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A review by trish204
Jack Frost by William Joyce
5.0
The third of the (so far) three picture books about the Guardians of Childhood. Jack Frost seems to be the latest addition (although Mother Goose is mentioned and I haven't seen a book about her yet) but one I was looking forward to immensely ever since watching the movie The Guardians.
William Joyce seems to take myths and tales from around the world (which has already been clear after reading his version of Santa Clause) so this Russian character full of playful joy could not be left out - especially since these stories are perfect for Christmas and if you ask me, Christmas should always be cold and frosty and snowy-white.
As I said before, this is one of the picture book so it focuses on the art rather than the story. The story is still there of course, but since it's aimed at younger children there is not too much text/detail. I therefore hope that we'll get the novel about Jack Frost as well!
Nevertheless, this book, like the other previous ones, is a true gem. The art is superb and I'm especially happy about that because the author is the artist. Apparently he even started out with just a few questions from his now deceased daughter (William Joyce doesn't have much luck in his private life it seems) and illustrations he drew up for her and her brother. The stories came a bit later.
The difference in the art here is that there are less swirls. When Jack Frost was Nightlight, they were there of course, but the transformation had to be made clear I think. So Jack was "grounded" and therefore has less of the orbital swirls that The Sandman has too. It's one of many nice little details that make each and every character unique.
William Joyce seems to take myths and tales from around the world (which has already been clear after reading his version of Santa Clause) so this Russian character full of playful joy could not be left out - especially since these stories are perfect for Christmas and if you ask me, Christmas should always be cold and frosty and snowy-white.
As I said before, this is one of the picture book so it focuses on the art rather than the story. The story is still there of course, but since it's aimed at younger children there is not too much text/detail. I therefore hope that we'll get the novel about Jack Frost as well!
Nevertheless, this book, like the other previous ones, is a true gem. The art is superb and I'm especially happy about that because the author is the artist. Apparently he even started out with just a few questions from his now deceased daughter (William Joyce doesn't have much luck in his private life it seems) and illustrations he drew up for her and her brother. The stories came a bit later.
The difference in the art here is that there are less swirls. When Jack Frost was Nightlight, they were there of course, but the transformation had to be made clear I think. So Jack was "grounded" and therefore has less of the orbital swirls that The Sandman has too. It's one of many nice little details that make each and every character unique.