Collect Jack Frost Drafted By William Joyce E-Text

I was expecting too much from this volume, the third book on the “Guardians” that inspired the Rise of the Guardians film, but while the illustrations were just as beautiful as the previous two, the accompanying narrative didnt have the same power.
After seeing the film, this was the particular book that I really wanted to read, and the character that most interested me, but the story included here just wasnt quite as magical as the other two.
So, if you're a fan of the Rise of the Guardians movie, this is going to throw you a bit, The books and the movie, at this point, may need to be considered separate universes, Rather than Jack Frost being the spirit of a child who died saving his sister, he's sort of the second form of Nightlight, the protector of the Man in the Moon.


But, if you ignore the connection to the movie and focus just on the quality of the book, it's, . . okay. The

artwork in this series is phenomenal, full of little details and striking color choices, You could easily frame some of the pages for decoration in your child's room,

However, the plot is a bit too complex for most children's books, I'm not entirely sure which market this is best suited to, Fans of the movies would be, as I said, disappointed, The book is way too textheavy for young listeners and early readers, And the plot of the series is convoluted enough that those reading it just because it looks pretty might be disappointed,

But, despite that issue, the book is still SO PRETTY that I think evening it out to a fourstar is acceptable, Impulse grab at the library,

Some, but not all, of the illustrations are gorgeous, But stitching them together to present a concept doesn't count as a publishable book, Ok, this is Jack. Yep. Now what So what And the scene of the battle with Pitch, well, wow, one climactic scene, no story, . . and the design is cribbed straight out of Hook amp Pan and is also akin to Vader amp Luke, so, yeah, it's been done,

So, I'm looking at others' reviews, . .

Ok, I get it now, This is part of a 'series' by someone into visual media for fans, Onestar rating stands as it's deceitful to present this as a standalone,

Nevermind. I wasn't particularly pleased with the previous two books in Joyce's Guardians of Childhood series, barring the fantastic artwork, but this one was a much stronger book, Obviously Joyce is riffing on the Peter Pan story some of the language is eerily familiar, as is the tone, but this actually works in his favour because it feels like a story that readers have already heard and loved from their childhood.


The character of Jack Frost was quite a bit different in the film that goes with this series, but I like this origin story just as much since it makes sense when paired with the tale of the Man in the Moon.
We heard in his book about the battle between the Nightmare King, but we didn't hear anything about his character, This book answer that question, and gives Jack Frost a clear place in the mythology of the world protecting the children of Earth the same way he did the Man in the Moon before he grew up.
This book is wonderful. The illustrations are beautiful and tie into the Rise of the Guardians movie that you may have seen, But it's the story of Jack Frost slightly different from that in the movie and how he became the Jack Frost we know, While reading the book you really feel for Jack when he loses his way, and you feel very happy when the Man in the Moon helps him remember, It's just a beautiful story with beautiful illustrations, William Joyce captured the essence of who Jack Frost is perfectly in this book, I adore seeing how Jack Frost came to be in this world, I love the art for all three picture books and the story is whimsical and beautiful, I highly recommend you read this picture book series, It's amazing! Origins story similar to the movie, but still very different, I really liked it. the illustrations were beautiful and vivid, while the story itself was pleasant After what feels like forever, I have finally read this book, I didn't expect this to be an illustrated book but it was a fun and quick read, Both the story and the illustrations were amazing, I'll be reading the actual Jack Frost novel next!

Some ramblings from the past before this book was even announced or published:

EDIT:
YAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!
FINALLY, Our prayers have been answered! :D



PLEASE LET IT BE JACK FROST

PLEASE LET IT BE JACK FROST

PLEASE LET IT BE JACK FROST

PLEASE LET IT BE JACK FROST



and I just saw this on tumblr so my feelings are all heightened!!!



Jack be nimble,

Jack be quick,

Jack forgot to check if the ice was thick.


Emma was still,

Emma was late,

Emmas brother is now part of the lake,

Time has passed,

Time has gone,

Time brought Jack back wrong,

He was solemn,

He was brave,

He left his coat on Emmas grave,

Emma was sad,

Emma was scared,

But she knew inside that Jack really cared,

Jack was lost,

Jack had forgot,

That he had a story before the plot,

Jack had wondered,

Jack had fought,

Jack had remembered what he had forgot,

I hope you dream,

I hope you wonder,

I hope you have fun because this is done,

Keep believing everyone,

Jack be fearless,

Jack be bold,

Jack drowned when he wasyears old,



Of the three, this is my least favorite but that might be my fondness for the movie story for Jack, Still, the art is amazing and it's a good story, Perfect little book!! The story is different from the one of Nightlight in the Guardians' books but it is still magical, dreamy, beautiful!
The illustrations are magnificent, the details took my breath away.
I always feel calm and happy reading Joyce's books and the wonderful illustrations complete the magic,
I feel so good right now, I can't stop smiling! I will read it again and again, I will become one with it and it will help me get through everything! This is a very gorgeous book, the pictures are really amazing, the only thing that I didn't like was the story by itself.
We know for the summary that Nightlight somehow is actually known as Jack Frost, but the way the author did it makes me think that there's missing something, maybe it's because this is just the illustration book and maybe in the next novel of the guardians all our questions will be revealed.

I know that this is a childrens book, maybe that's why I'm being a bit irrational at asking more details or coherency, but I still love these series, love these books and I love how the author makes my inner child to feel happy while reading.


Next part is spoiler of the series and movie, proceed with caution,
The way Nightlight is written on the novels is really amazing and the way Jack Frost was portrayed at the movie was amazing as well, I never would have thought that they are the same person, I was actually hoping that Jack was somewhat related to Mary Katherine and Nightlight, maybe his son Since at bookwe know that Nighlight loses his powers, or at least that's implied.
The way this story tells how Nightlight fell from the sky and was frozen in the pond makes the whole flashback from Jack Frost at the movie to seem irreal.
Unless you tell me that Jack's sister was really Mary Katherine, but that's highly improbable, Supposedly the books and the movie are both canon but I just can't see how this is canon and not making any different the story, I really hope to have some questions cleared when the fifth novel comes out, But that's just my fangirlism speaking, .stars

I was a tad thrown when I started reading this only to discover that Jack Overland Frost was none other than Nightlight!

I do prefer the film's version of Jack Frost better.
But it was nice that Nightlight finally took his place as a Guardian after his years of service and care for the Man in the Moon and Katherine,

The art was vivid and detailed, .