This is the kind of book that children and adults alike will enjoy. It's message is universal in nature, and every reading makes one think about stories, books, and what they mean to us. The story in the book won an Academy Award for best animated short film in 2012.
William Joyce
Illustrated by William Joyce and Joe Bluhm
Picture Book
For ages 7 and up
Simon and Schuster, 2012, 978-1-4424-5702-7
Morris Lessmore loves words, stories, and books. He loves
to write about his “joys and sorrows” in a book every day. Unfortunately, just
like most stories, Morris Lessmore’s story has an “upset.” A terrible storm
blows Morris Lessmore and everything around him through the air, and when
Morris finally comes to earth, he has no idea where he is. Even worse, the
storm has clean blown the words off the pages of his book.
Feeling quite
lost and not knowing what to do, Morris begins to wander. Then Morris sees a
pretty lady drifting by. She is being carried across the sky by “a festive
squadron of flying books.” Morris wishes his own book would fly, but it refuses
to do so. The pretty lady knows that Morris needs a flying book of his own so
she gives him one of hers.
The flying book leads
Mr. Morris to a building that is full of flying books, and he decides to stay
there. Mr. Morris is delighted with his new home, and he spends time repairing
the books that are damaged. He also reads the stories in the books, gives the
books to people who need them, and he once again writes his own story. Little
does he know that one day his story will play an important role in the life of
another book lover.
William Joyce
started writing this story many years ago. It began as a tribute to a book
lover, and then evolved over time to become an award winning animated short
film, a fabulous story app, and now this book.
The story of
Morris Lessmore takes readers on an extraordinary journey, one that they will
never forget. It will remind readers that books are treasures to be loved and
treasured. How grim and lonely our lives would be without them.
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