A Day with Wilbur Robinson

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A Day with Wilbur Robinson
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Author William Joyce
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre Children's picture book
PublishedApril 15, 1990;33 years ago (1990-04-15) (HarperTrophy)
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages29 pp
ISBN 0-06-443339-0
OCLC 30559641

A Day with Wilbur Robinson is a 1990 American children's picture book (slightly expanded for a 2006 reissue) written and illustrated by William Joyce. A loose film adaptation called Meet the Robinsons was released by Walt Disney Pictures in 2007 in the United States.

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Plot summary

A Day with Wilbur Robinson follows the story of a boy who visits an unusual family and their home. While spending the day in the Robinson household, Wilbur's best friend joins in the search for Grandfather Robinson's missing false teeth and meets one wacky relative after another.

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Film adaptation

Walt Disney Animation Studios released on March 30, 2007 a 3-D computer-animated film adaptation Meet the Robinsons , directed by Stephen J. Anderson.

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