William Joyce Books in Order

Joyce puts his own visual spin on classic nursery rhymes in this lively collection. The familiar verses are the draw, but the artwork gives them a fresh, playful life.

George wakes up one morning only a tenth of his usual size, and suddenly every ordinary task becomes a giant adventure. It is inventive, funny, and surprisingly calm about the impossible.

Lewis spends a day inside the wonderfully chaotic Robinson household, where even a simple visit turns into a full-scale hunt for Grandfather Robinson's missing false teeth. It is funny, busy, and packed with oddball family charm.

While minding a duck's egg, frog Bently gets bored, paints the shell, and accidentally sends it into danger when it is mistaken for an Easter egg. The rescue is funny, frantic, and unexpectedly sweet.

Art Atchinson Aimesworth, his sister Esther, and their friend Spaulding head to the North Pole at Santa's request. But when Esther is taken by the Queen of the Dark Elves, the holiday trip turns into a rescue mission.

The Lazardo family returns from Africa with an unexpected souvenir, a friendly dinosaur named Bob. Life in Pimlico Hills gets much stranger once Bob starts charming the neighborhood and getting into trouble.

An old woman's garden is in trouble, and the brave good bugs know they need help from the mysterious Leaf Men. It is a strange, lovely adventure with real stakes under the whimsy.

Inspired by a true story, this book follows a baby gorilla raised in New York City by Gertrude Lintz. It is lively and funny, but it also asks whether love can really turn a wild animal into something else.

Part memoir, part studio notebook, this scrapbook gathers photos, sketches, anecdotes, and early ideas from across Joyce's creative life. It is especially fun for readers curious about how his worlds get made.

This shorter Dinosaur Bob book looks at Bob's day-to-day life with the Lazardos, from games and painting to school and neighborhood fun. It keeps the original joke alive in a simpler, younger format.

Bob's love of baseball lands him on a local team that could use a very unusual star player. It is a quick, playful spinoff that turns Bob's size and good nature into the perfect sports joke.

Olie, a round little robot boy, rolls through a full day of chores, play, family time, and bedtime resistance. It is a warm introduction to Joyce's bright, funny preschool world.

Friendship is the focus here, with Olie and company showing how much fun it is to have a pal. The language stays easy and the mood stays gentle.

A cheerful little concept book that turns greetings into a counting game. In Olie's sunny world, every hello becomes one more excuse for play.

This simple concept book uses the Rolie Polie world to introduce colors in a bright, friendly way. It is short, playful, and built for very young readers.

A simple introduction to Olie himself, the round robot boy at the center of the series. It is an easy first stop for younger readers getting to know the character.

A quick, pattern-filled board book that leans into dots, repetition, and visual play. It keeps the rounded charm of the Rolie Polie world in a very simple format.

A comic collection of stories and poems from several children's creators, including William Joyce. The tone is loose, light, and aimed at quick laughs for younger readers.

When the sun's bulb blows, Olie finally gets the snow day he has always wanted. But saving his new snowman friend from melting sends the story on a charming little rocket ride.

Billy gets a quick character-focused introduction in this bright little tie-in book. It is designed for young fans who want more time with the Rolie Polie cast.

At bedtime, Olie cannot settle down because Pappy has lost his smile after a bump on the head. Olie sets out to cheer him up before the night is over.

Spot, Olie's loyal little dog, gets his own spotlight in this simple character book. It is a sweet, easy way into one of the series' most familiar faces.

A Halloween-flavored romp through the Rolie Polie world, full of costumes, surprises, and easy seasonal fun. It is short, silly, and built for preschool readers.

This small companion book follows Olie through another playful stretch of preschool life. The feel is light, repetitive, and made for quick read-alouds.

Olie's little sister Zowie takes center stage here. The book keeps things affectionate and simple while giving one of the series' most lovable side characters her turn.

