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내 친구 윌버 로빈슨의 집은 놀러가기에는 정말 최고로 좋은 집이에요. 난 지금 윌버의 집으로 가고 있어요. 문가의 화분에 있는 쌍둥이 삼촌 드미트리와 스파이크에게 인사를 하자 항상 그랬듯이 노크도 하기 전에 윌버가 문을 열어줍니다. 윌버의 집과 가족들은 평범함과는 거리가 아주 멉니다. 집안에 있는 기차 선로에 있는 빌리 숙모, 사촌 페트는 커다란 고양이들과 걷고 있어요. 정원에서는 로빈슨 부부가 로봇들과 함께 할아버지가 잃어버린 이빨을 찾고 있습니다. 각종 기계 장치와 특이한 소품들이 가득 있는 윌버의 집에서는 또 어떤 일이 일어나고 있을까요?...

1940년대 광고 아트에서 사용했던 기법으로 그림을 그렸습니다. 특히 헤어스타일, 복장, 로봇 모양까지도 동시대의 복고 스타일을 반영해서 내용과 어울리는 특이한 느낌을 줍니다.

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What is 하드커버? 양장본이라고도 불리우며, 표지가 단단한 판지로 만들어진 책입니다. 판지를 천이나 가죽으로 감싸기도 합니다. 책의 속지는 일반적으로 중성처리된 종이(Acid-free paper)를 사용해서 잘 변질이 되지 않기 때문에 오랫동안 보관하기에 적합합니다. 이 종류의 책은 더스트 재킷, 또는 더스트 커버로 불리는 표지덮개가 함께 있는 경우가 많습니다. 간혹 내부 속지가 콩기름 코팅이 된 경우 고약한 냄새가 나는 책도 있습니다.

하드커버책입니다.






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Edition: Hardcover: 40 pages
ISBN-10: 1481489518
ISBN-13: 978-1481489515
책 크기: 26.2 cm x 26 cm



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Book Description
No need to knock, just step right in. You're just in time to two-step with Grandfather Robinson and his dancing frog band. Cousin Laszlo is demonstrating his new antigravity device. And Uncle Art's flying saucer is parked out back.
It seems like all the Robinson relatives are here, so be prepared. And keep your head down...Uncle Gaston is testing out the family cannon.


Washington Post
... this may be the best picture book of the year ...


Publisher's Weekly
Dinosaur Bob fans should rejoice: in his latest work, Joyce pulls out all the stops and introduces the weirdest family since his Lazardo clan. A young narrator, going to see his best friend Wilbur, remarks, ``His house is the greatest place to visit.'' Readers soon see why. Wilbur's large household includes an aunt whose train set is life-sized, an uncle who shares his ``deep thoughts'' (``Mississippi spelled with o 's . . . would be Mossossoppo !'') and a grandfather who trains a dancing frog band. There's not much in the way of formal plot here--save a slight mystery involving Grandfather's missing false teeth--but Joyce's wonderfully strange paintings abound with hilarious, surprising details and leave the impression that a lot has happened. A visit to the Robinsons' is a bit overwhelming (as the narrator says, ``I was kind of sad to leave, but I was ready to go home for a while''), but it's a trip children will want to make again and again.


Children's Literature
Who stole Grandfather's teeth? Was it Uncle Gaston, the cannon sitter, Carl, the family's robot, Uncle Judlow wearing his brain augmentor, or Cousin Laslo with his anti-gravity device? Spend A Day with Wilber Robinson and his weird, non-conformist family to find out where Grandfather's teeth can be. Author/illustrator William Joyce claims this is a thickly disguised account of his own childhood.


School Library Journal
The Robinson's house is not like anyone else's because Wilbur's family is not like any other. The slim plot that involves Wilbur and his visiting friend looking for Grandfather's lost false teeth is just a device to introduce the wonderfully weird family members. Most of the jokes are only in the pictures, while the restrained, slightly tongue-in-cheek text provides a satisfying contrast. The text states that Aunt Billie is playing with her train set, Cousin Pete is walking the cats, and Uncle Art has just arrived from abroad, but the trains are shown as full sized, the cats are tigers, and Uncle Art is stepping out of a flying saucer. The illustrative style is reminiscent in both color and form of 1940s advertising art. Many details such as hairstyles, clothing, and even a robot seem influenced by that period. In keeping with the advertising look, the layout is open and spacious. Although the figures often appear frozen in a pose, even when gesticulating, and the two boys are mainly passive observers except in a close-up of a wild pillow fight, the imaginative details and the changing perspectives keep the pictures interesting. Children may not realize that the dancing frogs are watching Fred Astaire movies or that sister has a model of the Empire State building for a headdress--these jokes are for adults--but they will enjoy the imaginative play and delight in filling in the text.


From Booklist
Each family is odd is in its own way, but none is as eccentric as young Wilbur Robinson's. Joyce expands on his 1990 title just in time for the story's film adaptation, Meet the Robinsons, next year. The basic story is the same: Wilbur's best friend describes a visit to the Robinson house, which begins when a giant octopus opens the door. New spreads include images of an uncle who throws snowballs and dinosaurs lounge poolside (the time machine was left on). The endpapers and cover have also been redesigned. As in the original, the real fun is in the tension between the deadpan words and the fantastical pictures: "It's kind of dull around here today," says Wilbur as a giant locomotive steams through the hall and an uncle shoots himself from a cannon. Save this for small groups, which will most appreciate the wondrous visual details.