This animation makes me feel all smiley and growy like watching a sepia toned movie on a rainy Sunday afternoon. In 2011 it won Best Animated Short Film at the Oscars, so you may have come across this little gem before but even if you have, you should just watch it again. If your job is in books, I like to think this counts as work... as does the Daily Mail sidebar of shame - it's RESEARCH.
To give you a little bit of background info and credit the brilliant people behind it, 'The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore' is a short animated film directed by American's William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg. The film was originally made to showcase Joyce and Oldenburg's the quality of the work coming out of their studios, Moonbot Studios in Louisiana. Winning an Academy Award I think probably secured them a little recognition... they later went on to create DreamWorks' Rise of the Guardians.
The studio's Louisiana roots are evident in this touching story which starts with Mr. Lessmore writing his memoir in the French Quarter of New Orleans before trouble hits.
Enjoy, friends!
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