Annotated bibliography of Disney reference books
Aberg, Lasse (editor): Abergs Musseum (catalog) published by Fisher & Co. 1996.
An excellent catalog in book format of a Disneyana exhibit held in Sweden in 1996. Not a lot of unknown items but a really nice book for "completists".
Adamson, Joe: Byron Haskin published by The Scarecrow Press; 1984.
A long oral history with the director of Disney's Treasure Island. An excellent read.
Adler, Arthur C. "Buddy": Walt Disney's Garage of Dreams published by Theme Park Press; 2014.
I love the fact that this book deals not just with the history of Walt's Garage, Adler's acquisition of same, etc., but also with the inner workings of Disney corporate in the 1970s.
Aicardi, Gianluca: Pixar Inc. Storia della Disney del Terzo Millennio published by Tunue; 2007.
In Italian. Nothing new.
Alcorn, Steve; Green, David: Building A Better Mouse published by Lulu Books; 2007.
A former Imagineer shares his memories about the creation of Epcot's Electronic designs.
Alcorn, Steve: Theme Park Design: Behind The Scenes With An Engineer published by CreateSpace; 2010.
A weak book from a good author.
Alguire, Danny: Dust Bowl to Disney - The Lost Memoir of Danny Alguire published by BearManor Media; 2022.
The autobiography of a Disney artist and member of the Firehouse 5+2.
Allan, Robin: Walt Disney
and Europe published by Indiana University Press and John Libbey & Co. Ltd; 1999.
Robin is one of the most respected European Disney historians. His name has appeared in
countless Disney books and his thesis is a masterpiece, full of new interviews and
documents. His book is even better than the thesis. Extremely well written, superbly illustrated, this is an absolute must have for any serious Disney historian.
Aloff, Mindy: Hippo in a Tutu: Dancing in Disney Animation published by Disney Editions; 2009.
Well researched. An extremely interesting book, at times difficult to read.
Alterocca, Bona: W. Disney - Il re dei cartoni animati published by
Mursia; 1972.
An other flat biography of Walt. Nothing new. Written in Italian.
Amendola, Dana: All Aboard: The Wonderful World of Disney Trains published by Disney Editions; 2015.
Full of exciting visual and text surprises.
Amidi, Amid: Cartoon Modern: Style and Design in 1950s Animation published by Chronicle Books; 2006.
This book, while not all about Disney,is a must-have due to the wealth of information about quasi-unknown Disney artists that it contains. Highly recommended.
Amidi, Amid: The Art of Pixar Short Films published by Chronicle Books; 2008.
This book is a pure delight.
Amidi, Amid: The Art of Pixar: 25th Anniv.: The Complete Color Scripts and Select Art from 25 Years of Animation published by Chronicle Books; 2011.
Beautiful book with very little text.
ANAF: Portfolio Giorgio Cavazzano published by ANAF; 1995.
This splendid portfolio contains beautiful works by the Italian master of Disney comics as
well as an interesting introduction. Nice piece for collectors. The introduction is in
Italian.
Andersen, Hans Christian; Slater, Teddy: The Emperor's Nightingale
(Disney Archives) published by Disney Press; 1992.
A nice book publishing for the first time never seen before conceptual artwork done for
the never released short.
Andersen, Hans Christian; Lewin, Simon: The Steadfast Tin Soldier
(Disney Archives) published by Disney Press; 1991.
A nice book publishing for the first time never seen before conceptual artwork done for
the never released short.
Anderson, Paul F.: The Davy Crockett Craze
published by R&G Productions; 1996.
An absolute must-have for Davy Crockett enthusiasts and for Disney historians. Paul F.
Anderson is editor of Persistence of Vision, by
far the best magazine in existence about the history of Disney.
Anderson, Paul F.: Jack of All Trades: Conversations with Disney Legend Ken Anderson published by Theme Park Press; 2017.
Finally!
Anderson, Ken: Nessie and the Little Blind Boy of
Loch Ness published by Laughter Publications, Inc.; 1992.
The last story Ken Anderson (one of Disney's most talented artists) wrote and illustrated
before his untimely death. A really nice book, although not officially from or about
Disney.
Anderson, Ross: Pulling a Rabbit Out of a Hat: The Making of Roger Rabbit published by University Press of Mississippi; 2019.
Well researched but not always easy to read.
Anderson, Stephen: Disney In-Between: The Lost Years 1966-1986 published by The Old Mill Press; 2024.
One of the best Disney history books of 2024.
Andor, Lajta: Walt Disney published by MFTI; 1960.
The first biography of Walt in Hungarian.
Andrae, Thomas: Carl Barks and the Disney Comic Book: Unmasking the Myth of Modernity published by University of Mississippi Press; 2006.
The quality of Thomas´research is excellent. This book is a must have for Barks enthusiasts.
Andrews, Julie: Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years published by Hachette Books; 2019.
Complete with her memories about the making of Mary Poppins.
Annakin, Ken: So you wanna be a director? published by Tomahawk Press; 2001.
The fascinating autobiography of the director of 4 of Disney's best live-action movies. A "must read" if the subject interests you.
Antier, Edwige: Fan de Disney published by Hachette; 1998.
A fun book written in French about what your kids learn from a psychological point of view
in the Disney universe. Only for real completists.
Antier, Edwige: Pourquoi les Enfants Aiment Mickey ? published by
Eshel; 1998.
A cute book of psychology for parents. Not worth a lot. Written in French.
Apeldoorn, Ger; Schuddeboom, Bas: 70 Yaar Een Vroluk Weekblad published by Museum of Comic Art; 2022.
A wonderful exhibition catalog (in Dutch).
Apgar, Garry: A Mickey Mouse Reader published by University Press of Mississippi; 2014.
A very important book. Long overdue.
Apgar, Garry: Mickey Mouse: Emblem of the American Spirit published by Walt Disney Family Foundation Press; 2015.
One of the most important books of 2015. A "must-have."
Ariès; Paul: Disneyland - Le Royaume Desenchanté published by Editions Golias; 2002.
A perfectly uninteresting and negative book about Disneyland Paris. Written in French.
Armstrong, Jennifer: Why? Because We Still Like You: An Oral History of the Mickey Mouse Club published by Grand Central Publishing; 2010.
I love oral histories and therefore enjoy this book immensly.
Arnoidi, Z.M.: Jizn i Skazki Wolta Disneia; 1967.
The first biography of Walt written in Russian.
Arnold, Mark: Frozen in Ice published by BearManor Media; 2013.
Extremely disappointing. Just a collection of synopses.
Asenin, Sergei: Uolt Disnei published by Iskusstvo; 1995.
The second biography of Walt written in Russian.
Ashman, Howard: The New Mickey Mouse Club published by Grosset & Dunlap; 1977.
Atlantis - The Illustrated Script published by Hyperion; June 2001.
This "work in progress" script is illustrated using pre-production artwork.
Aubron, Hervé: Génie de Pixar published by Capricci Editions; 2011.
Uninteresting. Written in French.
Ault, Donald: Carl Barks: Conversations published by University Press of Mississippi; 2003.
A long series of interviews that has already become THE reference on the Duck Man.
Bacher, Hans: Dream Worlds published by Focal Press; 2007.
Hans' book about production design in animation. Considering the amazing talent of Hans Bacher and the work he did on such beautiful movies as Mulan, it's no wonder that this book is already a must have for serious animation enthusiasts.
Badino, Sergio: Conversazione con Carlo Chendi published by Tunue; 2006.
An excellent book for Italian Disney comic book fans.
Badino, Sergio; Caci, Davide: Omaggio a Carlo Chendi. 75... e non sentirli! published by Tunué; 2008.
A great homage to Italian Disney comic book scenarist Carlo Chendi. Written in Italian.
Baham, Jeff: DoomBuggies.com Presents the Secrets of Disney's Haunted Mansion published by Lulu Books; 2006.
If you have the book by Jason Surrell about the Haunted Mansion, this one is not really necessary.
Bailey, Adrian: Walt Disney's
World of Fantasy published by Paper Tiger; 1982.
The text is not the most interesting one can find, however some of the photographs will
make you like it.
Bain, David; Harris, Bruce: Mickey Mouse - Fifty Happy Years published by Harmony Books; 1977.
Ballard, Donald W.: The Disneyland Hotel: The Early Years 1954 - 1988 published by Ape Pen Publishing; 2005.
A very nice book about the Disneyland Hotel and all of its details.
Ballard, Don: Disneyland Hotel 1954-1959: The Little Motel in the Middle of the Orange Grove published by Don Ballard; 2011.
Full of astounding documents, photographs and information. A "must-have".
Ballard, Don: The End of the Original Disneyland Hotel published by Don Ballard; 2019.
Too short.
Bancroft, Tom: The Art of Disney's Dragons published by Disney Editions; 2016.
A nice little book with almost no text but great illustrations.
Bancroft, Tony: Directing for Animation: Behind the Scenes with Animation Greats published by Focal Press; 2012.
A great book from one of the best professionals in the field.
Barbera, Alessandro: Camereta Topolino published by Nuovi Equilibri; 2001.
Psychobabble in Italian.
Barczewski, Stephanie: Magic Kingdoms: A History of the Disney Theme Parks published by Theme Park Press; 2016.
Barks, Carl: Uncle Scrooge In Color
published by Gladstone; 1987.
A nice homage to the wealthiest duck on Earth, published for his 40th birthday.
The colors and the choice of stories are good.
Barks, Carl: The Fine Art of Walt Disney's Donald
Duck published by Another Rainbow; 1981.
A beautiful book, limited to 1875 copies, that reproduces perfectly the first 122 Duck
paintings produced between 1971 and 1976.
Barks, Carl: Walt Disney's
Uncle Scrooge, His Life and Times published by Celestial Arts; 1981.
The story and comic book stories of a very rich Scottish uncle. It contains all of the
best Barks classics, including Christmas on Bear Mountain and Back to the Klondike
(full-length version). The book includes one story drawn especially for the occasion: Go
Slowly, Sands of Time. A soft-cover version of that book has also been released.
Barks Treasury published by Applewood Books;
1997
Distributed exclusively in the American Disney theme parks. Limited to 1000 copies.
Contains 40 of the 75 color sketches Barks made for his 96th birthday.
Barli, Jonathan: VIP: The Mad World of Virgil Partch published by Fantagraphics; 2013.
Contains a great section about VIP's Disney career.
Barrett, Amanda: Disney Nature: African Cats: The Story Behind the Film published by Disney Editions; 2011.
The text is well-written. It is beautifully illustrated. It feels like a very long issue of National Geographic. My only reservation is the fact that it does not feature any image about the making of the movie. In other words no photos of men and women actually shooting it. And no words about pre-production work.
Barrett, Steven: Hidden Mickeys Go To Sea: A Field Guide to the Disney Cruise Line's Best Kept Secrets published by The Intrepid Traveler; 2013.
Nice addition to this fun series.
Barrier, Michael: Building a Better Mouse - Fifty
Years of Animation published by Library of Congress; 1978.
A beautiful exhibition catalog written by the famous animation and comic books historian.
Barrier, Michael: Carl Barks and
the Art of the Comic Book published by Lilien; 1981.
The best biography of Uncle $crooge's (and many other ducks) father. A must have for all
$crooge fans.
Barrier, Michael: Carl Barks- Die Biographie published by Brockmann und Reichelt
Verlag; 1994.
The translation of Mike Barrier famous American biography of Barks in German, illustrated
with new documents.
Barrier, Mike J.: Hollywood
Cartoons - American Animation in Its Golden Age published by Oxford University Press;
1999.
Mike Barrier, the world famous animation and Carl Barks expert, has been for many years
the editor in chief of the best magazine in the field of animation and comics, namely
Funnyworld. This is a must have for any animation enthusiast or historian.
Barrier, Michael: Animated Man - A Life of Walt Disney published University of California Press; 2007.
Mike is among the 4 best Disney historians in the world and this biography gathers new information, testimonies that make it an absolute must have for all of us.
Barrier, Michael: Funnybooks: The Improbable Glories of the Best American Comic Books published by University of California Press; 2014.
A masterpiece.
Bartolomei, Stefano (editor): Giorgio Cavazzano - Percorsi published by Il Penny Edizioni; 2002.
Catalog of the exhibit "Giorgio Cavazzano - Paperi, Topi e Affini". Text by Alberto Becattini and Luca Boschi among others. Written in Italian.
Bastrup, Harold: One Police Officer's Experiences: Deputy Sheriff to Chief of Police published by 1st Book Library; 1995.
The autobiography of the chief of police of Orange County. Contains quite a few pages about the early days of Disneyland.
Baumhauer, Joachim: Disneyana published by Battenberg Verlag; 1993.
First book about Disneyana published outside of the States. Written in German. One would
have hoped to encounter much more unseen-before European items. Without real interest.
Baxter, John: Disney During World War II: How the Walt Disney Studio Contributed to Victory in the War published by Disney Editions; 2014.
While not very in-depth, definitely a must-have.
Baxter, James; Steele, Bruce; Walt Disney Archives: The Story of Disney 100 Years of Wonder published by Disney Editions; 2023.
An excellent companion to the exhibition.
Beard, Richard: Walt Disney's
Epcot published by Harry N. Abrams; 1982 .
Do not be fooled by its appearance, this book is not really about Epcot as we experience
it today but about the artistic concepts that gave birth to the different pavilions. It
was published before the actual opening of the park. Strange book, but which contains
fabulous illustrations. A condensed edition was also published in 1982.
Beardwood, Valerie: The Still Hunt: The Story of Naturalist-Wildlife Photographer, Jack Couffer published by McKay; 1965.
The biography of one of the men who worked on many of Disney's True-Life Adventures. An excellent read.
Beaudry, Karl: Disney Destinies: How Passion, Patience, and Determination Can Take Anyone Anywhere published by Theme Park Press; 2014.
A nice little book for beginners.
Becattini, Aberto; Boschi, Luca: Disney Index: La Produzione
Sindacata published by Funny Animal Club; 1984.
Written in Italian.
Becattini, Alberto: Disney Index published by Al Fumetto Club; 1990.
A complete catalog of the Disney King Features Syndicate comics. Alberto Becattini is one
of the 3 utmost experts on Italian and international Disney comics, the other two being
Luca Boschi and Leonardo Gori.
Becattini, Alberto: Disney Index, vol.2 published by Al Fumetto Club; 1994.
The second volume of a fascinating tool for indexers and Disney comic book fans.
