Disney Books

This book is a gem of a find. Anyone who enjoys reading "Trip Reports" about Walt Disney World (or Vegas) will find this to be a very intertaining and enjoyable read.

If you have ever been to Walt Disney World in Florida this is the souvenir you want to document your trip. If it happened to you, it probably happened to Shari and Mike, but they made it seem funny and put it to paper. Hide all those little Disney hotel soaps so the housekeeping staff would bring more? yup. Think that Splash Mountain song is telling you to show something naughty? yup. Have a great time at Disneyquest? Well, you will just have to read this book.

And then there is Las Vegas. Read about the waiter who didn't know to quit when he was ahead. Ever been on Manhattan Express? Ever wish you hadn't?

Plus tips, reviews, planning info and much more. This book is huge and well worth the price. It's fun and funny, well written and informative, easy to read and hard to put down. I have been to Disney World hundreds of times and I still learned a thing or two, and was entertained along the way. If you are going for the first time, read this book to learn what you are in for.

This book is a souvenir for everyone who has gone to Walt Disney World and was too lazy to write it all down.

This is a great book for beginning readers or girls who love Disney Princesses. It is a collection of 5 Step into Reading Books, into 1 book. My daughter has read these books at the library and loves them, so she really loves this collection with all of the princesses in it.

This Princess Story Collection is a nice way to add to your collection of Step into Reading books in an inexpensive way. I reqested this book from my local library to see what books were included. I am now here to purchase it for my daughter. It is a nice collection of 5 of the Step into Reading Early Readers. You get five Disney Princess books for the retail price of two if purchased individually.

The books included are:
"Cinderella's Countdown To The Ball" Step 1,
"Friends For A Princess" (Snow White) Step 1,
"A Pony For A Princess" (Belle) Step 2,
"Surprise For A Princess" (Sleeping Beauty or Briar Rose in this book) Step 2,
and finally "A Pet For A Princess" (Jasmine) Step 2.

I just wish Ariel was included in this collection as she is my daughter's favorite but she still loves the other princesses as well. She is only 4 and can't yet read them on her own but they are subjects that interest her. These books have one to two sentences per page and after I read a page I have her point out to me one of the words I read and have her either tell me what it starts with or how to spell it. She enjoys this.

My first grade son also enjoys the Step Into Reading books as well and they help encourage him to read.

The Step Into Reading books have lots of books on the latest movies my kids enjoy so it is fun for them to "read" about subjects that already interest them.

There is a Disney/Pixar Step Into Reading Story Collection to be released in August 2008. I hope they make more of these collections. I hope this information has been helpful.

Excellent soundtrack to the 1991 movie inspired by the book. This audio cassette is a MUST HAVE for Walt Disney fans.

Ever wanted a GREAT story for children? Well when you do I HIGHLY recommend this book! Its a wonderful book for all ages from 4-504! You'll love this book!!

I am buying my second copy because the first one finally wore out after many car trips. I gave this to my 2 year old when she had croup and had to go to the hospital. She decorated her oxygen tent over and over with the stickers! She continued to read and play with it in the car for several months after.

Being a big Rolie fan anyway, my daughter (2 years old) was so excited to get her new sticker book. She has had it for over a month now and still has plenty of stickers to place throughout the book, which is a big plus for a 2-year old. I highly recommend this product to anyone who likes Rolie and who likes their child to have a lot of fun with stickers. I know my daughter (and myself) enjoying playing "stickers."

I read this to our son, sadly, after he "out grew" these books, they were passed on. Happily, after searching all over I found these treasures on Amazon and now have a new collection for our beautiful grand daughter to enjoy.

this book is so darling & was my favorite storybook as a child. i even named my first puppy scamp after the puppy in this book. i am now 40 & am so excited to have found this book to read to my own kids.

The book was just like the movie but skipped some parts but had the best parts in it. The pictures were very colorful.

i have the book n it is the best book ever made u all should read it also that it is harlarious everytime i read a chapter i am laughing so hard ! tht i can't even hear anything!

I love this book. If you are someone who loves the Sleeping Beauty story, it's a must. The book itself is sturdy in hardback, and worth the investment. Rackham's artwork is funny, done in the silhouette style of black and white cut-out, enhanced with red and green inks for dramatic effect. It takes on a timeless look, reminding me of the end of the summer season. C.S. Evens tells the story in the fullest detail you will find, stretching it to 11 chapters. This is the romantic version, and talks nothing of wicked mothers or babies getting eaten up by ogres! Instead, this story begins with the princess's parents and the frog; it details the jobs of the servants and what goes in the castle, the 12 good fairies and the mad one... The curse. The advice of the wizards, the destruction of the spinning wheels, the princess growing up, and the demise of the curse's reign. Of course, there are MANY princes that attempt to break the curse, but only ONE makes it through!

