of NYC-based Books Of Wonder (widely considered to be the best children's bookstore in NYC) Peter Glassman on The Martha Stewart Show this Wednesday December 14th as he presents holiday gift recommendations. Among his selections: The Man In The Moon.

Plus, hear The Bob Edwards Show William Joyce interview on Satellite Radio (Sirius station #205 and XM station #121) Wednesday December 21st.

Morris Lesmore & the Amazing World of Moonbot- With William Joyce on LPB

Louisianians can tune in to LPB next Thursday December 15th at 7 PM Central to view "Morris Lesmore & the Amazing World of Moonbot- With William Joyce". This hour long special ventures behind the scenes at Moonbot Studios and will feature the making of  "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore" short film and iPad app. Night owls take note: the program will repeat at 11:30 PM the same day.

Nick St. North News and Reviews!

 The Jade Sphinx has released a delightful review of Nicholas St. North and The Battle of the Nightmare King.

"like L. Frank Baum and Oz, he is creating a whole alternate history, a densely packed saga of fantastic fiction that brings to life a fully-realized fantasyland....Re-imagining Santa Claus as a reformed swashbuckler is a stroke of genius"

Mundie Moms, a virtual hub for book-lovers, is giving away 2 copies of  Nicholas St. North and The Battle of the Nightmare King. Enter here to win.

This Weekend: William Joyce Book Signing

This weekend, William Joyce and his league of assorted Moonbots shall descend upon the Shreveport, LA Barnes & Noble (map). That's right, it's time for another book signing!

Beginning at 1 PM this Sunday December 4th, William Joyce will be on-hand signing copies of The Man In The Moon. We hope to see you there!

Man In The Moon fans

These kids received copies of The Man In The Moon during a recent screening of The Muppets. We enjoy seeing so many smiling, happy faces!