Becattini, Alberto: Disney's Comics, la Storia, i
Personaggi: 1930-1995 published by Editrice Comic Art; 1995.
Alberto finally decided to publish this amazing history of Disney comics worldwide. An
excellent introduction for Italian readers to this tremendous world. That is to say…
before joining online the world famous Disney Comics Mailing
List.
Becattini, Alberto: Disney Comics: The Whole Story published by Theme Park Press; 2016.
Finally in English!
Becattini, Alberto: Floyd Gottfredson published by Comic Art; 1998.
An excellent book by one of the best Italian Disney historians. Written in Italian.
Becattini, Alberto; Boschi, Luca; Bartolomei, Stefano: Giovan Battista Carpi published by Editrice Comic
Art; 1995.
The beautiful, very in-depth biography of one of the kings of Italian Disney Comics by
three of the most famous Disney comics historians. Written in Italian.
Becattini, Alberto; Gori, Leonardo; Stajano, Francesco: Don Rosa e il Rinascimento disneyano published by
Editrice Comic Art; 1995.
The biography of the man who revived $crooge, 20 years after Barks and is currently
considered as the best Disney storyteller in activity. A must have. Written in Italian by
three Italian experts, all members of the famous Disney Comics Mailing
List (of which Don is also an active participant).
Becattini, Alberto; Vianovi, Antonio: Paul Murry - Mice, Ducks and Cheescake published by Glamour Associated; 2002.
A short but excellent study of Mickey comic book artist Paul Murry by two famous comic book specialists. Written in English and Italian.
Becattini, Alberto: Disney in Italia - I Libri Illustrati 1932-1975 published by Mencaroni Editore; 2012.
A great reference book. In Italian.
Becattini, Alberto; Tesauro, Alessandro:Guido Martina e l'eta d'oro Disney in Italia published by Ripostes; 2017.
Great book about Disney comic writer Guido Martina. In Italian.
Becattini, Alberto:Disney a Fumetti published by ANAFI; 2019.
Spectacular new book (in Italian) by Alberto Becattini.
Becattini; Alberto: Mickey Mouse Weekly - L'Arte di Harold Whitaker 1950 - 1953 published by ANAFI; 2021.
One more great book in Italian by historian Alberto Becattini.
Becattini, Alberto: I Maestri Del Fumetto Animato USA Tony Strobl published by Alessandro Tesauro Editore; 2022.
Becattini, Alberto: I Maestri Del Fumetto Animato USA Al Hubbard published by Alessandro Tesauro Editore; 2023.
Becattini, Alberto: I Maestri Del Fumetto Animato USA Harvey Eisenberg published by Alessandro Tesauro Editore; 2024.
Another good biography by my friemd Alberto Becattini.
Beebe, Lloyd: Wilderness Trails and a Dream published by Olympic Graphic Arts; 1992.
The autobiography of one of the most important cinematographers of Disney's True-Life Adventures and nature-related movies. A "must read" if the subject interests you.
Beecroft, Simon: Disney Museum: Celebrate 100 Years of Wonder! published by Studio Press; 2023.
Beiman, Nancy: Prepare to Board! publisher by Focal Press; 2007.
Written and illustrated by an extremely talented former Disney artist and well-known animation teacher, the book contains as a bonus three never-released-before interviews: one with Ken Anderson, one with Ken O'Connor and one with T. Hee.
Beiman, Nancy: Animated Performance published by AVA Press; 2010.
An excellent book aimed at animation students that also happens to contain interviews with Art Babbitt, Woolie Reitherman, and Ward Kimball. Can't wait.
Bell, Elizabeth; Haas, Lynda; Sells, Laura: From
Mouse to Mermaid published by Indiana University Press; 1995.
Hopefully the last sociological book about Disney. Hopefully only, unfortunately.
Bemis, Bethanee: Disney Theme Parks and America’s National Narratives published by Routledge; 2022.
An excellent read.
Bendazzi, Giannalberto: Cartoons, One
Hundred Years of Cinema Animation published by Indiana University Press; 1994.
A fabulous book about the history of animation all around the world. Not all about Disney,
obviously, but fascinating to understand the context of the art not only in America but
everywhere else too.
Berger, Adam M.: Every Guest is a Hero: Disney's Theme Parks and the Magic of Mythic Storytelling published by BCA Press; 2013.
Bessy, Maurice: Walt Disney published by Seghers; 1970.
A very hard to find biography of Walt written in French. This is an interesting analysis
of Walt, but it contains no new revelations or elements.
Birnbaum, Steve: Walt Disney
World and Disneyland
published by Hyperion.
The best traveler guide. It is recommended to get this book before visiting the Resort.
Blair, Mary (illustrator): Cinderella published by Disney Press; 2007.
Cinderella entirely illustrated by concept art by Mary Blair. Let's hope this will be the first book in a long series.
Blair, Mary (illustrator): Alice in Wonderland published by Disney Press; 2008.
Alice on Wonderland entirely illustrated by concept art by Mary Blair.
Blair, Mary (illustrator): Peter Pan published by Disney Press; 2009.
Entirely illustrated by Blair's concept art. Same format as Cinderella and Alice in Wonderland. A must-have.
Blanding, Martha; O'Day, Tim: Groundbreaking Magic: A Black Woman’s Journey Through The Happiest Place on Earth published by Disney Editions; 2024.
A great autobiography of a very special lady.
Blasser Riley, Gail: Wah Ming Chang: Artist and Master of Special Effects published by Enslow Publishers; 1995.
Although this book is aimed at kids, it contains a few good bits and pieces about former Disney Character Model Department artist Wah Ming Chang.
Blum, Geoffrey; Andrae, Thomas: Das Ferne
und Vergangene published as special issue 19 by Der Donaldist; 1987.
According to Frank Fabian: "Contains a translation of the article The Far Away
and Long Ago, which was originally published in The Carl Barks Library, set 1, volume
1." Written in German.
Blum, Geoffrey: Carl Barks and the
Disney Ducks published by Another Rainbow Publishing; 1991.
How the "Duck Man" created his limited edition statues. Strange book, published
only to promote Another Rainbow statues; it was sold and not given.
Blum, Geoffrey: Carl Barks - Die Ölgemälde published by Ehapa Comic Collection; 2012.
All the paintings by Barks are collected in this huge and beautiful art book. Written in German.
Bluth, Don: Somewhere Out There: My Animated Life published by Smart Pop; 2022.
Good autobiography.
Blyth, Jeff: Polishing the Dragons: Making EPCOT's "Wonders of China" published by Bamboo Forest Publishing; 2020.
A great read. Not to be missed.
Boag, Wally; Sands, Gene: Wally Boag The Clown Prince of Disneyland published by Disney Editions; 2009.
Marvelously illustrated and a fascinating read.
Bocquet, Pierre; Gravett, Paul; Wagstaff, Sheena: Les Micquets, un Air de Famille
published by Déesse Diffusion; 1988.
Satirical drawings around the Disney universe. Written in French.
Bodden, Valerie: Built for Success: The Story of Disney published by Creative Paperbacks; 2011.
A biography for kids. Nothing new.
Boesch, Christophe; O'Connell, Sanjida: Chimpanzee: The Making of the Film published by Disney Editions; 2012.
The text is well-written. It is beautifully illustrated. It feels like a very long issue of National Geographic.
Bohn, James: Music in Disney's Animated Features: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to The Jungle Book published by University Press of Mississippi; 2017.
A very valuable reference book.
Bohn, Klaus: Das Erika-Fuchs-Buch - Disney deutsche Ãœbersetzerin von Donald
Duck und Micky Maus: ein modernes Mosaik published by Verlag Dreidreizehn; 1996.
According to Frank Fabian: "A very complete and very interesting book about the
famous German translator of Disney comics Erika Fuchs." Written in German.
Bohn, Klaus: Der Bücherdonald - Die grosse Lesekunde des Donaldismus - Band I
published by Bauer Brueder; 1992.
According to Frank Fabian: "A donaldistic bibliography, covering the German and
American donaldistic fanzines and monographs." Written in German.
Bohn, Klaus: Der Bücherdonald - Die grosse Lesekunde des Donaldismus - Band II
published by Bauer Brueder; 1993.
The second volume of the bibliography. Written in German.
Bohn, Klaus: Duck 2000 Nr.5 - Die grosse Donaldismus-Lesekunde; 1990.
According to Frank Fabian: "The predecessor to Der Bücherdonald, the latter
being an enlarged version".Written in German.
Bonifer, Mike: The Art of Tron published by Simon & Schuster; 1982.
A nice softcover book about the making of a revolutionnary movie. Some good artwork (including drawings by Moebius and Syd Mead) but the book is unfortunately too short.
Bonifer, Mike: Dick Tracy - The Making of the Movie published by Bantam Books; 1990.
A short softcover book. The text is excellent, the illustrations are a bit less interesting.
Bonner-Ganter, Deanna: Kosti Ruohomaa: The Photographer Poet published by Down East Books; 2016.
A "must read".
Bonura, Massimo; Provenzano, Federico; Tamagnini, Luciano (editors): Paperino - Le Inedite Follie Inglesi di William A. Ward published by ANAFI; 2013.
All of William A. Ward Disney stories collected in this great book. In Italian.
Booker, Keith M.: Disney, Pixar, and the Hidden Messages of Children's Films published by Praeger; 2009.
More psychobabble.
Boschi, Luca: The Art of Giorgio Cavazzano published by Lo Scarabeo; 1997.
A fascinating catalog that is also an in-depth biography of one of the best Italian Disney
comic masters. The text is great, the illustrations are gorgeous. Written in Italian apart
from one piece in English by Frank Stajano.
Boschi, Luca: Walt Disney presenta Pippo, Topolino, Qui Quo Qua, Donald, Daisy
published by Disney Libri; 1992-1994.
5 official biographies of our favorite characters (Goofy, Mickey Mouse, Huey Luey and
Duey, Donald and Daisy) in Italian which contain wonderful art by comic artists of all
countries.
Boshi, Luca; Gori, Leonardo; Sani, Andrea: I Disney Italiani published by
Granata; 1990.
Written in Italian, this book is the best ever published about Disney's Italian comic book
productions. All the artists, all the characters are described after the history of the
creative studios and activities. The authors, including Alberto Becattini who wrote the
various indexes at the end of the book, are the utmost authorities in terms of Italian and
inernational comics.
Boschi, Luca; Gori, Leonardo; Sani, Andrea: Romano Scarpa published by Alexandro
Distribuzioni; 1988.
Written in Italian, this is the biography of one of Disney's most talented Italian comic
book artists. See note above about the authors.
Boschi, Luca; Gori, Leonardo; Sani, Andrea; Gasca, Luis: Topolino 60 Anni Insieme
published by Electa; 1993.
Catalog of the exhibition organized in Italy for Topolino's (equivalent of Mickey Mouse
Magazine) 60th Birthday.
Boschi, Luca: Bottaro (I magnifici) published by Comma 22; 2011.
An excellent book about the famous Italian Disney comic book artist Luciano Bottaro. Written in Italian.
Boschi, Luca; Gori, Leonardo; Sani, Andrea: I Disney Italiani published by NPE; 2012.
A new version of the bible about the history of Disney comics in Italy. In two volumes this time around. A "must-have." Written in Italian.
Boschi, Luca (editor): Magica Disney - 3000 Volte Topolino published by Comicon; 2013.
Beautiful catalog in Italian. Lots of never-seen-before documents about Disney comics.
Bossert, Dave: Remembering Roy E. Disney: Memories and Photos of a Storied Life published by Disney Editions; 2013.
A beautiful homage to a fascinating human being.
Bossert, Dave: Dali & Disney: Destino: The Story, Artwork, and Friendship Behind the Legendary Film published by Disney Editions; 2015.
A "must have" about a truly fascinating subject matter.
Bossert, David; Gerstein, David: Oswald the Lucky Rabbit - The Search for the Lost Disney Cartoons published by Disney Editions; 2017.
A "must have."
Bossert, David: The Art of Tennessee Loveless published by Disney Editions; 2017.
Bossert, David: Kem Weber: Mid-Century Furniture Designs for the Disney Studios published by The Old Mill Press; 2018.
A must have.
Bossert, Dave; Kierscey, Ted: 3D Disneyland: Like You've Never Seen It Before published by The Old Mill Press; 2019.
An excellent book.
Bossert; Dave: Claude Coats: Walt Disney's Imagineer: The Making of Disneyland From Toad Hall to the Haunted Mansion and Beyond published by The Old Mill Press; 2021.
Disney Legend Claude Coats deserved a book about his Imagineering career. Dave Bossert made it a reality.
Bossert, David: The House of the Future published by The Old Mill Press; 2023.
One of the best Disney history books released this year.
Bossert, David: Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Visual Companion published by Disney Editions; 2023.
A "must have."
Bourguignon, Philippe: Hop! published by Editions Anne Carriere; 2005.
The Memoirs of the former CEO of Euro Disney. Too slim and shallow, unfortunately. Avaialble only in French.
Bowdoin Van Riper, A.: Learning from Mickey, Donald and Walt: Essays on Disney's Edutainment Films published by McFarland & Company; 2011.
A collection of very good and very-well-researched.
Bowles, Jerry: Forever Hold your Banner High
published by Doubleday; 1976.
A couple of years after the end of The Mickey Mouse Club, what have they become ? The
story of the Mouseketeers after the action. For the real fans of the show.
Braham, Jeff: The Unauthorized Story of Walt Disney's Haunted Mansion published by Theme Park Press; 2014.
Jeff did his homework and ot shows.
Brandon, Pam: Marking the Millennium published by Disney Editions; 1999.
A small hardcover about the Millennium celebrations at Epcot. I am not sure that the subject deserved the book, but completists will enjoy it.
Braun, Alexander: Ente Suss Sauer - Carl Barks Und Die Folgen published by Kulturbetriebe der Stadt Dortmund; 2019.
Catalog of an exibition. The text is in German.
Bright, Randy: Disneyland
Inside Story published by Crown; 1987.
Nice history of the Park That Walt Built till Splash Mountain. This is the best
introduction to the history of Disneyland that anyone can read. A must-have for Disney
parks enthusiasts. Bruce Gordon, one of the authors of the in-depth history of Disneyland,
The Nickel Tour, also contributed to the writing of this book.
Brightman, Homer; Ghez, Didier (editor): Life in the Mouse House published by Theme Park Press; 2014.
The fascinating autobiography of Disney story artist from the Golden Age, Homer Brightman.
