William Edward Joyce ( born December 11 , 1957 ) is an American writer , illustrator , and filmmaker . His illustrations have appeared on numerous covers of '' The New Yorker '' and his paintings are displayed nationwide . For the short film '' The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore '' ( 2011 ) , Joyce won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 84th Academy Awards
84th Academy Awards
84th Academy Awards
William Joyce (writer)