Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Man in the Moon | 2010 | William Joyce | N/A |
| 2 | Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King | 2011 | William Joyce | Buy |
| 3 | E. Aster Bunnymund and the Warrior Eggs at the Earth’s Core! | 2012 | William Joyce | Buy |
| 4 | The sandman the story of Sanderson Mansnoozie | 2012 | William Joyce | N/A |
| 5 | Rise of the Guardians: Made in the North Pole | 2012 | William Joyce | Buy |
| 6 | Jack Frost: with audio recording | 2015 | William Joyce | N/A |
| 7 | Toothiana, Queen of the Tooth Fairy Armies | 2012 | William Joyce | Buy |
| 8 | The Sandman and the War of Dreams | 2013 | William Joyce | Buy |
| 9 | Jack Frost: The End Becomes the Beginning | 2018 | William Joyce | Buy |
The Guardians of Childhood by William Joyce takes beloved childhood figures and weaves them into a single mythology. Beginning with The Man in the Moon (2010), the series reveals how each Guardian was chosen to protect the hopes, dreams, and wonder of children around the world.
The chapter book series includes Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King (2011), which reimagines Santa Claus as a former bandit turned protector; E. Aster Bunnymund and the Warrior Eggs at the Earth’s Core! (2012); Toothiana, Queen of the Tooth Fairy Armies (2012); and The Sandman and the War of Dreams (2013). The books blend mythology, action, and humor, and inspired the 2012 DreamWorks film Rise of the Guardians.