Brode, Douglas: From Walt to Woodstock - How Disney Created the Counterculture published by University of Texas Press; 2004.
Well written and researched but not essential to say the least.
Brode, Douglas: Multicultiralism and the Mouse - Race and Sex in Disney Entertainment published by University of Texas Press; 2006.
Oh no! An other sociological book about Disney.
Broggie, Michael: Walt Disney's
Railroad Story published by Pentrex; 1997.
A huge book about a rather specialized part of Disney history. Incredible work, incredible
documents.
Broggie, Michael: Walt Disney's Happy Place - Celebrating Walt Disney's Centennial published by Donning Co Pub; 2002.
An excellent children book about Walt.
Broggie, Michael: Walt's Words of Wisdom published by The Carolwood Publishing Group; 2009.
Very short. Definitely not a "must have".
Brooks, Lee: Mouse to Mouse: In Search of Walt Disney's Mythical America published by Theme Park Press; 2016.
Ugly cover, but well written and enjoyable.
Bruce, Ken: Before the Birds Sang Words published by Ken Bruce; 2023.
A "must-have."
Bruno, Edoardo; Ghezzi, Enrico (editors): Walt Disney published by Biennale di
Venezia; 1985.
A beautiful (but small) catalog containing one of the first publications of Eisenstein's
essay about Disney. Written in Italian apart from the essay which is in English without
translation.
Brunoro, Gianni: Pennelli in Aria published by Libreria dell'Immagine; 1994.
A very good little book about Giogio Cavazzano, one of the Italian masters of Disney
comics. Written in Italian.
Bryman, Alan: Disney and his Worlds published by
Routledge; 1995.
It looks as if Routledge has decided to publish all of the sterile analyses about Walt.
Only the cover photo is nice to look at.
Bryman, Alan E.: The Disneyization of Society published by Sage Publications; 2004.
I have never been a gig fan of sociological works about Disney which makes me highly suspicious of this title.
Budd, Mike; Kirsh, Max H. (editors): Rethinking Disney - Private Control, Public Dimensions published by Wesleyan University Press; November 2005.
One more "sociological" book about Disney, as if we needed one.
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show published by Disneyland Paris.
The official program of the show. This book, that has been produced in six different
languages, includes a facsimile of the original program. A nice little hardcover book that
will probably never be republished.
Burchard; Wolf: Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts published by Metropolitan Museum of Art; 2021.
Great book about a great exhibition.
Burgess, Bobby: Ears & Bubbles: Dancing My Way from The Mickey Mouse Club to The Lawrence Welk Show published by Theme Park Press; 2014.
The autobiography of Mouseketeer Bobby Burgess.
Burnes, Brian; Viets, Dan; Butler, Robert W.: Walt Disney' Missouri published by Kansas City Star Books; 2002.
A very nice book about Walt's early years.
Burr, Lonnie: Confessions of an Accidental Mouseketeer published by BearManor Media; 2009.
Burzlaff, Otto: Die tollsten Geschichten von
Donald Duck - Inhaltsverzeichnis und Register der Sonderhefte seit 1965 - Teil 1
published as special issue 28 by Der Donaldist; 1993.
According to Frank Fabian: "Index to the first issues of Donald Duck Sonderheft,
formerly known as Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck. First published in
1967." Written in German.
Caciagli, Paolo; Cappellini, Lino: Musica & Magia -- Il Mondo Walt Disney Tra Vinili e Spartiti dal 1936 al 1990 published by Associazione Porta e Terra; 2023.
A beautiful exhibition catalog (in Italian).
Caldwell, Francis F.: Beyond the Trails published by Anchor Pub.; 1998.
The detailed biography of Herb Crisler, one of Disney True-Life Adventures cinematographers.
Callo, Giacomo (art director): The Magic Gallery published by Mondadori; 2001.
Acollection of Italian works from Academia Disney that parody famous masterpieces using Disney Characters. A fantastic book and an absolute "must-have".
Canemaker, John: The Art and Flair of Mary Blair published by Hyperion; 2003.
With large quantities of never seen before concept drawings by one of the best Disney artists of the Golden Age, this book is fantastic and an absolute must have.
Canemaker, John: Before the
Animation Begins published by Hyperion; 1996.
This is for me one of the books of the decade. Beautifully illustrated with
never-seen-before documents, dealing in-depth with the great Disney artists that had been
most ignored in the previous books. A must have. I hope John will publish a volume two at
some point.
Canemaker, John:
Walt Disney's Nine Old Men and the Art of Animation published by Hyperion; 2001.
The MUST have of the year 2001. A pure treasure for Disney enthusiasts and Disney historians as were all of Canemaker's past masterpieces.
Canemaker, John: Paper Dreams -
The Art and Artists of Disney Storyboards; 1999.
This book is a must-have, the best book published this year about Disney animation.
Canemaker, John: Treasures of
Disney Animation Art published by Harry N. Abrams; 1982.
A wonderful art-book that can only be fully appreciated in its original version and not in
the tinny little pocket book version that was published a while ago.
Canemaker, John: Vladimir Tytla Master Animator
published by Katonah Museum of Art; 1994.
This short catalog contains an in-depth look at the art and time of one of Disney's most
talented and powerful animators, he who gave life to the unforgettable Chernabog in
Fantasia.
Canemaker, John: The Colors of Mary Blair published by Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo; 2010.
The catalog of the best exhibition about Mary Blair art ever. A astounding book about a fascinating artist. Not to ber missed.
Canemaker, John: Two Guys Named Joe: Master Animation Storytellers Joe Grant and Joe Ranft published by Disney Editions; 2010.
Needless to say, this is a must-have and a must-read. The best Disney history book of 2010.
Canemaker, John: Magic Color Flair: The World of Mary Blair published by Walt Disney Family Foundation Press; 2014.
Stunning catalog of the Walt Disney Family Museum exhibition. A must-have.
Canemaker, John: The Lost Notebook: Herman Schultheis & the Secrets of Walt Disney's Movie Magic published by Walt Disney Family Foundation Press; 2014.
An absolute materpiece. John Canemaker's best book to date!
Canutt, Yakima: Stunt Man: The Autobiography of Yakima Canutt published by Walker and Co.; 1979.
Great chapter abut Disney in this autobiography.
Capodagli, Bill: Disney Way Fieldbook - How to Implement Walt Disney's Vision of Dream, Believe, Dare, Do in Your Own Company published by McGraw-Hill; 2000.
A business book.
Capodagli, Bill; Jackson, Lynn: Innovate the Pixar Way: Business Lessons from the World's Most Creative Corporate Playground published by McGraw-Hill; 2009.
Not great, not bad.
Cappellini, Lino: Disney sul giradischi: I vinili italiani dal 1938 al 1990 published by Mencaroni Editore; 2017.
A great book for Italian collectors.
The Carl Barks Library published by Another
Rainbow; 1983 - 1990.
This ten set collection containing 30 books is seen as the ultimate collection of Barks
comic book work. Besides lots of articles with background information, it also contains
unreleased, rejected and/or unfinished works. Most of Barks' comic book work is published
as line-art (b/w), which is how it was drawn. The ultimate reference for Barks fans.
Care, Ross: Disney Legend Wilfred Jackson - A Life in Animation published by Theme Park Press; 2016.
For the first time in print: the fascinating correspondence between Disney Legend Wilfred Jackson and Ross Care, along with Jackson's newly found diary.
Caroselli, Henry M.: Cult of the Mouse - Is Runaway Corporate Greed Killing Innovation in America
published by Ten Speed Press; 2004.
A sad story, but some good anecdotes by a former Disneyland creative director.
Carradine, Richard: The Park After Dark published by CreateSpace; 2010.
A fun book but clearly not indispensable.
Carriker Smothers, Marcy: Eat Like Walt: The Wonderful World of Disney Food published by Disney Editions; 2017.
Surprisingly, one of the best books of 2017.
Carroll, Carolyn, Strickland, Brad: Wishing on a Star: The Life of Eddie Carroll published by BearManor Media; 2013.
The biography of one of the voices of Jiminy Cricket. Not much of interest in this one.
Carroll, Lewis: Jabberwocky (Disney Archives) published by Disney
Press; 1992.
A nice book publishing for the first time never seen before conceptual artwork done for
the never released short.
Castagno, Paolo: Il Topolino di Floyd Gottfredson published by
Alessandro Tesauro Editore, 1998.
According to Paolo Castagno: "A complete analysis of Gottfredson's works on Mickey
Mouse both in Daily strips and Sunday specials complete with all the Italian
reprints." Written in Italian.
Castagno, Paolo: L'Opera di Carl Barks su Zio Paperone published by
Alessandro Tesauro Editore; 1995.
According to Paolo Castagno: "An index of Barksian stories published in Zio
Paperone." Written in Italian.
Castagno, Paolo: Rodolfo Cimino - Dalla Tana del Bestio all'Angolo dei Salici published by Il Papersera; 2007.
If you read Italian and are a fan of Disney comics, this great book about on the most famous Italian Disney script writers is a "must-have".
Castagno, Paolo: Luciano Bottaro - Un "gioviale" omaggio published by Il Papersera; 2007.
If you read Italian and are a fan of Disney comics, this great book about on the most famous Italian Disney comic artists is a "must-have".
Castagno, Paolo: Abramo e Giampaolo Barosso - Fra logaritmi e fiordalisi published by Papersera; 2008.
Great book for Italian Disney comic book fans.
Castagno, Paolo: Giorgio Pezzin - Tanto gli strumenti sono solo dipinti published by Il Papersera; 2009.
An excellent book if you love Disney comics and speak Italian.
Castagno, Paolo (editor): Massimo De Vita - Il Cugino di Alf published by Lulu; 2010.
If you read Italian and enjoy the history of Disney comics, here is another book that might be worth getting.
Castagno, Paolo: Don Rosa - A Little Something Special published by Il Papersera; 2011.
If you enjoy Don Rosa comic books (and if you don't it's certainly because you have never read any of them yet), then this new book edited by Paolo Castagno (in Italian and English) is probably for you. Paolo has gathered the very best historians of Disney comics for this volume, which will probably become a "must have."
Castagno, Paolo: Topolino Tremila published by Lulu.com; 2013.
Written in Italian.
Castagno, Paolo: Casty - Il Nome Sopra Il Titulo published by Il Papersera; 2014.
Another great addition to Paolo's series about Italian Disney comic book artists.
Castagno, Paolo (editor): Silvia Ziche e le Papere Pulluleranno published by Papersera.net; 2015.
In Italian. For Disney comics history enthusiasts.
Castagno, Paolo (editor): Massimo Marconi - Un autore multidimensionale published by Papersera; 2016.
In Italian.
Castagno, Paolo (editor): Gaudenzio Capelli - Più direttore che mai! published by Papersera; 2017.
In Italian.
Castagno, Paolo (editor):Francesco Artebani published by Il Papersera; 2018.
In Italian.
Castelli, A.; Sala, P.: Guida a Topolino published as a special issue
of the fanzine Comic Club 104; 1966.
According to Paolo Castagno: "Index of Topolino Libretto." Written in Italian.
C'est la Fête aux Mickey published by First; 1992.
Satirical drawings around the Disney universe. Written in French.
Catmull, Ed; Wallace, Amy: Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration published by Random House; 2014.
The autobiography of Ed Catmull. A great read.
Cavazzano, Giorgio: Il Taccuino di Giorgio Cavazzano published by Panini Comics; 2023.
A splendid sketchbook by Disney artist Giorgio Cavazzano.
Chalker, Jack L.: An Informal Biography of $crooge
Mc. Duck published by The Mirage Press; 1974.
This biography of $crooge is based on Barksian references. It tries to introduce some
consistency into The Richest Duck in the World universe. Don Rosa used that book as a
source for his Life and Times of $crooge Mc. Duck, even though, he did not follow it
blindly. A very interesting text for comic books enthusiasts.
Chanel, Sunny: Bring the Magic Home: An Exploration of Design Inspired by Disney Parks published by Disney Editions; 2024.
A very good book.
Chemerka, William R.: Fess Parker: TV's Frontier Hero published by BearManor Media; 2011.
An excellent biography.
Chendi, Carlo (editor): I Mondi Fantastici di Bottaro published by Mostra
Internazionale dei Cartoonists a Cura di Carlo Chendi; 1997.
The only book containing an in-depth biography of one of the Italian Disney comic masters
by one of Disney's most prolific writers. Written in Italian. The illustrations are
interesting, although not a lot of Disney art is reproduced.
Chendi, Carlo: Dedicato a Carl Barks
published by Comic Art; 1994.
A great collection of drawings dedicated to the Grand Duck Master, while he was visiting
Europe, by the best Italian artists.
Chendi, Carlo (editor): Carl Barks L'Uomo dei Paperi published by Deus Editore; 2005.
Catalog from the Barks exhibit that was held in Rapallo (Italia) from September 17 to October 2, 2005. In English and Italian. Beautifully illustrated.
Chendi, Carlo; Badino, S.: Da Paperinik a PK – Viaggio fra i supereroi Disney published by Tunue; 2009.
In English and Italian. A very good book about Italian Disney super-heroes.
Childs, Valerie: Disneyland published by Mayflower Books; 1979.
Childs, Valerie: Walt Disney World published by Mayflower Books; 1979.
Christmas of '87 published by Alexander Gallery.
Wonderful catalog of the exhibition of Good Housekeeping Disney art held at the Alexander
Gallery in December 1987. A project to republish all Good Housekeeping Pages in a single
art-book was unfortunately cancelled in 1997.
Chronicle Books: The Art of Lightyear published by Chronicle Books; 2022.
Another good book from Chronicle Books.
Chronicle Books: The Art of Disney's Strange World published by Chronicle Books; 2022.
Another great volume from Chronicle Books.
Ciotta, Mariuccia: Walt Disney: Prima Stella a Sinistra published by Bompiani; 2005.
Written in Italian, this books is especially interesting due to the interviews with Diane Disney Miller, John Hench and Marty Sklar.
Clark, Miriam Leslie: Glimpses into the Golden Age of Disney Animation published by Theme Park Press; 2019.
Claus; Scott: How To Hollywood: Advice and Anecdotes from an Animator published by Independently published; 2021.
Cline, Rebecca: The Walt Disney Studios: A Lot to Remember published by Disney Editions; 2019.
A great book.
