William Joyce

Forget naughty or nice—this is a battle of good vs. evil.

Discover the origins of St. Nick and follow along as the Guardians start their quest to rid the world of nightmares in the first Guardians chapter book from Academy Award winner William Joyce that inspired the beloved film, The Rise of the Guardians.
Before SANTA was SANTA, he was North, Nicholas St. North—a daredevil swordsman whose prowess with...

Morris Lessmore loves words, stories and books, and after a tornado carries him to another land, dreary and colorless, he finds a single book in color that leads him to an amazing library where, he learns, the books need him as much as he needs them.

When Pappy bumps his head before bedtime, Olie cheers him up by inventing a super silly ray, and then they both become happy, sleepy robots.

Olie and Billy learn a new game called `Scavenver Hunt' from Pappy. The boys must use all their nuts and bolts, plus get a little help from Pappy to win the game.

Three adventures featuring the robot Olie, his sister Zowie, and their dog Spot. In Looove Bug, there's a new girl in Polieville, and pals Olie and Billie act silly when she's around, until they learn a lesson in courtesy and friendship. In Top Dog Fish, Spot fishes for compliments when he fears he's no longer the favorite family pet. In Mom's Night Out, everyone gets a surprise when Olie, Dad, and Zowie's plans backfire.

Nicholas St. North, a daredevil swordsman seeking treasure in the fiercely guarded village of Santoff Claussen finds, instead, the great wizard Ombric Shalazar and a battle against the Nightmare King and his evil Fearlings--a battle Nicholas can win only if he finds five other Guardians in time.

When we last saw the Guardians, they were celebrating their victory during Bright Night, the final great Battle of the Moon, where they defeated Pitch once and for all. Or so they thought. Now, many years later, the Guardians have settled into their final selves, embracing their public images and the Earth Holidays. But the world has not been without evil since Pitch’s imprisonment. First there was the World War, then The Crash which has led to...

Before Jack Frost was Jack Frost, he was Nightlight, the most trusted and valiant companion of Mim, the Man in the Moon. But when Pitch destroys Mim's world, he nearly destroys Nightlight too, sending him plunging to Earth where, like Peter Pan, he is destined to remain forever a boy, frozen in time.

When a newly orphaned baby in the moon makes friends with the children of Earth, he begins to shine as brightly as possible to ward off their fears.