A Day with Wilbur Robinson is a 1990 American children's picture book (slightly expanded for a 2006 reissue) written and illustrated by William Joyce. A loose film adaptation called Meet the Robinsons was released by Walt Disney Pictures in 2007 in the United States.
Plot summary
A Day with Wilbur Robinson follows the story of a boy who visits an unusual family and their home. While spending the day in the Robinson household, Wilbur's best friend joins in the search for Grandfather Robinson's missing false teeth and meets one wacky relative after another.
Characters
- The narrator: Wilbur Robinson's friend. He visits the home of his friend and spends all day there. He joins in the search for Grandfather Robinson and his missing false teeth and meets all the Robinson relatives.
- Wilbur Robinson: a boy who, with his friend, searches his home for Grandfather Robinson's teeth.
- Mr. Robinson: Wilbur's father
- Mrs. Robinson is Wilbur's mother
- Uncles Dmitri & Spike: Wilbur's uncles who live outside
- Lefty: the Robinsons' octopus butler.
- Carl: the Robinsons' robot
- Aunt Billie: owns a life-size train set
- Cousin Pete: has tigers for pets
- Uncle Gaston: a human cannonball
- Uncle Wormly: consorts with human-sized bugs
- Uncle Nimbus: makes it snow in the house
- Uncle Orbley : blows human-sized bubbles
- Uncle Judlow:uses a device to think deep thoughts
- Uncle Art: travels through space
- Cousin Lazlo: has an anti-gravity machine
- Tallulah Robinson:Wilbur's sister
- Blanche Robinson: Wilbur's sister who wears odd dresses
- Grandfather Robinson is Wilbur's grandfather who owns a band of singing frogs and is always missing parts like false teeth and a glass eye. He himself occasionally goes missing as well.
- Grandmother Robinson: Wilbur's grandmother who plays the saxophone
- Mr. Ellington: a friend of Grandfather Robinson based on Duke Ellington
- Mr. Armstrong: a friend of Grandfather Robinson based on Louis Armstrong
Film adaptation
Walt Disney Animation Studios released on March 30, 2007 a 3-D computer-animated film adaptation Meet the Robinsons, directed by Stephen J. Anderson.