Club 33, Royal Street, New Orleans Square, Disneyland - Thirtieth Anniversary
Cline, Rebecca; Price, Charles; Allan, Graham: Holiday Magic at the Disney Parks: A World of Celebrations from Autumn through Winter published by Disney Editions; 2020.
So huge and so thorough visually that the whole thing is hard to believe. What a book!
published by Disneyland; 1997.
Club 55: The Pioneers published by Disneyland;
1975.
This book is an internal publication published by Disneyland for the park's pioneers,
giving their reminiscences, for the park's 20th anniversary. It was not available to the
public and is the only internal publication you will find in this list. The only reason it
appears here is that the magazine Tomart's Disneyana listed it in its bibliography and as
this magazine has become the ultimate reference for Disney fans I would get too many
questions by not including it.
Cockerell, Lee: Creating Magic: 10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies from a Life at Disney published by Doubleday Business; 2008.
This book includes enough anecdotes from Lee's career at Disney to make it a very fun read indeed.
Cohen, Karl F.: Forbidden
Animation, Censored Cartoons and Blacklisted Animators in America published by
McFarland &Co.; 1997.
Finally a book on this fascinating subject. Serious study but, unfortunately, too few
illustrations.
Cole, Michael D.: Walt Disney,
Creator of Mickey Mouse published by Enslow Publishers; 1996.
Juvenile book of little interest.
Collins, David R.: Walt Disney's Surprise Christmas
published by Broadman Press; 1971.
Juvenile book.
Colvig, Pinto; Pierce, Todd James (editor): It's a Crazy Business published by Theme Park Press; 2015.
The autobiography of Goofy's voice, written in the '40s. One of the most important Disney history books of 2015.
Comras; Kelly: Ruth Shellhorn published by Library of American Landscape History; 2016.
The long-awaited biography of Disneyland's first landscape artist.
Cone, Bill; Shuster, Jay: The Art of Cars 3 published by Chronicle Books; 2017.
Good. Not great.
Connellam, Tom: Inside the
Magic Kingdom, Seven Keys to Disney's Success published by Bard Press; 1997.
A business books that pretends to reveal Disney's tricks. Pretty empty book.
Cooley, Josh: The Art of Toy Story 4 published by Chronicle Books; 2019.
Good book about a good movie.
Coors, Volker; Wessely Christian; Das, Maikel: Donald Duck im Mickey Mouse Weekly von William Ward 1937 - 1940 published by Der Donaldist Sonderheft Extra; 2017.
The introductions are in German but the comics are in English.
Cora, James B.: Not Just a Walk in the Park: My Worldwide Disney Resorts Career published by Disney Editions; 2021.
Fascinating autobiography of a true gentleman.
Corse, Nicole:Mickey Mouse Museum - The Story of an Icon published by Studio Press Books; 2018.
Not a must have.
Cotta Vaz, Mark: The Art of Finding Nemo published by Chronicle Books; 2003.
This "making of" is marvelous. Both the text and illustrations are of the highest possible quality. One of the best art-books published to date.
Cotta Vaz, Mark: The Art of the Incredibles published by Chronicle Books; 2004.
A "must-have" by a great writer about the most stunning Pixar movie ever.
Cotta Vaz, Mark: The Art of Bolt published by Chronicle Books; 2008.
The Chronicle Books are usually splendid. This one is no exception.
Cotter, Bill: The Wonderful
World of Disney Television, A Complete History published by Hyperion; 1997.
And complete it is ! This is the absolute best reference book about Disney's TV works.
Unbeatable.
Couffer, Jack: Song of Wild Laughter published by Simon and Schuster; 1963.
The biography of a man that served for many years as director and cameraman for the Walt Disney wildlife productions. Very specialized reading.
Couffer, Jack: The Lion and the Giraffe: A Naturalist's Life In the Movie Business published by BearManor Media; 2010.
A page-turner and a great book from a Disney history point of view, the autobiography of cinematographer Jack Couffer is full of fascinating stories about his work for Disney, including the movie created for the never-built African Pavillion at EPCOT.
Couffer, Jack: My Boss, Walt: Making the Disney Wildlife Shows published by Theme Park Press; 2019.
Fascinating from start to finish.
Cowan, Robert: Working for Disney: 1936-1937, the Ingeborg Willy Scrapbook from The Cowan Collection published by Blurb; 2008.
Not to be missed, if only for the great photographs of the Hyperion studio in the '30s.
Cowles, Joseph Robert: Recalling Carl: A Pictorial Memoir published by Event Horizon Press; 2012.
This book about Carl Barks is a good read.
Crawford, Holly: Attached to the Mouse: Disney and Contemporary Art published by University Press of America; 2006.
A book that could have been interesting if it had contained illutstrations.
Crawford, Michael: The Progress City Primer: Stories, Secrets, and Silliness from the Many Worlds of Walt Disney published by Progress City Press; 2015.
A good read.
Crisler, Lois: Arctic Wild: The Remarkable True Story of One Couple's Adventures Living Among Wolves published by The Lyons Press; 1996.
The adventures of Herb and Lois Crisler when they were filming Disney True-Life Adventure White Wilderness.
Crump, Rolly; Heimbuch, Jeff: It's Kind of a Cute Story published by Bamboo Forest Publishing; 2012.
The autobiography of Rolly Crump. A "must-have."
Culhane, John: Disney's
Aladdin, the Making of an Animated Film published by Hyperion; 1992.
Did anyone notice that Robin Williams had been "forgotten" ? This is, however a
very good (but short) book, well illustrated and that teaches a lot.
Culhane, John; Disney, Roy E.: Fantasia 2000 - A Vision of Hope published by Hyperion; 1999.
Beautiful book. A bit disapointing though as it lacks in preparatory art.
Culhane, John: Walt Disney's
Fantasia published by Harry N. Abrams; 1983.
The quality of the illustrations is not perfect, the text is.
Culhane, John: Retrospective -Walt Disney
published by Zagreb Film; 1974.
Catalog of the Walt Disney exhibit organized in 1974 for the Zagreb Film Festival.
Culhane, Shamus: Talking
Animals and Other People published by Da Capro Press; April 1998.
The long awaited reprint of the autobiography of a famous animator from the golden age.
Dahl, Lucy: James and the
Giant Peach published by Disney Press; 1996.
A short but beautiful homage to the movie and its making.
Dahl, Roald: The Gremlins
published by Dark Horse Publishing; 2006.
Reprinting of the original book illustrated by Mary Blair and Bill Justice, with an introduction by Leonard Maltin. Short on never-seen-before documents about the project, however.
Dallas, Alastair: Inventing Disneyland: The Unauthorized Story of the Team That Made Walt Disney’s Dream Come True published by Theme Park Press; 2018.
A great read.
Dana Jaffe, Elizabeth: Walt Disney (Trailblazers of the Modern World) published by World Almanac Education; 2001.
One more juvenile book.
D'Arcy, Bob: A Walk in the Park: Reflections from Disneyland's First Host published by Bonaventure Press; 2018.
An excellent little autobiography.
Darcy, Jen; Eastwood, Jennifer: Disney in Details published by Disney Editions; 2011.
A short park-exclusive. Fun to read.
Darcy, Jen: Disney Villains: Delightfully Evil: The Creation, The Inspiration, The Fascination published by Disney Editions; 2016.
Not a good book.
Darcy, Jen; Eastwood, Jennifer: Let the Memories Begin: Impressions of Walt Disney World published by Disney Editions; 2012.
Cute souvenir book.
Davis, Amy M.: Good Girls And Wicked Witches: Women in Disney's Feature Animation published by Indiana University Press; 2007.
Boring.
Davis, Marc (illustrator); Roberts Fulton: Chanticleer and the Fox (Disney
Archives) published by Disney Press; 1991.
An excellent book featuring all of the beautiful art developped by legendary animator Marc
Davis for the never released short.
DeFore, Ron: Growing Up in Disneyland published by Waldorf Publishing; 2019.
A few fun stories.
De Fornari, Oreste: Disney published by La Nuova Italia; 1978.
A flat biography of Walt in Italian. Nothing new.
DeGaetano, Steve: Welcome Aboard the Disneyland Railroad! published by Steam Passages; 2005.
A "must-have" for all Disney train enthusiasts.
DeGaetano, Steve: From Plantation to Theme Park - The Story of Disneyland Railroad Engine No. 5, the Ward Kimball published by Steam Passages; 2007.
Another "must-have" for all Disney train enthusiasts.
Degenhart, Shawn (ed.): Walt Disney's Cinderella Full Score published by Shawn Degenhart Music; 2024.
Well worth the wait!
De Hui, Zhong: My Disney Collection published by Guo Shi; 2002.
To my knowledge, this is the first Disney-related book in Mandarin Chinese. No other interest than this, though. A simple catalog of one guy's Disney collection of modern Disney items.
Deja, Andreas: Puss'n Boots published by Lauther
Publications, Inc.; 1994.
Andreas, the supervising animator of Scar, Jafar and Hercules, among others, illustrates
Charles Perrault's story. Extremely interesting book for "completists", to my
taste.
Deja, Andreas: The Nine Old Men: Lessons, Techniques, and Inspiration from Disney's Great Animators published by Focal Press; 2015.
Written with passion and full of beautiful artwork and great stories. A "must have".
Deja, Andreas: Mickey Mouse: From Walt to the World published by Weldon Owen; 2019.
The catalog of a beautiful exhibition.
Deja, Andreas: The Walt Disney's The Jungle Book: Making a Masterpiece published by Weldon Owen; 2022.
A wonderful catalog.
Della Croce, Marco; Francescano, Danilo; Salvatori, Enrica; Spiritelli, Franco: L'Oro di Zio Paperone published by Abaco; 2000.
A good book in Italian about $crooge around the world. Good tool for specialists and laymen alike. Nicely selected illustrations in black and white.
De Moya, Alvaro: O Mundo de Disney published by Geracao
Editorial;1996.
Fairly good history of Disney from a Brasilian point of view. The only new information,
though, is contained in a short chapter about Disney in Brasil. Written in Brasilian.
de Wit, Peter: Wilbert Plijnaar published by Placebo Pers; 2019.
The biography (in Dutch) of a great Disney artist.
Denney, Jim: Walt's Disneyland: It's Still There If You Know Where to Look published by CreateSpace; 2017.
Not a bad book despite its cover.
De Tremaudan, Frenchy: My Life at the Walt Disney Studios: Hollywood & Burbank, Calif. 1930-1943 published by Skyway Press; 2023.
Inside the pages of this volume are the souvenirs Frenchy saved from his time at Disney, including photographs, gag sketches (by himself and other artists), and other mementoes, along with his autobiographical notes. As a special, added bonus, hundreds of frames from Frenchy’s personal home movies have been included.
De Vries, Jan-Willem:Daan Jippes - Avonturier in Strip en Animatie published by Nederlands Stripmuseum; 2017.
Beautiful book about a great Disney artist. In Dutch. And since 2019 also available in English (Daan Jippes - Adventurer in Comics and Animation).
de Vries, Jan-Willem: Donald Duck Weekblad 60 Jaar in Nederland published by Het Nederlands Stripmuseum; 2013.
A wonderful exhibition catalog (in Dutch).
de Vries, Jan-Willem: Spotlight Donald Duck published by Storyworld; 2013.
A small exhibition catalog (in Dutch).
Diepen, Bruno: Die tollsten Details im
zeichnerischen Werk von Carl Barks published as special issue 4 by Der Donaldist;
1980.
A very small book in black and white, written in German that reproduces the best details
of Barks' works. For completists.
Diepen, Bruno: Mehr Details aus dem Werk von
Carl Barks published as special issue 18 by Der Donaldist; 1986.
The sequel to the former book.
Di Franco, Jo Ann: Walt Disney, When Dreams Come
True published by Dillon Press; 1985.
Juvenile book.
Dilts, Robert: Mozart et Disney, Stratégies du Génie published by La
Méridienne/Desclée de Brouwer; 1996.
A very strange and relatively sterile book that tries to analyze the keys of Mozart and
Disney's geniuses. Written in French.
Disney Book Group: The Art of Minnie Mouse published by Disney Editions; 2016.
Good book, but predictable.
Disney, Edward: A Story of Disneys - Some
Myths Explored self-published; 1998.
A book about the whole Disney family history (not just Walt's ancestry) that will rejoice
the most hard-core historians. Edward Disney's email address will help you order this
book.
Disney Legends published by Disney University; 1997.
A small booklet presenting the European Disney legends honored in 1997 at Disneyland
Paris. Fascinating for real Disney historians as it introduces the faces and biographies
of some of the people that were instrumental in shaping the history of Disney in Europe.
Disney Hugh: Disneys of Stebanon - A review of an Anglo-Irish
Family from the Time of Cromwell self-published; 1995.
While exploring the book by Edward Disney, I stumbled on this one. However, while this
book is about the Disney family, there is no mention of Walt's family, except a one-page
introduction.
Disney Miller, Diane: The Story of Walt Disney
published by Holt; 1957 (paperback version by Dell 1959).
This is certainly not an unbiased biography since it was written by Walt's daughter, but
it is very refreshing, enjoyable and interesting.
Disney: Mickey Mouse 90th Anniversary Manga Book Gift published by Kodansha; 2019.
Fascinating art book. In Japanese.
Disney and Pixar: The Art of Turning Red published by Chronicle Books; 2022.
Another very good book about an excellent movie.
Disney Imagineers: Women of Imagineering: 12 Careers, 12 Theme Parks, Countless Stories published by Disney Editions; 2022.
A fascinating read by and about immensely talented artists.
Disneyland Paris, Souvenir Book published by Disneyland Paris; 1996.
A nice soft-cover souvenir book published in at least six different languages.
Disneyland: the First Quarter Century published by Disneyland: 1979.
Disneyland; the First Thirty Years published by Disneyland; 1985.
Disneyland, the First Thirty-Five Years published by Disneyland; 1989.
Disneyland 1955 - In Natural Color published by Disney Editions; 2005.Disney's Animal Kingdom, A Sneak Preview published by Hyperion; 1998.
A short soft-cover book about the making of the fourth theme park of Walt Disney World.
Nicely illustrated.
Disney Studios: Disney: The Lion King -- The Full Film Script published by Canterbury Classics; 2022.
A fun new series.
Disney Studios: Disney: The Little Mermaid -- The Full Film Script published by Canterbury Classics; 2022.
A fun new series.
Disney, Walt; Walt Disney Archives: The Official Walt Disney Quote Book published by Disney Editions; 2023.
An important reference book.
