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| Author | William Joyce |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's picture book |
| Published | April 15, 1990 (HarperTrophy) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 29 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 film adaptation called Meet the Robinsons was released by Walt Disney Pictures in 2007 in the United States.
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.
Karen James of the Louisville Free Public Library wrote in School Library Journal that the book's visuals have similarity to advertisements published in the 1940s and that certain aspects "seem influenced by that period." [1] She added the humor is generally expressed in the images while the text is "restrained, slightly tongue-in-cheek". [1]
The 2006 re-release has a new cover and new endpapers, as well as new imagery. [2]
In 2017 Atheneum was to reissue A Day with Wilbur Robinson. [3]
Walt Disney Animation Studios released on March 30, 2007 a 3-D computer-animated film adaptation Meet the Robinsons , directed by Stephen Anderson.
Gillian Engberg of Booklist stated that the juxtaposition of "fantastical pictures" with "deadpan words" is the "real fun" of all versions of the book; she added that if the book is read to a group of readers, the group sizes should be small in order to best show "wondrous visual details". [2]
James wrote that readers would like "changing perspectives" and "imaginative details", and that a "satisfying contrast" is seen in a comparison with the visuals showing the humor and the text. [1]
Publishers Weekly wrote that "Dinosaur Bob fans should rejoice" and that children would enjoy it, despite the setting being "overwhelming". [4]
Malcolm Jones, Jr. of Newsweek wrote that it is "equally zany" as Dinosaur Bob and that Joyce was "one of the best" artists who had a style similar to Chris Van Allsburg. [5]
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