Arthur Rackham not only excelled at creating full color illustrations; he also was an unrivalled master at the art of the silhouette. In this reprinted children's classic, Rackham lavishly illustrates C.S. Evan's intricate retelling of the Sleeping Beauty story with one amazing silhouette after another. One of my favorite illustrations when I was a child was a fabulous two-page cross-section of Sleeping Beauty's palace, including such great details as slumbering cats, doves, scullery maids, the king and queen on their thrones, and of course the princess in her high tower. It never ceases to impress me how much a masterful artist like Rackham could communicate just with beautifully crafted graphic shapes alone- and remember, just because something's not in color, doesn't mean it's not good! Highly recommended!

My daughter loves Snow White so I am happy to see anything where she is by herself instead of all the princesses together. This is a cute book that is sparkly, simple, and cute. My 4 year old daughter loves it.

My 3-year old daughter was thrilled with this book! She loves Snow White, but didn't like the original story at all (because of the "mean old witch" as she called her). If you don't like the violence of the original Snow White story, or if your child is scared of the witch, this is a very cute alternative. It's become a bedtime favorite at our house!

The band stops to visit Fi's aunt and cousins while at their theater. Fi's cousins , Miranda and Maggie, are fans of Fi's site. They take Fi on a tour of the place. While they are watching the rehearsal for the play, Fi spots a book her aunt is using as a prop on the stage. Miranda and Maggie notice her looking at it and pick it up and give it to Fi thinking she is a witch too. Fi opens the book to find an array of spells and in play to pretend to turn Jack into a frog. Just read the book to find out what will happen next...

The band stops to visit Fi's aunt and cousins while at their theater. Fi's cousins , Miranda and Maggie, are fans of Fi's site. They take Fi on a tour of the place. While they are watching the rehearsal for the play, Fi spots a book her aunt is using as a prop on the stage. Miranda and Maggie notice her looking at it and pick it up and give it to Fi thinking she is a witch too. Fi opens the book to find an array of spells and in play to pretend to turn Jack into a frog. Just read the book to find out what will happen next...

This was the first book I read on my own, around age 4. I took it every where with me and read it till the binding came undone. Unfortunatley, my dad gave the book away when I was 12. I wish I still had it! It was the book version of the seqeunce from the Fantasia movie starring mickey mouse. I wish I still had this book. It would bring back so many happy memories!

IN A NUTSHELL: IF YOU HAVE SEEN FANTASIA YOU KNOW THIS BOOK

This is essentially a set of storyboards that depict the 'Sorcerer's Apprentice" segment of 'Fantasia' and 'Fantasia 2000'. Words are added to describe the action, unlike the animated counterpart in Fantasia, and their is a little preamble about Mickey's duties for the Sorcerer which are not actually in the animated version, but are implied. In this preamble Mickey is shown "doing all the work" -- "he chopped the wood", "he swept the floor", "he carried the water from the well". This preamble ends very neatly with Mickey thinking aloud, "if I had that hat I would never have to work again". In essence, this addition gives a motive for Mickey's actions which we have all seen in 'Fantasia'.

The rest of the book essentially follows the events of the animated segment, like a collection of storyboards with descriptions given to them. The other difference from the animated version is the end, which in 'Fantasia' shows the annoyed Sorcerer smacking Mickey in the back-side with his broom. In this book meant for young readers this little piece of humorous violence is sensibly replaced with the Sorcerer taking his hat back with a scowl and Mickey contritely going back to the work he had sought to avoid.

BOTTOM LINE: ATTENTION GRABBING READER THAT KIDS KEEP GOING BACK TO

With the exception of 'Dumbo', this 'Sorcerer's Apprentice' is the book [from the Wonderful World of Disney book club] most likely to get a youngsters attention, repeatedly. Although this storybook can't compare with the incredible visual experience of Fantasia, it is so reminiscent of it that kids do seem to be drawn to it and often. Often enough for them to start reading it -- hopefully, after it has been read to them.

A GOOD BOOK SERIES - STILL AVAILABLE

This entire series is pretty good and still available from many sellers for a reasonable price. Many public libraries also have this and the other members of this series {'Disney's Wonderful World of Reading', club) available for loan.