Disney, Walter E.D.: Walt Disney Treasures: Personal Art and Artifacts from The Walt Disney Family Museum published by Weldon Owen; 2024.
One of the best books ever released by the Walt Disney Family Museum.
Docter, Pete: Walt Disney Animation Studios The Archive Series: Walt Disney's Nine Old Men: The Flipbooks published by Disney Editions; 2013.
A beautiful product, but a slightly weird concept.
Docter, Pete: Walt Disney Animation Studios The Archive Series Walt Disney's Nine More Old Men published by Disney Editions; 2017.
Docter, Pete; Peri, Don: Directing at Disney: The Original Directors of Walt's Animated Films published by Disney Editions; 2024.
Finally! Definitely a "must have."
Dolene, Lucie:Hollywood Non Merci! published by L'Harmattan; 2021.
The autobiography of Lucie Dolene, the French voice of Snow White and was "the French June Foray." In French.
Domenico, Gino: A Day at the New Amsterdam Theatre published by Disney Editions; 2004.
A nicely illustrated book and a good addition to the library of Disney musical and Lion King fans.
Domingo, Jordi: Thematic Stamp Catalogue - Disney published by Domfil; 2000.
The only complete catalogue of Disney stamps I am aware of. Ends in 2000, unfortunately. Written in Spanish and English and published in Barcelona.
Donaldson, John: Warp and Weft: Life Canvas of Herbert Ryman published by Incanio Ltd; 2010.
A very problematic book that needs to be read with an extremely critical mind.
Dorfman, Ariel; Mattelart, Armand: How to read
Donald Duck published by International General; 1975.
Did you know that Donald served colonialist and imperialistic purposes ? On a second level
study, this book is funny.
Dos Santos, Roberto Eliseo: Reinventando Quadrinhos published by Editora Paulinias; 2002.
This history of the Disney comic book artists includes a big section on the Brazilian ones with unpublished before information. Written in Portuguese.
Douglass, Don: Another Book published by Don Douglass; date unknown.
The incredibly rare autobiography of former Disney background artist Don Douglass.
Doyle, Mark: The life & works of James Coleman published by Coleman Studios; 1995.
Excellent biography of a great Disney background artist.
Dreyer, Jody Jean: Beyond the Castle: A Guide to Discovering Your Happily Ever After published by Zondervan; 2017.
A good read.
Duca, Lo: Le Dessin Animé published by Prisma Editions; 1948.
One of the first French books about animation, it includes a great introduction by Walt.
Written in French.
Duchêne, Alain: Walt Disney n'est pas mort published by Favre; 1989.
The author unfortunately forgot to take information about Walt's life before writing
this... uh... "biography". Written in French.
Dunham, M.L.: Disney's Junior Encyclopedia of Animated Characters published by Disney Press; 2004.
No interest. Too focused on the kids audience.
Dunlop, Beth: Building a
Dream, the Art of Disney Architecture published by Hyperion; 1996.
Whereas The Art of Reassurance is about concept art leading to Disney's buildings,
Building a Dream is about what has actually been built. Therefore, the visual documents in
this book are a little bit less interesting than in the former one.
Dunn, Ann (editor): Brookman Price
Guide for Disney Stamps published by Krause Publications; 1999.
Duvivier, Eleanora: From Mars to Marceline: In Search of Disney published by AuthorHouse; 2009.
Durden, Kent: A Fine and Peaceful Kingdom published by Simon & Schuster; 1975.
This other obscure book by Kent Durden includes a few stories focusing on the eagle Lady and her role in several Disney productions.
Durden, Kent: Gifts of an Eagle published by Simon & Schuster; 1972.
This extremely obscure book by Kent Durden includes two Disney-related chapters focusing on the eagle Lady and her role in several Disney productions.
Earle, Eyvind: Horizon Bound on a Bicycle - The Autobiography of Eyvind Earle published by Eyvind Earle; 1991.
I hesitated for years to include this book on the Disney Books Network as it contains only 16 pages about Eyvind's carreer at Disney, but those are important pages that will be of use to quite a few Disney historians.
Edwards, Scott and Stobener, Bob: Cel Magic, Collecting Animation Art published by Laughs Unlimited Inc; 1991.
Eisenstein, Serguei: Walt Disney
published by Circé; 1991.
This book in French is an extremely odd reflection on Walt's early work by one of Russian
cinema geniuses. The thinking is often odd but not totally uninteresting. This essay has
been published in English in "Bruno, Edoardo; Ghezzi, Enrico (editors): Walt
Disney published by Biennale di Venezia; 1985".
Eisner, Michael; Swartz, Tony: Work in
Progess published by Random House; 1998.
If it weren't for the fact that Michael is shamelessly forgetting dates and events, this
might be an interesting book.
Eisner, Michael: Working Together: Why Great Partnerships Succeed published by HarperBusiness; 2011.
Readable if not great.
El Hult, Ruby: An Olympic Mountain Enchantment published by CP Publications; 1989.
The biography of Herb Crisler, one of Disney True-Life Adventures cinematographers.
Eliot, Mark: Walt Disney,
Hollywood's Dark Prince published by Birch Lane Press; 1993.
The latest and by far most stupid and uninteresting "scandalous biography" of
Walt. So full of mistakes, guesses, intentional lies and non-intentional ignorances it is
hardly worth mentioning.
Emanuelsson, Lars; Ekman, Oskar: Gustaf Tenggren published by Kartago Forlag; 2014.
Finally an in-depth biography about Tenggren. In Swedish, unfortunately.
Emerson, Chad Denver: Project Future: The Inside Story Behind the Creation of Disney World published by Ayfour Publishing; 2010.
One of the best Disney history books of 2010.
Emerson, Chad (editor): Four Decades of Magic published by Ayefour Publishing; 2011.
A good collection of excellent essays about the history of Walt Disney World.
Eronen, Matti: Carl Barks' Surviving Comic Book Art
self-published; 1994.
A non-illustrated list of the pages of Barks art that survived destruction with a history
of how they survived and where they were last seen. A very specialised book for hard-core
Barks collectors.
Eronen, Matti: Carl Barks' Surviving Comic Book Covers published by Matti Eronen; 2017.
Euro Disney Resort, Le Guide published by Disney Hachette Edition; 1992.
The official guide of Euro Disney Resort. Never updated. This Disney Hachette Edition is
written in French, but the book was also released in at least 7 other different languages.
Not to be confused with Disneyland Paris or Euro Disney souvenir books.
Euro Disney, Souvenir Book published by Disneyland Paris; 1992.
The hard-cover purple book released just after the Park's opening. Same format as its
American equivalents. Nicely illustrated and published in at least six different
languages.
Evans, Bill Morgan: Disney World of Flowers
published by Disneyland; 1965.
A description and photographs of the landscaping of the park by its creator, Disney Legend
Bill Evans.
Faeti, A.: In Trappola col Topo - Una Lettura di Mickey Mouse
published by Einaudi; 1986.
According to Paolo Castagno: "A sociological analysis of Gottfredson's Mickey Mouse.
The Best book about Disney comics I ever read!" Written in Italian.
Fang, Karen: Background Artist: The Life and Work of Tyrus Wong published by Rutgers University Press; 2024.
A very good biography.
Fanning, Jim: Sing-Along
Songbook published by Hyperion; 1995.
A nice soft-cover book containing the score and lyrics of Disney's most famous songs as
well as introductions by famous Disney historian Jim Fanning.
Fanning, Jim: The Disney
Poster, from Mickey Mouse to Aladdin by Hyperion; 1993.
A selection of some of Disney's nicest original posters.
Fanning, Jim: Walt Disney - Pop Culture Legend
published by Chelsea House Publishers; 1994.
Juvenile.
Fanning, Jim: The Disney Book published by DK; 2015.
A beautiful introduction to the world of Disney.
Fanning, Jim: Cinderella - A Dream Come True published by Disney Editions; 2005.
This book is part of the special DVD set released in 2005. It deserves to figure in this list as it features a nice little section about the making of Cinderella, including a few interesting documents and quotes.
Fanning, Jim: Disneyland Challenge published by Disney Editions; 2009.
A nice little introduction to the mysteries of Disneyland.
Fanning, Jim; Deja, Andreas: Drawing 100 Years of Disney Wonder published by Walter Foster Publishing; 2023.
Fangxing, Pitcher: Shanghai Disneyland - A Celebration of Dreams published by Disney Editions; 2017.
Released as a gift to the VIPs who attended the inauguration of the park. Not available commercially.
Faraci, Tito; Baricco, Alessandro; Cavazzano, Giorgio: La Vera Storia Di Novecento published by The Walt Disney Company Italia; 2010.
THis excellent Italian Disney comic book contains an great making-of section (in Italian).
Farber, R.H.: Time to Rewind published by Collectible Collection Ltd.; 2005.
The most complete guide in existence about Disneyana Ingersoll wrist watches (from 1933 to 1939). Very specialized but a great reference for collectors.
Farber, R.H.: Walt Disney - Saving America's Lost Generation published by Collectible Connection Ltd; 2012.
Farrell, Ken: Warmans Disney Collectible Field Guide published by KP Books; 2006.
Not much that does not appear in other Disneyana guides.
Farrell, Shawn Patrick: Heart and Darkness: Scary Adventures and the Evolution of Disney’s Dark Rides published by Theme Park Press; 2017.
Fawcett, John: Works of Art Comics published by Moose Mouse Artworks; 1970.
The Disney-related art of a great Disney collector and delightful artist.
Feild, Robert D.: The Art of Walt Disney
published by Macmillan & Co.; 1942 (English version by Collins 1944).
The first serious book about the Studio, it contains splendid illustrations. The text is a
bit dry, though.
Felice, Andrea (editor): Setant' Anni di Fiabe Animate published by Editrice Comic Art; 1999.
A nice book in Italian, but the illustrations are a bit disapointing as no really unknown document is reproduced.
Ferraiuolo, Perucci: Disney and the
Bible published by Horizon Books; 1996.
An analysis of the current Walt Disney Company that uses the literal interpretation of the
Bible as its weapon. What can I say about a book so full of mistakes and bad faith (ironic
isn't it) that it auto-destroys itself ?
Fiecconi, Federico (editor):Mickey the True Original - The Art and the Dream published by Graffiti Creative; 2019.
Huge and stunning catalog of a beautiful exhibition. In English and Italian.
Finch, Chistopher: Walt Disney's America
published by Abbeville Press; 1978.
This book contains amazing documents but is strangely unfocused. An excellent work,
though.
Finch, Christopher; Rosenkrantz, Linda: Sotheby's
Collectors Guide: Animation Art published by Henry Holt & Company, Inc.; 1998.
An excellent reference book for collectors.
Finch, Chrisopher: The Art of the
Lion King published by Hyperion; 1994.
From concept to finished animation of what became a real Classic.
Finch, Christopher: The Art of
Walt Disney published by Harry N. Abrams; 1973, updated in 1995 and in 2004.
The images are wonderful, the text is extremely precise and easy to read. What else could
one ask for ? The best part of the story is that it was updated twenty years after the
first edition. A condensed version was published in 1975.
Finch, Christopher: Winnie the
Pooh - A Celebration of the Silly Old Bear published by Hyperion; June 2000.
This tribute to Winnie contains some lavish artwork coming from the archives.
Finch, Christopher: The CG Story: Computer-Generated Animation and Special Effects published by The Monacelli Press; 2013.
Great book. Up to Finch's usual standards of excellence.
Finnie, Shaun: The Disneylands that Never Were published by Lulu Books; 2006.
A first foray into a fascinating aspect of Disney history, that would deserve a great art-book or an in-depth exploration by a serious Disney historian. An excellent start, though. Pure text and no images for obvious costs and rights reasons, unfortunately.
Finnie, Shaun: The World's Toughest Disney Quiz Book published by Lulu.com; 2012.
Nice little book.
Fisher, Maxime P.: Walt Disney published by
Franklin Watts; 1988.
Juvenile book.
Fitzgerald White, Alton: My Pride: Mastering Life's Daily Performance published by Disney Editions; 2017.
A very good autobiography.
Fjellman, Stephen M.: Vinyl Leaves
published by Westview; 1992.
A strange and in depth study of Walt Disney World's urban architecture.
Flores, Russell D.: Seen, Un-Seen Disneyland: What You See at Disneyland, but Never Really See published by Synergy Books Publishing; 2012.
Flores, Russell D.: More Seen, Un-Seen Disneyland published by Synergy Books Publishing; 2015.
Those two books focus on small details of the park that casual visitors might not be aware of. They are very visual, well researched (complete with a detailed bibliography) and well organized. Definitely nice to have in order to enhance the quality of your visit to the park.
Flower, Joe: Prince of the
Magic Kingdom published by Willey; 1991.
Less positive than The Disney Touch, it tackles the Eisner era while summarizing Walt
Disney, An American Original and Storming the Magic Kingdom.
Fogarty, Lori (introduction): Pixar - 25 Years of Animation published by Chronicle Books; 2010.
The beautiful catalog of the massive Pixar exhibition that took place in 2010 and 2011 at the Oakland Museum of California.
Foglesong, Richard E.: Married to the Mouse - Walt Disney World and Orlando published by Yale University Press; April 2001.
According to Steve Watts, author of the excellent book The Magic Kingdom : "This book offers shrewd insights into larger issues of urban growth, democratic governance and economic development... a fine piece of work."
Fontana, Franco: Walt Disney World published by Edizioni Panini Modema; 1986.
A book of photos by one of Italy's most famous artists. Strange decision however that the
one consisting in photographing the parks empty.
Fonte, Jorge; Mataix, Olga: Walt Disney (3 volumes)
published by T&B Editores; 2000 and 2001.
The first series of books published in spanish about Walt's works. Each volume is 320 pages long. A beautiful series.
Fonte, Jorge: Todo Empezó con un Ratón published by T&B Editores; 2003.
A short book about Disney's cartoons, in Spanish. Not a lot of new information. The best part, to my taste are the few pages about "never released projects".
Fonte, Jorge: John Lasseter published by Catedra; 2013.
No illustrations. In Spanish. Very well researched.
Fonte, Jorge:El Sonido Disney published by Editorial Milenio; 2018.
In Spanish.
Ford, Barbara: Walt Disney
published by Walker; 1989.
The story of Walt, for children.
Ford, Carin: Walt Disney - Meet the Cartoonist published by Enslow Publishers; 2003.
And one more book about Walt for kids.
Fossati, Franco: Carl Barks, Cronologia Disney Ragionata 1942-1954
published by Epierre; 1984.
