Geringer, Laura (October 4, 2011). Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781442430488 . Retrieved August 23, 2011. Nicholas St. North is an immortal human and the Guardian of Wonder. His powers are the ability to find wonder in anything in the world as well as the ability to use magic to help him complete his duty as Santa Clause. He also has imprinted the naughty and nice list on his arm, and uses it to deliever toys to all the girls and boys of the world on Christmas to inspire wonder. He is also shown to be the most human-like amongst the original four guardians and, according to the original books, is in fact the only completely human member (Tooth being half-human, Bunny being a Pooka and Sandman as a star-pilot). It had been years after the battle that sealed pitch and Jamie became a guardian, everything seemed normal. But that’s the thing about malice and fear: they’re never truly gone, only dealt with. Mitchell, Jon (January 11, 2012). "The Numberlys Invent the Alphabet in a World Run By Numbers". Read Write Web. Archived from the original on January 16, 2012 . Retrieved January 26, 2012. Too soon?" he heard the grumpy man say, then something gold and gritty was sprinkled on his head, and the sad things vanished.

William Edward Joyce (born December 11, 1959) is an American writer, illustrator, and filmmaker. He has achieved worldwide recognition as an author, artist and pioneer in the digital and animation industry. [1] [2] Direct Line to the Author: Joyce uses the story of having found old records of the Man in the Moon hidden away on the land that became his family ranch providing material for him and his staff at Moonbot Studios to work with.Have you ever vondered, how come ze vinter season become so beautiful? Even zough it vas calm enough before. But zis! Is vonder itself! " Moonbots, moonmice, lunar moths, and glowworms make good companions, so why was the Man in the Moon feeling lonely? In 2007, Disney released Meet the Robinsons, a feature film based on his book A Day with Wilbur Robinson, to which Joyce served as one of the executive producers of the film along with John Lasseter and Clark Spencer. Joyce had written several drafts of the screenplay and did production design on a number of key characters and sets for the final film. Webb, Cynthia D. (January 16, 2005). "Reel FX moves to larger digs in Deep Ellum". Dallas Business Journal . Retrieved September 1, 2011. What if the Guardians of Childhood, the Big Four, the Great Protectors of Wonder, Hope, Memories, and Dreams…

He began his film career as a concept artist for the 1995 hit film Toy Story and has since been active in both animation and live action. He subsequently landed credits on the films including A Bug's Life (1998) and Robots (2005). He wrote the book A Day with Wilbur Robinson, which was adapted into a feature film by Disney as Meet the Robinsons (2007), having direct involvement in the film. Cuna Más funciona bajo un modelo de cogestión: El Estado otorga financiamiento y capacitación a organizaciones comunales y son los miembros de la comunidad quienes brindan los servicios del programa en la modalidad de voluntariado, recibiendo solo una propina. Esto significa que las mujeres dedicadas al cuidado de los niños en los centros de Cuna Más —conocidas como madres cuidadoras— no tienen un contrato, un sueldo o beneficios sociales. Una situación que resulta en constante cambio de personal. Feinberg, Scott (October 15, 2012). " 'Rise of the Guardians' Unveiled, Rises to Top Tier of Animated Contenders (Analysis)". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved October 17, 2012. Ramsey included a dedication to her at the end of the film, a gesture for which Joyce said he is very appreciative.

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Joyce was named by Newsweek magazine as “one of the 100 people to watch in the new millennium. His feature films, all based on his books, include Epic, Rise of the Guardians, Robots and Meet the Robinsons. His television series include the groundbreaking computer animated Rolie Polie Olie for which he was creator and showrunner. This is later confirmed by William Joyce, who said that he made it as obvious as possible, but doesn't like saying it. [4]

The second picture book in Academy Award winner William Joyce’s The Guardians of Childhood series, The Sandman tells the true story of the keeper of dreams. Daly, Helen (June 1, 2005). "HOT HOUSE: Reel FX Creative Studios Ramps Up for Animated Fare". Studio Daily . Retrieved September 11, 2011.MagpieNebula Fandoms: Six of Crows Series - Leigh Bardugo, Rise of the Guardians (2012), Guardians of Childhood - William Joyce, Shadow and Bone (TV)