Bently & Egg, A Day With Wilbur Robinson and Dinosaur Bob Return to Book Stores!

Have you ever wanted a freshly-minted copy of Bently & Egg, A Day With Wilbur Robinson or Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures With The Family Lazardo? Now's your chance! All three books will be re-released during the month of April, with a book tour to boot. Here's all the dates and details:

April 4th – Bently & Egg released! (Pre-order options available)

Monday, April 3 6:30 PM
Author Talk and Signing at Woodneath Library
8900 NE Flintlock Rd
Kansas City, MO 64157

Tuesday April 4 6:30 PM
Author Talk and Signing at The Novel Neighbor
7905 Big Bend Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63119

Wednesday, April 5 7:00 PM
Author Talk and Signing at Anderson's Bookshop
Followed by a screening of The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
123 W. Jefferson Ave.
Naperville, IL 60540

Monday, April 24 7:00 PM
Author Talk and Signing at Takoma Park Library
101 Philadelphia Avenue
Takoma Park, MD 20912

April 25 – A Day With Wilbur Robinson (Pre-order) and Dinosaur Bob (Pre-order) released!

Tuesday, April 25, 4:30 p.m.
Author Talk and Signing at Ludington Library
5 S Bryn Mawr Ave
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

April 26 7:00 PM
Author Talk and Signing at The Mercer Museum
Tickets required.
84 S Pine St
Doylestown, PA 18901

Shreveport Book Signing at Barnes & Noble 8/16

Barnes & Noble will be hosting a book signing for William Joyce's latest picture book, The Numberlys on Saturday, August 16. Joyce co-illustrated the book with Christina Ellis, an artist at Moonbot Studios.  From 3-5 PM, attendees can meet Joyce and Ellis and get their books signed.

Looking to complete your Moonbot Books collection? For a limited time, you can pick up The Numberlys picture book from Barnes & Noble for only $8.99 with the purchase of any children's book. Look for it at a B&N near you or order online!

William Joyce, Christina Ellis and friends at Toy Fair for the Numberlys Book Signing

Post by Moonbot Studios.

Shreveport Holiday Book Signing With William Joyce!

Shreveport, join the moonbots and William Joyce for a festive book signing at Barnes and Noble, 6646 Youree Dr., on 12/8 at 1PM. It's a great time to get books such as The Mischievians, Morris Lessmore and the Guardians of Childhood books signed. Bring this flyer and mention our pals at Renzi Education and Art Center and a portion of the proceeds from your sale benefit their art education programs.

Pictures from William Joyce's Book Signing in Shreveport

Three generations of William Joyce fans with a copy of William Joyce's Shoes.

A tiny fan created a doll of William Joyce holding Toothiana and an Oscar. 

Fans waited in a line that circled around Toy Fair, sharing stories about their favorite William Joyce books.

Two William Joyce fans loaded up on his new book, The Mischievians.

Two Rise of the Guardians fans picked up the new Sandman chapter book.

Fans waited in a line that circled around Toy Fair, sharing stories about their favorite William Joyce books.

 

MoonSpouse Chris Jay and Moonbot animator John Durbin uncovered the secrets of The Mischievians.

Toy Fair stocks William Joyce books including hard to find copies of Leaf Men and Santa Calls.

The staff of Toy Fair hard at work selling books, toys and other goodies.

William Joyce signed over 400 copies of The Mischievians during the evening.

The best way to pass time while waiting in line!

Shreveport Times general manager and executive editor Alan English stopped by to pick up a few books.

William Joyce and a Guardians of Childhood fan.

Toy Fair employee Justin made his own Rolie Polie Olie plushie.

William Joyce hits the road with The Mischievians and Sandman

The latest Moonbot book, The Mischievians, arrives in stores on October 22nd. It's followed up by the next installment in the Guardians of Childhood book series, Sandman and the War of Dreams, released on November 5th. Our fearless leader, William Joyce, will be traveling throughout the south for book signings. See him at one of these events:


SHREVEPORT, LA - Toy Fair - Oct. 20, 3pm
Book Signing

HOUSTON, TX - Blue Willow Bookshop - Oct. 21, 5PM
Screening of The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore and Signing

AUSTIN, TX - Book People - Oct. 22, 7PM
Screening of The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore and Signing

FRISCO, TX - Barnes and Noble - Oct. 23, 6PM
Book Signing



DALLAS, TX - Southern Methodist University, Centennial Hall - Oct. 25 4:30PM
Part of SMU's Homecoming celebrations honoring William Joyce as a distinguished alum.
Signing and Q&A, Screening of The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
Oct. 26 - 11AM Homecoming Parade with William Joyce on SMU Campus

NEW ORLEANS, LA - Octavia Books - Nov. 1, 5PM
Book Signing

BATON ROUGE, LA - Louisiana Book Festival - Nov. 2, 1PM
Screening of The Numberlys short film and presentation at the Louisiana State Library, signing to follow

MIAMI, FL - Miami Book Fair - Nov 22-24
Details to come!

Holiday Book Signing at Shreveport's Toy Fair

On Sunday, December 2nd from 3 to 5pm, Toy Fair will host a book signing for William Joyce at their store location in Pierremont Mall on Line Avenue. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet Joyce and have their books autographed. Books are available for purchase at Toy Fair in Pierremont Mall.

Joyce has authored more than fifty children’s books, including: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, 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. Joyce is a Shreveport native, an Academy Award® winner and cofounder of the Moonbot Studios, a Shreveport-based interactive storytelling studio. His latest film is Rise of the Guardians, based on his New York Times-bestselling book series, The Guardians of Childhood. The film and books explain the mythologies of childhood icons such as Santa, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy.

Those attending the book signing are invited to get pictures taken with Santa, and enjoy complimentary coffee and cookies.

Toy Fair is a local Children’s clothing, shoe, and toy store. The store was founded in 1951 by Joy Goldberg Baskind, and it continues to be run by the Baskind family to this day. Currently in its third generation, Toy Fair is now run by Julie Baskind Bryan. Over the years, Toy Fair owners and staff have built a reputation in the community for helping children and parents find the toys, shoes, and clothes that best suit their interests and needs. At Toy Fair it’s not about selling toys, it’s about creating childhood memories and experiences that will last a lifetime.