If you were among the summer moviegoers packing into theaters filled with excited children awaiting the start of Pixar’s Toy Story 3, then you had the pleasure of viewing Day & Night, the animated short that preceded the main feature. I know that my kids and I cracked up at the antics of these two completely opposite creatures, but I had no idea that Disney Pixar worked in conjunction with Chronicle Books to create a picture book of the same title.
Teddy Newton, the film’s director, brought the spirit of the movie to the pages of the small book Day & Night, with a narrator telling the story in brief sentences. The scenes in the book may not be exactly the same as in the animated film, but the feelings remain unchanged. While their differences spark confusion and aggression at first, they soon come to find that those very differences can be quite remarkable. Lo and behold, they also just might realize that they’re not as different as they believed.
On screen, the images were the result of a combination of 2D hand drawn animation and 3D CGI, according to the Wikipedia entry on the film Day & Night, and were bold and bright. In the book, they have an “old school” cartoon quality in my opinion, with the thick black outlines of their large eyes and noses and the simplicity of the color schemes, which is appealing in a different way.
Having seen the movie, which was the first trip to the movie theater for my two youngest, the kids all adore Day & Night. Do you think your kids would too?
Chronicle Books is offering one copy of Teddy Newton’s Day & Night, autographed to boot, to one lucky 5 Minutes for Books reader. Simply leave a comment here to be entered. (U.S. and Canada residents only), and we’ll announce the winner in our regular giveaway spot on Wednesday, 9/15.
For more fun, check out some original sketches and commentary on the making of the book Day & Night in the Chronicle Books video Behind the Scenes of Day & Night with Teddy Newton.
This giveaway is now closed.
When Dawn’s not trying to recuperate after a summer of DIY (which included the fun of bringing a toddler and preschooler to the movie theater- ACK!), she could very well be reading or blogging away at my thoughts exactly.
Oh, how very cool to make a book based on a short! 🙂
I loved the short when my husband and I saw Toy Story 3. I would love a copy of the book 🙂 Thanks for the giveaway!
Oh, this looks cute! WE love new books!
I’d love to win this!
This looks like a great book! Thanks!
I was surprised at how much my 6 yo “got it” during the movie…he’d love the book!
How cool. My kids loved the short on the Toy Story 3 movie. 🙂 Can’t wait to see it again.
I totally loved this – my kids would love the book!
How cute. I’d love to have this book.
lkish77123 at gmail dot com
I would love this. Thanks so much for the giveaway!
I love the concept (but haven’t seen Toy Story or the short).
That was a wonderful part of the movie this summer. I thought it hilarious! 😉 I’d love to win one for my boys!!!
Oh that is so cool!! We did (of course) see Toy Story 3 and I loved the little animated short Day & Night. My kids would love this. 🙂
My children and I loved this little short film! What a great idea for a book!
thanks for the opportunity-looks great!
We saw the short when we saw TS3 this summer. It took the kids a few minutes to figure out it was “Night and Day” but by the end, they had it down pat. We loved it. I’d love to see the book!
I would love to read this book with my kids! 🙂
We also saw this short in the theater this summer. I bet my kids would love the book.
This book sounds excellent for our Church after school program.
This book looks completely interesting and cute!!!
Have not seen the short yet, but it sure sounds like fun. I think my kids would luv it, thanks.
WE loved this Pixar short (and all the rest, too). I’m so happy they made this a book!
someluckydog at gmail dot com
The short was really cute on Toy Story 3. Please enter me
Congrats! You are the winner! Please email me your full name and mailing address at morninglightmama (at) gmail (dot) com. 🙂
Caroline would love this book!
My grandchildren would love this!
This was such a cute short – the book will be equally cute I’m sure.
This would be great for my granddaughter!
skkorman AT bellsouth DOT net
My son would love this.
wmmahaney(at)att(dot)net
Please count me in, cute!
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janemaritz at yahoo dot com
I’d love this book!
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Great giveaway, thanks.
would love to own this book, thanks for the chance