According to Paolo Castagno: "The chronological index of Barks works by one of the
most famous Italian experts in Disney comics." Written in Italian.
Fossati, Franco: Carl Barks Guide published by Libreria dell'Immagine;
1992.
The new, completed edition of the index. Complete listing of Barks' stories including
non-Disney ones plus all Italian publications.Written in Italian.
Fossati, Franco: Paolino Paperino published by Pirella;1984.
According to Paolo Castagno: "The "biography" of Donald Duck." Written
in Italian.
Fossati, Franco: Topolino- Storia del Topo Più Famoso del Mondo
published by Gammalibri; 1980.
According to Paolo Castagno: "The "biography" of Mickey Mouse."
Written in Italian.
Fossati, Franco: Walt Disney e l'Impero Disneyano published by Editori
Riuniti; 1986.
According to Paolo Castagno: "A presentation of the Disney empire." Written in
Italian.
Fox, Mike: The Imagineers' Secrets of Disneyland published by Theme Park Press; 2015.
Another good read.
Fox, Mike: The Hidden Secrets & Stories of Disneyland published by Mike Fox Publications; 2016.
Fox, Mike: The Hidden Secrets & Stories of Walt Disney World published by Mike Fox Publications; 2020.
Fox, Mike: Disneyland In-Depth published by Mike Fox Publications; 2017.
France, Van Arsdale : Window on Main
Street published by Laughter Publication, Inc.; 1991.
The Disneyland years of the man who created the Disney University. The anecdotes are
rather funny and as with most of the insiders' biographies it shows Walt, the Studio and
the parks from a new and refreshing perspective.
Frankham, David; Holliefield, Jim: Which One Was David? published by BearManor Media; 2012.
excellent autobiography of actor David Frankham which he helped edit. The chapters on David's work for Disney, on One Hundred and One Dalmatians and Ten Who Dared, was obviously the highlight of the book as far as I am concerned. I also enjoyed very much the foreword by our good friend Brian Sibley.
Frantz, Donald: Disney's
Beauty and the Beast, a Celebration published by Hyperion; 1995.
The show is gorgeous, the book is too. A little small, though.
Frantz, Douglas; Collins, Catherine: Celebration, U.S.A. published by Henry Holt & Co.; 1999.
Freese, Stanford: Music, Mayhem and the Mouse: My "Tubazar" Life published by Skyway Press; 2023.
A wonderful autobiography.
Frick, Devon; Hodge, Tamara: Disneyana
Collectors Guide to 1938-1960 California Pottery; 1998.
A good guide book for specialized collectors.
Friedman, Jake: The Disney Revolt published by Chicago Review Press; 2022.
A masterpiece and a must-read.
Fuchs, Wolfgang J. an others: Carl Barks - Bilder aus Entenhausen
published by Württenbergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart and Nationalmuseet Kobenhaven; 1994.
A very nice small exhibition catalog containing reproductions of some of Barks' oil
paintings and short articles by well known experts. Written in Danish and German.
Fuchs, Wolfgang J.; Zeuch, Horst; Walz, Michael F.: Disney Galerie - Kunst aus Entenhausen published by Egmont Ehapa Verlag; 2001.
A nice collection of parodies of famous movies and famous paintings including the Disney ducks. In German.
Funicello, Annette and Romanowski, Patricia: A Dream is a
Wish your Heart Makes, My Story published by Hyperion; 1994.
The autobiography of the most famous Mouseketeer.
Furniss, Maureen: Animation - Art and Industry published by John Libbey Publishing; 2009.
The essays by Charles Solomon about Disney's wartime cartoons and by J.B. Kaufman about Margaret Winkler make this book a worthwhile addition to our libraries.
Gabler, Neal: Walt Disney - The Triumph of the American Imagination published by Knopf; 2006.
This is defintely a "must-have". Neal Gabler had full access to the Disney Archives for this biography and the quality of his research is equivalent to that of Steve Watts'.
Gadducci, Fabio; Tavosanis, Mirko: Casa Disney - Autori e Diritto d'Autore published by Punto Zero; 2000.
A well documented small book in Italian without illustartions about the copyright problems of Disney comic book artist. Not very kind to the Company. Contains interviews with artists Luciano Bottaro, Don Rosa and Marco Rota.
Gallagher, Joe: A Walking Tour of the Magic Kingdom published by Magic Timeline Maps; 2024.
Another enjoyable read.
Gans, Grobian: Die Ducks - Psychogramm einer Sippe published by
Wissenschaftliche Verlagsanstalt zur Pflege Deutschen Sinngutes im Heinz Moos Verlag;
1970. (republished in 1972 as a paperback by Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag)
According to Frank Fabian: "This publication marks the beginning of German donaldism.
Tries to analyse the psychology of the Ducks thanks to Barks' stories." Written
in German.
Gans, Martin S.: Das wahre Leben des Donald D. published by Kolkhorst
Verlag; 1984.
According to Frank Fabian: "Humoristical pseudo-biography of Donald revealing his
alleged scandalous life. Not very funny, though. The author's name is a parody of Grobian
Gans (see above)." Written in German.
Garvin, John: After Carl Barks: Painting Fine-Art Cartoons in Oils published by Enchanted Images; 2011.
Some astounding visual documents in this excellent book.
Gasca, Luis: El Mundo Magico de Mickey Mouse published by Editorial La Mascara;
1995.
This catalog published during a Spanish exhibit contains some fascinating Spanish items
from Luis Gasca's collection. The rest is of little interest. Written in Spanish.
Geisel, Theodor: Walt Disney's
The Life of Donald Duck re-published by Applewood Books; 1994 (originally published in
1941).
Presented by Applewood in a hardcover box including a greeting Card from Carl Barks and a
CD featuring a chat between Barks and Donald, this nice story book (the only one included
in this listing) has acquired a special status, as the auto-proclaimed official biography
of Donald Duck. Nice book.
Genaway, Sam: Walt and the Promise of Progress City published by Ayefour Publishing; 2011.
Well research and well written.
Gennaway, Sam: The Disneyland Story: The Unofficial Guide to the Evolution of Walt Disney's Dream published by Unofficial Guides; 2013.
One of the best Disney History books of 2013. The best history of Disneyland to date.
Gerstein, David (editor): Mickey and the Gang - Classic Stories in Verse published by Gemstone Publishing; 2005.
The complete Disney Good Housekeeping Pages. A "must-have". One of the most fascinating Disney books published this year thanks to all the extra material collected by David Gerstein.
Gerstein, David (editor): Disney Comics: 75 Years of Innovation published by Gemstone Publishing; 2006.
The equivalent for comics of what the Walt Disney Treasures DVDs are to regular Disney DVDs. A must have for any Disney comics enthusiast. Contains good editorial material. Should hopefully be the first of a very long series.
Gerstein, David (editor): Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: "Race to Death Valley" published by Fantagraphics Books; 2011.
One of the 5 best Disney history books of 2011.
Gerstein, David (editor): Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: "Trapped on Treasure Island" published by Fantagraphics Books; 2011.
One of the very best Disney history books of 2011.
Gerstein, David (editor): Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: "High Noon at Inferno Gulch" published by Fantagraphics Books; 2012.
The third volume in a really great series.
Gerstein, David (editor): Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: "House Of The Seven Haunts!" published by Fantagraphics Books; 2011.
The fourth volume in a really great series.
Gerstein, David (editor): Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: Color Sundays Vol. 1 "Call Of The Wild published by Fantagraphics; 2013.
One of the best Disney History books of 2013.
Gerstein, David (editor): Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Color Sundays: "Robin Hood Rides Again" published by Fantagraphics; 2013.
Another fantastic instalment in this "must-have" series.
Gerstein, David (editor): Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Vol. 5: "Outwits The Phantom Blot" published by Fantagraphics; 2014.
Splendid new instalment in a marvelous series.
Gerstein, David (editor): Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Vol. 6: "Lost In Lands Long Ago" published by Fantagraphics; 2014.
One more volume in a great series.
Gerstein, David (editor): Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Vol. 7: "March Of The Zombies" published by Fantagraphics; 2015.
Splendid. A "must have" like all the other volumes of this series.
Gerstein, David (editor): Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Vol. 8: "The Tomorrow Wars" published by Fantagraphics; 2015.
Great addition to a wonderful series.
Gerstein, David (editor): Walt Disney's Donald Duck: The Daily Newspaper Comics Volume 2 published by IDW Publishing; 2016.
Finally!
Gerstein, David (editor): Walt Disney's Donald Duck: The Sunday Newspaper Comics Volume 1 published by IDW Publishing; 2016.
Another winner.
Gerstein, David (editor): Silly Symphony, Vol. 1: The Complete Disney Classics published by IDW Publishing; 2016.
He did it again. Great book.
Gerstein, David (editor): Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Vol. 9: "Rise Of The Rhyming Man" published by Fantagraphics; 2016.
Gerstein, David (editor): Walt Disney's Donald Duck: The Daily Newspaper Comics Volume 3 published by IDW Publishing; 2016.
Gerstein, David (editor): Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Vol. 10: "Planet Of Faceless Foes" published by Fantagraphics; 2016.
Gerstein, David (editor): Walt Disney's Donald Duck: The Sunday Newspaper Comics Volume 2 published by IDW Publishing; 2016.
Gerstein, David (editor): Silly Symphonies Volume 2: The Complete Disney Classics published by IDW Publishing; 2017.
Gerstein, David (editor): Walt Disney's Donald Duck: The Daily Newspaper Comics Volume 4 published by IDW Publishing; 2017.
Another treasure trove.
Gerstein, David (editor): Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Vol. 11: "Mickey vs. Mickey" published by Fantagraphics; 2017.
Gerstein, David (editor): Walt Disney's Treasury of Classic Tales, Vol. 2 published by IDW Publishing; 2017.
Gerstein, David (editor): Walt Disney's Christmas Classics published by IDW Publishing; 2017.
Gerstein, David (editor): Silly Symphonies Volume 3: The Complete Disney Classics 1939-1942 published by IDW Publishing; 2017.
Gerstein, David (editor): Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Vol 12: "The Mysterious Dr. X" published by Fantagraphics; 2018.
The last volume in a splendid series.
Gerstein, David (editor): Walt Disney's Treasury of Classic Tales, Vol. 3 published by IDW Publishing; 2017.
I love those books.
Gerstein, David (editor): Silly Symphonies Volume 4: The Complete Disney Classics 1942-1945 published by Library of American Comics; 2019.
I love those books.
Gerstein, David; Kaufman, JB: Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: The Complete History published by Taschen; 2018.
A must have. One of the two best books of 2018.
Gerstein, David; Kaufman, JB: Walt Disney's Donald Duck. The Ultimate History published by Taschen; 2024.
One of the most important books of 2024.
Ghez, Didier : Disneyland Paris - From Sketch to Reality published by Nouveau Millenaire Edition; 2002.
A 320 page artbook about the Art and the Making of Disneyland Paris containing more than
750 illustrations (artwork, renderings and photos). Published simultaneously in French and
in English. A limited edition printed on a special very high quality paper and containing four special prints of Walt Disney Studios concept art has also been released. Check www.dlpbook.com for more information on where to find the book and how to buy it.
Ghez, Didier: Mickey! published by Banco Real; 2005.
Catalog of the Mickey exhibit that happened in Sao Paulo from October 2 to October 24, 2004. Includes many photos of rare Disneyana items from the '30s and '40s from all around the world as well as never-seen-before artwork from the 1940s version of the never released animated project The Three Musketeers. In Portuguese.
Ghez, Didier (editor): Walt's People - Volume 1 published by Xlibris; 2005.
The Walt's People series is a collection of the best interviews ever conducted with Disney artists.
Contributors to the series include noted Disney experts Robin Allan, Paul F. Anderson, Michael Barrier, J.B. Kaufman, Jim Korkis, Mike Lyons and John Province.
Walt's People - Volume 1 includes in-depth interviews with artists Rudy Ising, Dave Hand, Bill Tytla, Ken Anderson, Jack Hannah, John Hench, Marc Davis, Milt Kahl, Harper Goff and Joyce Carlson and discusses among many other subjects the Disney Studio before Mickey Mouse, the challenges in directing Snow White, the making of Destino with Dali, the process that led to the production of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, the frustrations and joys of Marc Davis and Milt Kahl and the creation of It's a Small World. It contains hundreds of new stories about the Studio and its artists and should delight even the most serious historians and enthusiasts.
Ghez, Didier (editor): Walt's People - Volume 2 published by Xlibris; 2005.
Walt's People - Volume 2 includes interviews with artists Friz Freleng, Grim Natwick, Frank Tashlin, Ward Kimball, Floyd Gottfredson, Herb Ryman, Frank Thomas, Eric Larson, Woolie Reitherman, Rick Rich and Glen Keane. It is 100 longer than volume 1 and should delight even the most serious Disney historians.
Ghez, Didier (editor): Walt's People - Volume 3 published by Xlibris; 2006.
Walt's People - Volume 3 includes interviews with artists James Algar, Lee Blair, Jack Bradbury, Andreas Deja, Joe Grant, Ben Sharpsteen, Bill Justice, Volus Jones, Ward Kimball, Burny Mattinson, Floyd Norman, Bill Peet, and Tony Strobl.
Ghez, Didier (editor): Walt's People - Volume 4 published by Xlibris; 2007.
Walt's People - Volume 4 includes interviews with artists Roger Armstrong, Ted Berman, Marc Davis, Virginia Davis, Lou Debney, Eric Goldberg, Joe Grant, Stan Green, Peter Ellenshaw, John Hench, Dick Huemer, Dick Moores, Floyd Norman, Dale Oliver, Leo Salkin, Brian Sibley, and Roy Williams.
Ghez, Didier (editor): Walt's People - Volume 5 published by Xlibris; 2007.
Walt's People - Volume 5 includes interviews with artists James Algar, Bill Anderson, Buddy Baker, Jack Bradbury, George Bruns, Alice Davis, Marc Davis, Al Dempster, Bill Evans, Vance Gerry, Hugh Harman, T. Hee, Winston Hibler, Lynn Karp, Ward Kimball, Dave Michener, Nadine Missakian, John Musker and Ron Clements, Maurice Noble, Fess Parker, Walt Peregoy, Walt Stanchfield, Erwin Verity, and Bill Walsh.
Ghez, Didier (editor): Walt's People - Volume 6 published by Xlibris; 2008.
