Zootopia. Moana. Frozen. This isn’t just a list of recent Disney animated hits. It’s also a list of just a few of the films that animator Benson Shum has worked on in his career with Walt Disney Animation Studios. But … Continue reading Animator, Artist, Author – A Few Questions with Benson Shum
Remember when Mary Blair did artwork for Little Golden Books? Or Eyvind Earle? Or John Hench? Or Retta Scott Worcester? Some of the Disney animation greats not only worked on the films, but also on the adaptations for Little Golden … Continue reading Disney Artists Continue Tradition – Artist Showcase Books for Children
The best book of the series. Melissa de la Cruz has written all three books in the Descendants series and she keeps getting better. Already a talented writer and #1 New York Times Bestselling Author, she crafts a story in … Continue reading Rise of the Isle of the Lost – What Happened After Descendants?
Setting a new standard in quality! While the stage play itself is said to be spectacular, the book by Disney Press which chronicles the journey from screen to stage is one of the most beautiful Broadway books ever. Covered in … Continue reading From Screen to Stage, Aladdin: A Whole New World
What would a guide to life for newborns look like? No need to wonder any longer since Mo Willems just made one. A board book for babies (say that three times fast), Mo’s book Welcome: A Mo Willems Guide for … Continue reading Mo Willems Wants to Say “Welcome!”
What do you dream about for your children? I don’t know if Matthew Cordell’s Dream is a book for children or their parents. Probably both. While the beautiful pictures are sure to capture the imagination of any child who looks … Continue reading Dream – A Picture Book About the Dreams We Have For Our Children
Best. Star Wars. Book. EVER! I really don’t know what to do now that I’ve finished Thrawn. I guess just hope Timothy Zahn can create lightning three times? The Thrawn trilogy, beginning with the widely-renowned book Heir to the Empire, … Continue reading Could Thrawn Get Any Better?
What defines us as human beings? What is it that shapes our lives and our essence? Jennifer Donnelly, the author of Lost In A Book, tackles these questions in her new book centered in the Beauty and the Beast story. Based … Continue reading Love and Death, Who Wins? – Interview With Jennifer Donnelly
In the long standing feud between Love and Death, who will win? Belle is caught in the middle of these two elemental forces as they play a deadly game to answer this very question. Lost In A Book, written by New … Continue reading Love, Death, And Everything In-Between – Lost In A Book
More than just another “The Art of…” book, Tale As Old As Time represents the best of what this genre should be. Providing far more than an array of concept art with minimal narrative, Tale As Old As Time delves … Continue reading Tale As Old As Time…With A Fresh New Look
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