This playful board book leans into surprise, repetition, and the simple back-and-forth of peekaboo. It is aimed squarely at the youngest Rolie Polie fans.

Olie blasts off into a playful little adventure that matches the series' love of gadgets and imagination. It is quick, bouncy, and easy to share aloud.

A shapes book set in a world where everything already feels delightfully geometric. It gives preschoolers a friendly way to learn basic shapes with Olie.

Zowie leads a gentle counting adventure in this beginner-friendly concept book. Numbers come wrapped in the bright, rounded charm of the series.

Olie is tired of feeling too big for some things and too small for others, so a shrink-and-grow machine seems like the answer. Then he gets much too big and learns that growing up is not so simple.

Joyce begins the Guardians myth with a child who becomes the Man in the Moon, first protector of childhood. It is a sweeping origin story told in picture-book form, full of wonder and loss.

Before he was Santa, Nicholas St. North was a daring swordsman drawn into a fight against Pitch, the Nightmare King. This opener builds the Guardians world with action, humor, and high stakes for children everywhere.

Morris Lessmore loves books, then a great storm scatters his life to the wind. What follows is a tender, magical story about stories themselves, and how they can steady a person.

The final Toothiana installment brings the conflict to a head. Toothiana boldly leads the Guardians in a personal fight to stop Pitch's plans once and for all.

The second Toothiana installment puts its fierce fairy queen into motion as the danger grows. The pace stays quick, and the story keeps pushing toward a larger showdown.

Part one of the Toothiana arc sets up a new fight with Pitch and shows why the memories hidden inside children's teeth matter so much. It is a fast start with clear stakes and a built-in cliffhanger.

The Guardians head underground and meet the battle-ready Bunnymund, whose warrior eggs are as useful as they are strange. The mission deepens the series mythology while keeping the pace quick and adventurous.

The third part of the Toothiana story tightens the pressure as fear spreads and Pitch gains ground. It is the most cliffhanger-heavy entry in the sequence.

This movie tie-in takes readers inside North's workshop at the North Pole. Yetis, elves, reindeer, and toy-making all get their moment in a brisk tour of the Guardians' home base.

When the night needs a guardian, the Sandman answers. This picture book tells his true story as a quiet keeper of dreams, balancing bedtime calm with a hint of looming darkness.

Toothiana steps into the spotlight as the Guardians realize that the teeth she collects hold children's memories. Pitch wants that power too, so what starts as a mystery quickly becomes a fight.

Missing socks, lost homework, and vanished remotes are not accidents in Joyce's version of the world. They are the work of the Mischievians, a secret race devoted to everyday troublemaking.

The sleepy, golden Sandman becomes crucial when Pitch's threat spreads from nightmares into dreams themselves. It is one of the series' stranger entries, dreamier in mood but still full of danger.

Joyce gives the Jack and the Beanstalk tale a comic twist when a boy and a pea-sized helper try to save a kingdom from a very strange royal problem. It is goofy, ornate, and happily offbeat.

In a gray world made only of numbers, five restless friends start building letters just to see what else might be possible. Their experiment turns order into language, color, and invention.

Billy would rather draw than do almost anything else, which gets him into trouble until a book-making contest gives that wild imagination somewhere to go. His chosen hero is a surprisingly gifted booger.

This picture book reintroduces Jack Frost as more than a playful winter spirit. It is an origin tale about loneliness, wonder, and finding a place in the wider world of the Guardians.

When a beloved toy is separated from his boy, Ollie sets out across a hidden toy world to find his way home. It is a bigger, more emotional adventure about loyalty, memory, and being a favorite.

The final Guardians novel turns to Jack Frost, the lonely winter spirit whose place in the story has never been simple. As the battle with Pitch reaches its end, Jack has to decide who he really is.

A short, fable-like piece that leans into atmosphere, music, and fairy-tale feeling. Even from the title alone, it promises one of Joyce's gentler pairings and a moodier kind of wonder.