Walt's People - Volume 6 includes interviews with Ken Anderson, Roger Broggie, Larry Clemmons, Claude Coates, Marvin Davis, Diane Disney Miller, Edna Disney, Lillian Disney, Roy O. Disney, Sharon Disney, Joe Fowler, Joe Hale, Bud Hester, Steve Hulett, Ken Hultgren, Dick Irvine, Wilfred Jackson, Fred Joerger, Ollie Johnston, Milt Kahl, Ward Kimball, I. Klein, Eric Larson, Ron Miller, Ken O'Connor, Maurice Rapf, Frank Reilly, Carl Stalling, Iwao Takamoto, and Frank Thomas.
Ghez, Didier (editor): Walt's People - Volume 7 published by Xlibris; 2009.
Walt's People - Volume 7 features in-depth interviews with artists Ken Anderson, X. Atencio, Billy Bletcher, John Carey, Adriana Caselotti, Marc Davis, John Ewing, Carl Fallberg, George Goepper, Hazel George, John Hench, Wilfred Jackson, Ollie Johnston, Milt Kahl, Ward Kimball, Bob Kurtz, Jimmy Macdonald, Tom McKimson, Clarence Nash, Grim Natwick, William Rast, Paul Smith, Art Stevens, Frank Thomas, Harry Tytle, and Grace Turner.
Ghez, Didier (editor): Walt's People - Volume 8 published by Xlibris; 2009.
Walt's People - Volume 8 features in-depth interviews with Bill Anderson, Dale Baer, Carl Barks, Welton Becket, James Bodrero, Harriet Burns, Les Clark, Bill Cottrell, Lou Debney, Ruth Disney Beecher, Roy E. Disney, Blaine Gibson, Floyd Gottfredson, Don Griffith, Theo Halladay about Sylvia Holland, Jack Hannah, Bud Hester, Jim MacDonald, Herb Ryman, Retta Scott, Ben Sharpsteen, Bob Sherman, Ken Southworth, Robert Stevenson, Al Taliaferro, Donn Tatum, Harry Tytle, Dolores Voght, Card Walker, Tommie Wilck, and Charles Wolcott.
Ghez, Didier: Walt's People - Volume 9 published by Xlibris; 2010.
Walt's People - Volume 9 features in-depth interviews with Ken Anderson, Art Babbitt, Jack Bradbury and Mary Jim Carp, Paul Carlson, Les Clark, Jack Cutting, Jack Ferges, Bob Foster, Joe and Jennie Grant, Victor Haboush, Thurston Harper, Fred Joerger, Ollie Johnston, Bob Jones, Margaret Kerry, Burny Mattinson, Frank McSavage, Bill Melendez, Ken O’Connor, Walt Peregoy, Thor Putman, Fanny Rabin about Art Babbitt, Art Scott, Tom Sito, Julie Svendsen, and Berny Wolf.
Ghez, Didier (editor): Walt's People - Volume 10 published by Xlibris; 2011.
Walt’s People - Volume 10 features in-depth interviews conducted by Bob Thomas with James Algar, Bill Anderson, Ken Anderson, Roger Broggie, George Bruns, Harriet Burns, Larry Clemmons, Bill Cottrell, Marc Davis, Marvin Davis, Edna Disney, Lillian Disney, Roy E. Disney, Walt Disney, Robert Foster, Joe Fowler, Hazel George, Harper Goff, John Hench, Winston Hibler, Dick Huemer, Dick Irvine, Ub Iwerks, Wilfred Jackson, Ollie Johnston, Milt Kahl, Ward Kimball, John Lounsbery, Ham Luske, Walt Pfeiffer, Joe Potter, Woolie Reitherman, Wathel Rogers, Herb Ryman, Robert Stevenson, Donn Tatum, Frank Thomas, Dolores Voght, Card Walker, and Bill Walsh.
Ghez, Didier (editor): Walt's People - Volume 11 published by Xlibris; 2011.
Walt's People - Volume 11 features in-depth interviews with Ray Aragon, Frank Armitage, Brad Bird, Carl Bongirno, Roger Broggie, George Bruns, Ed Catmull, Don R. Christensen, Andreas Deja, Jules Engel, Joe Hale, John Hench, Mark Henn, John Hubley, Glen Keane, Ted Kierscey, Ward Kimball, I. Klein, Mike Lah, Eric Larson, Ed Love, Daniel MacManus, Tom Nabbe, Carl Nater, Dale Oliver, Walt Pfeiffer, Jacques Rupp, David Snyder, Iwao Takamoto, Shirley Temple, Frank Thomas, Ruthie Tompson, and Richard Williams.
Ghez, Didier (editor): Walt's People - Volume 12 published by Xlibris; 2012.
Walt’s People - Volume 12 features in-depth interviews with Milt Albright, Lloyd Beebe, Bill Bosché, Olive Bosché, Les Clark, Larry Clemmons, Evelyn Coats, Del Connell, Jack Couffer, Alice Disney Allen, Charlie Downs, Al Eugster, Sammy Fain, Warren Garst, Theo Halladay about Sylvia Holland, Marge Hudson, Kim Irvine, Milt Kahl, Ralph Kent, Jack Kloepper, Burny Mattinson, Paul Murry, Mel Shaw, and Leota Toombs.
Ghez, Didier (editor): Walt's People - Volume 13 published by Theme Park Press; 2013.
Volume 13, the first published by Theme Park Press with an improved layout and stringent editing, features such Disney legends as Roy E. Disney, Blaine Gibson, X Atencio, Fess Parker, Don Iwerks, Bob Moore, Tony Baxter, Floyd Gottfredson, and over twenty other Disney notables who reminisce about careers spanning from the 1920s through the present.
Ghez, Didier (editor): Walt's People - Volume 14 published by Theme Park Press; 2013.
The interviews and articles in Walt's People represent a treasure trove of research for Disney scholars—but more important, they're entertaining, down-to-earth stories that will please any fan eager to learn more about Disney. You don't need a Ph.D. in Disney Studies to enjoy the recollections and anecdotes from such Disney luminaries as Admiral Joe Fowler, Bill Justice, Joe Grant, Eddie Sotto, and over half a dozen others.
Ghez, Didier: Walt's People - Volume 15 published by Theme Park Press; 2014.
Ghez, Didier: Walt's People - Volume 16 published by Theme Park Press; 2015.
Ghez, Didier (editor): Walt's People - Volume 17 published by Theme Park Press; 2015.
Contains interviews with Lorina Butler, Leigh Harline, Jim Macdonald, Woolie Reitherman, T. Hee, Mary Lou Whitman, Jack Hannah, Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston, Ken Anderson, Dan Noonan, Bill Wight, Jack Bruner, Art Stevens, Bill Anderson, Bob McCrea, Joe Potter, Harper Goff, and Phil Mendez.
Ghez, Didier (editor): Walt's People - Volume 18 published by Theme Park Press; 2016.
Walt's People: Volume 18 features appearances by Mique Nelson, Katherine Kerwin, Gerry Geronimi, Ward Kimball, Dick Huemer, Ken O'Connor, Janet Martin, Herb Ryman, Don Douglass, Ken Peterson, Kay Wright, Del Connell, Elma Milotte, Bob Gurr, Barbara Palmer, and Hani El-Masri.
Ghez, Didier (editor): Walt's People - Volume 19 published by Theme Park Press; 2017.
Walt's People: Volume 19 features appearances by Dick Grills, Jack Kinney, Jane Kinney, Don W. Graham, Janet Martin, Lloyd Beebe, Roy E. Disney, Susan Musfelt Hoose, Terry Jo Steinberger, Carol Farris, Art Stevens, Frank Thomas, and Alan Coats.
Ghez, Didier: Walt's People - Volume 20 published by Theme Park Press; 2017.
Walt's People: Volume 20 features appearances by Sam Armstrong, Leland "Lee" Payne, Bob Givens, O.B. Johnston, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Hannah, Tom Oreb, Iwao Takamoto, Herb Ryman, and Alfred and Elma Milotte.
Ghez, Didier: Walt's People - Volume 21 published by Theme Park Press; 2017.
Walt's People: Volume 21 features appearances by Ferdinand Horvath, Ken Peterson, Bob Givens, Sylvia Holland, Tyrus Wong, John Hench, Marc Davis, Alice Davis, Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn, Floyd Norman, Paul R. Hartley (via his daughter Stacey Hartley), Bill Cottrell, Lillian Disney, Glen Keane, and Darrell Van Citters.
Ghez, Didier: Walt's People - Volume 22 published by Theme Park Press; 2019.
I believe this is one of the best volumes in the series. It contains interviews and documents about Ferdinand Horvath, Izzy Klein, Eduardo Solá Franco, Campbell Grant, T. Hee, Ken Anderson, Bill Cottrell, Ken Anderson, Herb Ryman, Andrew B. Beard, Treb Heining, Harriet Burns, Valerie Edwards, Gary Goldman, Tad Stones.
Ghez, Didier: Walt's People: Volume 23 published by Theme Park Press; 2019.
Interviews with Peter Adby, Jeff Burke, Rudy Cataldi, Jack Hannah, Bob Harpur, Sterling Holloway, Les Novros, Bill Hurtz, and Paul Julian, Joe Potter, Woolie Reitherman, Fini Rudiger-Littlejohn, and Tyrus Wong.
Ghez, Didier: Walt's People: Volume 24 published by Theme Park Press; 2019.
Walt's People: Volume 24 features appearances by Otto Englander, Jack Campbell, Van Kaufman, Ward Kimball, Bill Hurtz, Fini Rutiger, Eric Gurney, Wilfred Jackson, Eric Larson, Burny Mattinson, George Harding, Marc Davis, Claude & Evie Coats, Wathel Rogers, Bob Otto, Marvin & Marjorie Davis, Marty Sklar, Jow Fowler, Rock Hall, and Pat Burke.
Ghez, Didier: Walt's People - Volume 25 published by Theme Park Press; 2021.
This volume features appearances by Wilfred Haughton, Basil Reynolds, William Norris Dakin, John Rose, Maurice Noble, John Lounsbery, Tim Considine, David Stollery, John Mansbridge, Roger Broggie, John Hence, Candace Lavin, Eddie Sotto, and Jim Tadevic.
Ghez, Didier (editor): Walt's People - Volume 26 published by Skyway Press; 2022.
This new volume features interviews with Bill Cottrell, Armand Bigle, Pierre Nicolas, Antonio Bertini, Andy Thewlis, Gunnar Mansson, Horst Koblischek, Dan Gonzales, Herb Hughes, Royal “Mickey” Clark, Marvin Davis and Marjorie Davis, Marty Sklar, Jack Lindquist, Craig McNair Wilson, Kym Murphy, and Chris Runco.
Ghez, Didier (editor): Walt's People: Volume 27: Talking Disney with the Artists Who Knew Him published by Skyway Press; 2023.
Features appearances by Joe Alves, Ken Annakin, Harry Archinal, Ron Carman, Randy Cartwright, Eyvind Earle, Ed Ghertner, Joe Grant, Rock Hall, John Hench, Luther Marr, Tom Morris, Dick Morrow, Tadhg Murphy, Paul Torrigino, Larry Watkin, and Mary Wilmar.
Ghez, Didier (editor): Walt's People: Volume 28: Talking Disney with the Artists Who Knew Him published by Skyway Press; 2023.
Features appearances by Mike Bagnall, Richard Berryman, Ray Bradbury, Bill Cottrell, Roy E. Disney, John Drury, Nick England, Don Escen, Al Eugster, Leigh Harline, Dan Haskett, John Hench, Grace Hurt, Brandon Kleyla, Rich Kullen, Fred MacMurray, Mel Powell, Woolie Reiterman, Jim Sarno, John Tobin, and Ray Watson.
Care, Ross; Ghez, Didier (editor): Walt's People: Volume 29--The Ross Care Letters: Talking Disney with the Artists Who Knew Him published by Skyway Press; 2024.
This volume features the interviews conducted by historian Ross Care with Ken Anderson, Art Babbitt, Lee and Mary Blair, Claude Coats, Ken Darby, Marc Davis, Eyvind Earle, Gerry Geronimi, Jack Hannah, Duck Huemer, Wilfred Jackson, Ward Kimball, Eric Larson, Bill Peet, Frank Thomas, and Judge Whitaker.
Ghez, Didier: Disney's Grand Tour published by Theme Park Press; 2013.
The complete story of Walt's trip to Europe in 1935. Most of the information in this book is brand new. Most of the 60 illustrations have never or seldom been seen before. My best book to date, fruit of close to 25 years of intense research.
Ghez, Didier: They Drew As They Pleased - The Hidden Art of Disney's Golden Age published by Chronicle Books; 2015.
Containing more than 400 never-released-before illustrations and a text that explores the lives and careers of Disney's first concept artists: Albert Hurter, Ferdinand Horvath, Gustaf Tenggren and Bianca Majolie. This is the first book in a series of 6.
Ghez, Didier: They Drew As They Pleased - The Hidden Art of Disney's Musical Years published by Chronicle Books; 2016.
An in-depth look at the career and art of 5 of Disney's greatest concept artists: Walt Scott, Kay Nielsen, Sylvia Holland, Retta Scott, and David Hall. 90% of the art in this book as never been seen in book form before.
Ghez, Didier: They Drew as They Pleased - The Hidden Art of Disney's Late Golden Age published by Chronicle Books; 2017.
An in-depth look at the career and art of 6 of Disney's greatest concept artists: Eduardo Sola Franco, Johnny Walbridge, Jack Miller, Campbell Grant, James Bodrero and Martin Provensen. 90% of the art in this book as never been seen in book form before.
Ghez, Didier: They Drew As They Pleased - The Hidden Art of Disney's Mid-Century Era published by Chronicle Books; 2018.
An in-depth look at the career and art of 5 of Disney's greatest concept artists: Lee Blair, Mary Blair, Tom Oreb, John Dunn, and Walt Peregoy. 90% of the art in this book as never been seen in book form before.
Ghez, Didier: They Drew As They Pleased book series - The Hidden Art of Disney's Early Renaissance published by Chronicle Books; 2019.
The life and art of Disney's concept artists Ken Anderson and Mel Shaw.
Ghez, Didier: They Drew as they Pleased Volume 6: The Hidden Art of Disney's New Golden Age published by Chronicle Books; 2020.
The last volume of this Award-winning series focuses on the art and careers of Joe Grant, Hans Bacher, Mike Gabriel and Michael Giaimo.
Ghez, Didier: The Origins of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures published by Hyperion Historical Alliance Press; 2022.
