Draft:Guardians of Childhood Series by William Joyce

The Guardians of Childhood is a book series by William Joyce, comprising five novels and three picture books. The series' first three books were adapted into the 2012 DreamWorks film Rise of the Guardians, which Joyce served as executive producer on.

The Guardians of Childhood is classified as middle grade fantasy and is also categorized under adventure, magic, and fairy tales. The series follows a young girl named Katherine from the magical village of Santoff Claussen and her journey as she saves the world from Pitch Black with her fellow Guardians, St. Nicholas North (Santa Claus), E. Aster Bunnymund (the Easter Bunny), Toothiana (the Tooth Fairy), The Sandman, and Jack Frost. The picture books follow the wider narrative of the Man in the Moon, Jack Frost and Sandman.

Books
Joyce is also the illustrator of the black and white drawings included in both the paperback and hardcover editions of the novels. The illustrations are stylistically drawn to portray a sense of whimsicalness reminiscent of childhood daydreams. They are all drawn in black and white and are often found at the start of each of the books as a character directory. Additionally the images are spread throughout the entire novel, often found in the corners of pages. Or in the middle of the novel, covering almost the entirety of some of the pages. Specific examples can be seen in "The Sandman and the War of the Dreams". There are often illustrations of objects as well, whimsical artifacts in the book drawn in a more dreamlike nature compared to the reality counterpart.
 * The Man in the Moon
 * Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King
 * E. Aster Bunnymund and the Warrior Eggs at the Earth's Core! 
 * Toothiana: Queen of the Tooth Fairy Armies
 * The Sandman: The Story of Sanderson Mansnoozie
 * The Sandman and the War of Dreams
 * Jack Frost
 * Jack Frost: The End Becomes the Beginning