''A Day with Wilbur Robinson'' is a 1990 American children's picture book (slightly expanded for a 2006 reissue) written and illustrated by

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. A film adaptation called ''

Meet the Robinsons ''Meet the Robinsons'' is a 2007 American animated science-fiction comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is based on the 1990 children's book ''A Day with Wilbur Robinson'' by William Jo ...

'' was released by

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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: Wilbur's mother * Uncles Dmitri & Spike: Wilbur's uncles who live outside * Lefty: the Robinsons'

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butler A butler is a person who works in a house serving and is a domestic worker in a large household. In great houses, the household is sometimes divided into departments, with the butler in charge of the dining room, wine cellar, and pantries, pantr ...

. * 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

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and a

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. He himself occasionally goes missing as well. * Grandmother Robinson: Wilbur's grandmother who plays the

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* Mr. Ellington: a friend of Grandfather Robinson based on

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* Mr. Armstrong: a friend of Grandfather Robinson based on

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Film adaptation

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released on March 30, 2007 a 3-D computer-animated film adaptation ''

'', directed by Stephen Anderson.

Publication data

*''A Day with Wilbur Robinson'' (HarperTrophy reprint edition, September 30, 1993) ; *''A Day with Wilbur Robinson'' (Laura Geringer, August 22, 2006) ; {{DEFAULTSORT:Day With Wilbur Robinson, A 1990 children's books American picture books Children's fiction books HarperCollins books Meet the Robinsons