The Guardians of Childhood

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The Guardians of Childhood is a children's book series by William Joyce that reimagines legendary figures like Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, and the Sandman as heroic protectors of children's dreams and imaginations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf children's book series
fantasy book series
adaptationDistributor Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED
adaptationStudio DreamWorks Animation NERFINISHED
adaptationType animated feature film
adaptedInto Rise of the Guardians NERFINISHED
author William Joyce NERFINISHED
basedOn folklore
holiday legends
mythology
centralConflict Guardians versus Pitch Black
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator William Joyce NERFINISHED
depicts origin stories of legendary figures
featuresCharacter E. Aster Bunnymund NERFINISHED
Nicholas St. North NERFINISHED
Pitch Black NERFINISHED
Sanderson Mansnoozie NERFINISHED
Sandman NERFINISHED
Santa Claus NERFINISHED
Tooth Fairy NERFINISHED
Toothiana NERFINISHED
firstPublicationCentury 21st century
focusesOn legendary figures as guardians
franchise Rise of the Guardians franchise NERFINISHED
genre children's fantasy
hasPart E. Aster Bunnymund and the Warrior Eggs at the Earth's Core! NERFINISHED
Jack Frost (The Guardians of Childhood) NERFINISHED
Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King NERFINISHED
The Man in the Moon NERFINISHED
The Sandman and the War of Dreams NERFINISHED
Toothiana, Queen of the Tooth Fairy Armies NERFINISHED
illustrator William Joyce NERFINISHED
intendedReadingLevel middle grade
language English
medium illustrated novels
picture books
narrativeStyle third-person narrative
notableAntagonist Pitch Black NERFINISHED
publisher Atheneum Books for Young Readers NERFINISHED
setting fantastical version of Earth
targetAudience children
theme heroism
imagination
protection of children's dreams

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Rise of the Guardians basedOn The Guardians of Childhood