| A Day with Wilbur Robinson | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | William Joyce |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Children's picture book |
| Publisher | HarperTrophy |
| Publication date | 1990 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
| Pages | 29 pp |
| ISBN | 0-06-443339-0 |
| OCLC Number | 30559641 |
A Day with Wilbur Robinson is a 1990 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.
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A Day With Wilbur Robinson follows the story of a boy (13 years old) 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.
Walt Disney Animation Studios released on March 30, 2007 a 3-D computer-animated film adaptation Meet the Robinsons, directed by Stephen J. Anderson.
The film contains a scene in the second act that follows the plot of the original book closely, while the rest of story was built for the film itself.
In the film, the elementary school Lewis attends is named as a tribute to the author, William Joyce. It is switched around to Joyce Williams Elementary School.