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The inspiration behind the Emmy-nominated Netflix series Lost Ollie !
From the creator of The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore and The Guardians of Childhood comes an grand adventure of valor, friendship, and a look into the mysterious world of favorite toys.
In the secret realm of toys, there are many mysteries.
There is the Code of the Toys, which is as ancient as childhood.
There's also the magic of becoming a child's favorite, the highest honor in the Toy World.
Made by hand by Billy's mother, Ollie is a special toy, "a toy who will matter." He becomes Billy's best friend, confidant, pal, and yes, Billy's "favorite."
But there are villains in the Toy World, and Zozo, the clown king, is the most feared. He and his toy henchman (the Creeps) have sworn to steal and imprison favorite toys until they forget their children and become forever lost.
When Ollie is toynapped, Billy must rescue his beloved favorite from Zozo's subterranean lair in the old Carnival Place, past the park, through the woods, and into the night.
Never has a journey of ten blocks been more epic.
Author Notes
Author and illustrator, William Joyce was born December 11, 1957. He attended Southern Methodist University.
He has written and illustrated many award-winning picture books. His first published title was Tammy and the Gigantic Fish. His other titles include George Shrinks, Dinosaur Bob, Santa Calls, The Leaf Men, A Day with Wilbur Robinson, Bently and Egg, and Rolie Polie Olie. In addition to writing and illustrating, he also works on movies based on his books.
Among other awards, he has received a Golden Kite Award Honor Book for Illustration and a Society of Illustrators Gold Medal. In addition, he received two Annie awards for his Rolie Polie Olie series on the Disney Channel. He also won an Academy Award in 2012 for the category of Best Animated Short Film for for his work: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. He made The New York Times Best Seller List with his title The Numberlys.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (4)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Joyce (the Guardians of Childhood series) delivers a delicious remix of classic movie and storybook themes: imprisoned toys, talking junkyard friends, and a doll lost a generation ago. Six-and-a-half-year-old Billy returns from a family wedding to find that his beloved stuffed toy, Ollie, is gone. Readers know that he has been abducted by miniature mechanical henchmen and taken to the lair of Zozo, an eerie clown ruined by his own bitterness. Timid Ollie manages to escape and even spies Billy for a moment, only to find himself tossed away. Has Billy renounced him? In a rousing climax, Ollie and his loyal junkyard allies overcome Zozo and free the toys: "Okay," he tells his troops, "Our plan is gonna be: do some Robin Hood, and some Use the Force Luke, and some Trojan Horse, and some... Yellow Submarine." Though tense moments abound in this all-boy adventure, it's always clear that Billy and Ollie will prevail. Joyce's irresistible illustrations and joyous wordplay ("I am the Grand High Safemaster of Planet Billy," Ollie tells himself) are icing on the cake. Ages 7-11. Agent: Michael Siegel, Michael Siegel & Associates. (Apr.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Horn Book Review
In this nostalgic story about enlivened toys, embittered carnival-game clown Zozo, who nurses a vendetta against toys that are their owners' favorites, orchestrates the kidnapping of six-year-old Billy's beloved plush toy, Ollie; an epic, child-pleasing rescue ensues. This hefty, large-format book features Joyce's precisely rendered, full-page multimedia illustrations, by turns tenderhearted and creepy to reflect the warring toys. (c) Copyright 2017. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
A cloth "teddy rabbit" and his beloved boy rescue one another from a toy clown gone bad. Loading his latest plushy epic with precious observations"In the realm of toys being favorited was a special distinction. It was as yum as it got"and pop-culture references, Joyce pits 6 -year-old Billy and his homemade companion Ollie against Zozo, a wooden carnival clown whose love for a ballerina doll named Nina has, after years of separation and physical neglect, transmogrified into hatred for all toys that are beloved of humans. When Zozo's army of Creeps ("stunted, scroungy creatures" made from bits of trash) "toynap" Ollie, Billy sets out with his lightsaber and some snacks to rescue him. When the Creeps capture the little white boy, though, the roles reverse. With a band of recruits and inspired by a broken typewriter's "Damn t e torpedoes, full speed a ead," Ollie returns to subterranean Dark Carnival Place for a brisk dust-up with the baddies. The narrative is printed on artificially age-stained paper and punctuated with large illustrationsof toys loved to shabbiness and genuinely sinister adversariesthat add golden-toned atmosphere to the "huge a-venture." In the end, the message is no different from countless of its sentimental ilk: "It didn't matter if something was pretend or real; if it was remembered, then it was true." Velveteen Rabbit and Toy Story meet Phantom of the Opera. For better or worse. (Fantasy. 10-13) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
*Starred Review* The bond between a child and a toy is a very special thing. For six-year-old Billy that connection exists with Ollie, the stuffed animal his mother made him when he was born. Resembling a teddy bear with rabbit ears, the endearing Ollie is important for a reason beyond being Billy's favorite; sewn into Ollie's chest is a tinkling bell from Nina, the precious childhood toy of Billy's mother. With a seasoned storyteller's skill, Joyce sets the stage for an incredible adventure, using Billy's childish perspective (and vocabulary) to convey the vastness and scariness of the world beyond one's backyard, as well as to create a place where toys can come to life. Not far from Billy's house lie the remains of an abandoned carnival, where an embittered toy clown, Zozo, has grown crooked and cruel with hate. His army of Creeps (wicked minions built from scraps) kidnaps the toys Zozo despises most favorites and his sights are set on Ollie. Joyce's beautiful color illustrations put the sweetness of Billy and Ollie's relationship and the creepiness of Zozo's underworld on full display. Sensitive readers may find Zozo too frightening, but many will get a thrill from the perilous, high-stakes adventure, where bravery and friendship reign supreme. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: A stalwart of children's literature, Joyce will drive inherent interest even further with an author tour.--Smith, Julia Copyright 2016 Booklist