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* "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 Joyce's 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), Joyce’s 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"Joyce’s 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 (there’s 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 that’s 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, there’s 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* "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 Lessmore's 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 Joyce's 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 reviewJOYCE, 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–Joyce’s 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 app’s piano beg the question: Can the book compete? As it turns out, the book has its own rewards. Clarity comes from Joyce’s 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 Morris’s story. The author’s motivations (explained on the flap) will resonate with adults in the reading business. The best part? Lingering quietly while savoring the atmospheric scenes of Joyce’s narrative vignette. -SLJ, August 2012"Joyce’s 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 app’s piano beg the question: Can the book compete? As it turns out, the book has its own rewards. Clarity comes from Joyce’s 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 Morris’s story. The author’s motivations (explained on the flap) will resonate with adults in the reading business. The best part? Lingering quietly while savoring the atmospheric scenes of Joyce’s narrative vignette." -SLJ, August 2012
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About the Author
William Joyce does a lot of stuff but children’s books are his true bailiwick (The Guardians, Dinosaur Bob, 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 look at upcoming work at @HeyBillJoyce on Twitter and Instagram.Joe Bluhm is an Academy Award–winning artist who worked with William Joyce on The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. He’s also a character designer, animator, and recovering theme park caricaturist. He lives in Louisiana. Visit him at JoeBluhm.Blogspot.com.
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Product details
Age Range: 4 - 8 years
Grade Level: Preschool - 3
Lexile Measure: AD650L (What's this?)
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Hardcover: 56 pages
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers; 1 edition (June 19, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9781442457027
ISBN-13: 978-1442457027
ASIN: 1442457023
Product Dimensions:
11.5 x 0.6 x 8.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:
4.7 out of 5 stars
417 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
#37,491 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
This delightful book will light up the eyes of each child when the dazzling story is told as it grabs their attention. The cover invites you in and it's fun-filled entertainment from beginning to end. Funny and enjoyable throughout. Highly Recommended for young children, parents with young children, and teaches!
I've found Amazon's list of 100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime to be such a terrific source for me to refer to in building the children's library we began for our oldest grandson nine years ago and have consistently added to over the years (as we've welcomed three more grandchildren) - it's been an invaluable tool in both reminding me of my own childhood favorites or those I'd read to my sons that had slipped out of my memory banks, as well as keeping up with newer releases. But this one... wow. Not only did I purchase this for our grandkids, but I can see myself purchasing it many times over as a source of comfort to those who've recently lost - or are about to lose - someone special in their lives. WELL worth its imprinted $18.99 US price.Believe this is the first time I've purchased a book that was published AFTER the release of a film - in this case, the 2011 Academy Award winner for animated short film. You can certainly see the similarity in appearance between the film's/book's title character and silent film actor Buster Keaton, with the storm scenes in it having been inspired by the actor's "Steamboat Bill, Jr." movie, and there are several pages that DO remind you of scenes straight out of "The Wizard of Oz", especially a page with Morris standing at a fence with dark skies, ominous clouds and toppled over houses behind him, or the one where he sits in front of an upside down house. (I hear Hurricane Katrina served as additional inspiration.)Among his many books, Morris lives contentedly while penning his own life's journal, containing "his joys and sorrows, of all that he knew and everything that he hoped for," until one day tornado-force winds blow everything to smitherines ("even the words of his book.") He feels quite lost, until he sees a lady being pulled through the air by a bunch of flying books on strings; she gives him one of her books, which leads him to a library-type building where all of the flying books "nested" and where he could hear - I absolutely love William Joyce's way with words! - "the faint chatter of a thousand different stories, as if each book was whispering an invitation to adventure." Morris becomes the custodian of the books, in all of their wide varieties of content and stages of condition; as time passed and he grew old, he was rewarded for the care he'd taken of them by their being his faithful companions, until one day when he decided it was time for him to "move on". The books are sad for the loss of his companionship, but he assures them as he leaves that he'll carry them all within his heart. Morris flies away, leaving behind his own journal... which ends up in the hands of a young girl, and the journey begins anew.I'm not one given easily to tears, but my cheeks bore the evidence as I finished this book. When you look at the "library" each of us is a custodian of - with each "book" representing the individual stories of our family members, friends, etc. - the care that we give to them will always be returned to us in some form. From what I've read, Joyce wrote this story while on a flight to visit his mentor, children's books publisher William Morris... Morris passed away a few days after he read it to him. While obviously a magical book for children who will take its story literally, this will be my "go-to" book for so many situations - what a beautiful and comforting message for someone with a terminal illness, for those grieving the loss of a loved one, etc. As Morris says, "Everyone's story matters."
I like this book. This is a fictional story about a young avid reader. He has written his own book and who is carried away to a place where books are animated and carry personality, except his own story. He cares for them as a librarian would, making each feel important. All the while he works on his own story book. One day he “leavesâ€, leaving behind his own book. And is replaced with a new reader. Sometimes sad, sometimes happy, this book is worth a read. It has a companion video, which can be found on YouTube. I’ve read it multiple times to different classes.
How could I not like this book? It was recommended to me by my 9 year old grand niece as her favorite book for 2014! Actually, I would love to give this book (and YouTube) ten stars! It is absolutely delightful! First of all, how can you not be drawn in by the title alone. "Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore"? The simplicity but depth of this book is profound. His desire to read, to write, his respect for books (new and old), his listening, sharing his books with others, his flexibilty, adapting to situations and "making preparations" for others to follow in his footsteps--I draw the conclusion that he is angelic! This book is excellent modeling for children and adults alike in developing a love/respect for writing and reading. It's a GEM!
My four-year-old son loved this story, and now that he's five, we still read it and we still love it. This first started out as a 15-minute video on YouTube and the popularity generated the interest to create a kids' book and it is SO AWESOME. Be prepared to get a little choked up at the end. That's all I'm going to say.
„The flying books of Mr. Morris Lessmore“ is one of these books I put on my wishlist weeks ago and thought about purchasing it every day… The oscar-winning short film by author William Joyce and the book being a tribute to librarian pioneer Bill Morris, the pioneer of children’s book publishing, finally convinced me.I got the book in the mail today and started reading immediately. And what can I say? „The flying books of Mr. Morris Lessmore“ is as wonderful and magical as I expected. But what else is to be expected with so many personal connections author William Joyce has with this story… But let’s come to that later.Mr. Lessmore is a person of order – his life “was a book of his own writing, one orderly page after another.†The world how he knew it comes to an end when he loses his whole library in a terrible storm… As a book lover Mr. Morris Lessmore is devasted. Could he guess that this is just the beginning of his story – and the beginning of Bill Morris’ literary references? The almost magical appearance of a women, carried by flying books, who lends her a Humpty-Dumpty-themed book, leads him to a library, where Mr. Morris Lessmore rediscovers the purpose of his life: Caring for books, “gently fixing those with fragile bindings and unfolding the dog-eared pages of others.†He shares the story of his books with others. He brings them to life.This picture book is more than a children’s book. It might bring the love of reading to every child, but every book lover can identify himself with the slightly melancholy men, whose best friend is a book.„The flying books of Mr. Morris Lessmore“ is a truly magical book, from the meaningful story full of references and memorable quotes to the captivating illustrations. It’s not surprising that it’s based on real characters and on William Joyce’s own experiences when losing his home during hurricane Katrina. The author saw firsthand the power of stories as he visited children, who lost everything in the storm. “And so our story ends as it began – with a book.â€
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