Relying on recently rediscovered correspondence and diaries and filled with unpublished photos and storyboard art, this 166-pages-long, hardcover monograph in full color tells the real story behind the genesis of Walt Disney's acclaimed and award-winning True-Life Adventures film series.
Ginch, Bill and Miranda, Fred: The Official
Disney Trivia Book published by Paperjacks; 1988.
The first trivia book about Disney, it was published before the famous series of
"ultimate" trivia books by Dave Smith and Kevin Neary.
Giroux, Henry A.: The Mouse that
Roared - Disney and the End of Innocence published by Rowman & Littlefield;
1999
What can you expect with a title like this one ?
Girveau, Bruno (curator): Il Etait une Fois Walt Disney published by RMN; 2006.
The catalog of the best Disney exhibition ever exhibit, taking place at Le Grand Palais in Paris starting on September 15, 2006. Contains a large quantity of marvelous never-seen-before artwork as well as in-depth texts by Charles Solomon and Robin Allan among others. A "must have."
Gisle, Jon: Donaldismen - en muntert-vitenskapelig studie over Donald Duck og
hans verden; 1973.
The book that coined the terms Donaldism and Donaldist. Written in Norwegian. A revised edition was published in 2006.
Giaever, Anders: Jakten Paa Onkel Walt: Fire Naer-Disney-Opplevelser published by Cappelen; 2001.
Written in Norwegian. Mostly sociological theory about Disney, save for a good chapter about the author's visit to Barks.
Glasgow, Greg; Mayer, Kathryn: Disneyland on the Mountain: Walt, the Environmentalists, and the Ski Resort That Never Was published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers; 2023.
Very well researched and well written.
Goldberg, Aaron: The Disney Story: Chronicling the Man, the Mouse and the Parks published by Quaker Scribe; 2016.
A very good read.
Goldberg, Aaron: Meet the Disney Brothers: A Unique Biography About Walt Disney published by Quaker Scribe; 2019.
Nice little book for kids.
Golberg, Aaron: Presenting Disneyland: Forgotten Photos From Opening Day published by Quaker Scribe; 2023.
An excellent book full of never-seen-before photographs.
Golberg, Eric: An Animator's Gallery: Eric Goldberg Draws the Disney Characters published by Disney Editions; 2015.
Goldmark, Daniel; Keil, Charlie: Funny Pictures: Animation and Comedy in Studio-Era Hollywood published by University of California Press; 2011.
A few good essays about Disney in this book.
Gordon, Bruce; Mumford, David: A Brush with Disney - An Artist's Journey, Told through the Words and Works of Herbert Dickens Ryman published by Camphor Tree Pub.; 2000.
An absolute must have for Disney historians. Great book. Fantastic artwork.
Gordon, Bruce; Mumford, David: Disneyland,
the Nickel Tour published by Camphor Tree Publishers; 1995 and new updated version 2000.
The most in-depth history of Disneyland to date by two of the most knowledgeable
Imagineers on the subject. The collection of postcards that illustrates it is also worth
the buy in itself. A new updated version was published in January 2000.
Gordon, Bruce; Kurtti, Jeff: Disney Insider Yearbook published by Disney Editions; 2006.
Not a fascinating subject, but the book is extremely well done and beautifully illustrated.
Gori, Leonardo; Stajano, Francesco: Floyd Gottfredson
published by Comic Art; 1998.
Superb book about the best Disney comic book artist along with Barks. A must have for
Disney comics enthusiasts. Written in Italian.
Gori, Leonardo; Gaducci, Fabio; Lama, Sergio: Eccetto Topolino. Lo scontro culturale tra il fascismo e il fumetto published by Nicola Pesce Editore; 2011.
One of the very best Disney history books of 2011. Written in Italian.
Gourdin, Henri: Walt Disney, Bâtisseur de Rêves published by Domens; 1995.
One of the worst biographies of Walt. The author has shamefully borrowed from the studies
of Bob Thomas and some other great biographers to build an uninteresting, badly written
text, that even contains a few mistakes. No primary research has been done. No attention
has been given to this book. None should be. Written in French.
Grant, John: Encyclopedia
of Walt Disney's Animated Characters published by Hamlyn 1987; updated versions
published by Hyperion 1993 and 1998.
Contains most of the information you may want on major or minor characters and on the
animated features. The illustration are of top quality. The who's who of Disney's
universe. Updated on a regular basis.
Great Moments from the Films of Walt Disney
published by The Rutledge Press; 1981.
Huge photographs from Snow White, Pinocchio, Bambi, Dumbo, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty
with small commentaries.
Greene, Katherine and Richard: The Man Behind
the Magic published by Viking; 1991.
Another biography of Walt for kids.
Greene, Katherine and Richard: Inside the Dream : The Personal Story of Walt Disney published by Hyperion; 2001.
One of the two books not to be missed at the end of 2001 this year along with The Nine Old Men by Canemaker.
Green, Howard; Green, Amy: Remembering
Walt - Favorite Memories of Walt Disney published by Hyperion; 1999.
The greatest collection of memories on one Walt Disney ever compiled. An extremely good book containing some never seen before pictures of Walt.
Green, Howard: The Tarzan
Chronicles published by Hyperion; 1999.
A book written by Howard Green is almost bound to be excellent.This book is only one out
of two "making of" books released along with Tarzan. It is the most lavish of
the two.
Griffin, Sean: Tinker Belles
and Evil Queens - The Walt Disney Company from the Inside Out published by New York
University Press; December 1999.
Once again with that kind of books, the title says it all. Disney's relationship to the gay universe.
Grob, Gijs: Mickey's Movies: The Theatrical Films of Mickey Mouse published by Theme Park Press; 2018.
A good read.
Grossman, Austin: Art of Epic Mickey published by Disney Editions; 2011.
Beautiful art book.
Grote, Johnny A.: Carl Barks Werkverzeichnis der Comics published by Ehapa;
1995.
A huge annoted bibliography of The Duck Master. Written in German.
Grote, Johnny: Der Stammbaum der Ducks published by Ehapa; 1999.
Good book in German about the Duck family according to Barks.
Grote, Johnny A.: Who's Who in Entenhausen published by Ehapa Comic
Collection; 1997.
Written in German by one of the most famous German duck expert.
Grote, Johnny A.; Berner, Horst : Thanks Carl ! - In Memoriam Carl Barks published by Ehapa Comics Collection; 2000.
A splendid homage to Carl Barks in German. Contains some great drawings by artists all around the world paying a tribute to the Duck Man, including Uderzo, Loisel, Daan Jippes,...
Grover, Ron: The Disney
Touch published by Business One Irwin; 1991.
How Eisner and Wells revamped Disney and made it what it is today. Updated in 1997. I
consider this book as being part of a triptych of Disney reference books about the history
of the company: first the official biography by Bob Thomas (1901-1966), second Storming
the Magic Kingdom by John Taylor (1967-1984) and third this one (1985-today).
Guedel, Heidi: Animatrix - A Female Animator - How Laughter Saved my Life published by IUniverse, Inc.; 2003.
This autobiography of Heidi Guedel, who used to be a Disney animator, contains great stories about the post-Walt and pre-Eisner era. An excellent read.
Gurr, Bob: Design: Just for Fun published by Ape Pen Publishing; 2012.
The long-awaited autobiography of Imagineer Bob Gurr. A "must have".
Gurr, Bob: Legendary Imagineer: Life and Times - Disney and Beyond published by Bob Gurr; 2019.
A great read.
Hahn, Don: Disney's
Animation Magic published by Disney Press; 1996.
One of Disney's most famous producers explains the animation process to kids. In the
meantime, the book reproduces a few interesting documents from the most recent era of
Disney's animation.
Hahn, Don: Disney's
Animation Kit published by Hyperion; 1999.
A guide for children on how to animate, by the famous Disney producer Don Hahn. Includes a
brief history of animation.
Hahn, Don: The Alchemy of Animation: Making an Animated Film in the Modern Age published by Disney Editions; 2008.
A great general audience book beautifully illustrated with artwork for the latest Disney movies.
Hahn, Don: Brain Storm: Unleashing Your Creative Self published by Disney Editions; 2011.
This is basically a new, completely updated and expanded version on Don's previous book, Dancing Corn Dogs in the Night.
Hahn, Don; Miller-Zarneke, Tracey: Before Ever After: The Lost Lectures of Walt Disney's Animation Studio published by Disney Editions; 2015.
One of the very best Disney history books of the decade.
Hahn, Don:Yesterday's Tomorrow: Disney's Magical Mid-Century published by Disney Editions; 2017.
A wonderful read full of never-seen-before material.
Hahn, Don; Solomon, Charles: Walt Disney's Nine Old Men: Masters of Animation published by Weldon Owen; 2018.
Nice exhibition catalog.
Hake, Ted: The Official Price Guide to Disney Collectibles published by House of Collectibles; 2005.
A reference as important to collectors as the Tomart´s Disneyana.
Hake, Ted: The Official Price Guide to Mickey Mouse Collectibles published by House of Collectibles; 2008.
Absolutely nothing new in the black and white book.
Haller, Ray: Just when you Thought it was Safe to go
to the Park published by Ray Haller; 1994.
The second volume from our witty Disneyland cast member.
Haller, Ray: You should never have asked about his
job published by Ray Haller.
Ray is a cast member and his funny drawings about the parks are hilarious.
Hammontree, Marie: Walt Disney,
Young Movie Maker published by Aladdin Paperbacks; 1997.
One more juvenile biography of Walt.
Hand, David: Memoirs published by Martha Hand; 1986.
The very interesting autobiography of one of Disney's geniuses of concept art.
Handke, Daniel; Hunt, Vanessa: Poster Art of the Disney Parks publisher Disney Editions; 2012.
The long-awaited book about all the Disney parks posters from around the world. A "must-have" for Disney parks enthusiasts.
Hannah, Jack; Korkis, Jim: From Donald Duck's Daddy to Disney Legend published by Theme Park Press; 2017.
Pure delight.
Hansford, Dee: Gardens of
Walt Disney World Resort published by The Walt Disney Company; 1988.
Perfect art-book about the vegetation and landscaping of the magic kingdoms.
Hardin, Terri: Tales From Terri: A Disney Sculptor's Life - Volume one published by Terri Hardin; 2013.
Harper, John L.: Mineral King: Public concern with government policy published by Pacifica Pub. Co; 1982.
Very serious Disney-related history at its best.
Hartung, Peter: Manden og anden - en bog om Carl Barks published by
Bogfabrikken; 1994.
According to Ole Nielsen: "A shallow biography of Barks. The last third of the books
is about Barks visit in Copenhagen." Written in Danish.
Hauser, Tim: The Art of WALL.E published by Chronicle Books; 2008.
This series is consistenly perfect. This book is no exception.
Hauser, Tim: The Art of Up published by Chronicle Books; 2009.
A great book in a great series.
Hauser, Tim: The Pixar Treasures published by Disney Editions; 2009.
Same creative format as The Disney Treasures. In other words an excellent book.
Hecker, Jamie: Disney Legends: Makers of Magic, Volume 1 published by KMF Media; 2023.
Hegener, Michiel : Het Duckdenken published by Contact Uitgeverij; 2000.
A book about "duckthinking" with illustrations from Barks comics. In Dutch.
Heide, Robert and Gilman, John: Cartoon
Collectibles published by Doubleday; 1983.
Nothing new when you already posses the Munsey and the Tomart. Re-published in 1994 by
Hyperion as Disneyana.
Heide, Robert; Gilman; John: The Mickey
Mouse Watch: From the Beginning of Time published by Hyperion; 1997.
Nothing much to say about this small, well-illustrated and well documented book. A good
reference for collectors.
Heide, Robert; Gilman, John; Peterson, Monique (Contributor); White, Patrick J.: Mickey Mouse - The Evolution, The Legend, The Phenomenon ! published by Disney Editions; 2001.
Nothing much is new in that book, apart from a few photos of european Disneyana. But the design is extremely nice and the reading enjoyable.
Heimbuch, Jeff: Main Street Windows: A Complete Guide to Disney's Whimsical Tributes published by Orchard Hill Press; 2014.
Very comprehensive.
Helnwein, Gottfred: Wer Ist Carl Barks published by Neff; 1994.
Fascinating art book about Bark's style and drawings. Written in German but mostly
composed of reproductions of barksian art, this work can be of interest even to non-German
speakers.
Helnwein, Gottfried: Donald Duck... Und die Ente ist Mensch geworden published by Karikatur Museum Krems; 2007.
A splendid catalog about a Carl Barks exhibition that took place in Austria. Written in German.
Heminway, John: Disney Magic: The Launching of a Dream published by
Hyperion; 1998.
This small book is a stunning work about the making of the new Disney cruise ship.
Beautiful artwork, very interesting text. Too short. This book was offered to journalists
during the launch.
Hench, John: Designing Disney published by Disney Editions; 2003.
Full of never seen before artwork and fascinating insights by veteran Imagineer and Disney Legend John Hench, this book is without the slighest bit of doubt a must have for all Disney park enthusiasts.
Henderson, Mary: The New Amsterdam : The Biography of a Broadway Theater published by Hyperion; 1997.
A beautiful book about a beautiful Disney-owned theater.
Hiaasen, Carl: Team Rodent:
How Disney Devours the World published by Ballantine Books;1998.
A long and boring essay attacking the Walt Disney Company for its negative influence on
today's universe. Nothing new from previous anti-Disney tirades.
Higgins, Steven; Magliozzi, Ronald S.: Pixar - At the Museum of Modern Art published by MoMA; 2006.
The catalog of the MoMA exhibit. A must-have for any Pixar enthusiast.
Hischak, Thomas; Robinson, Mark A.: The Disney Song Encyclopedia published by The Scarecrow Press; 2009.
A good reference book, but not necessarily a must-have.
Hischak, Thomas S.: Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary published by Mcfarland & Co Inc Pub; 2011.
Interesting, but too expensive.
Hoffman, David: Disneyland: Little-Known Facts about Well-Known Places published by Metro Books; 2008.
Fun little book. Definitely not a "must-have".
Holliss, Richard and Sibley Brian: Mickey Mouse,
His Life and Times by HP. Books; 1986.
The title says it all, but let us add that Richard Holliss and Brian Sibley are two of the
best English Disney experts, also authors of The Disney Studio Story and The Making of
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
Holliss, Richard; Sibley Brian: The Disney
Studio Story published by Crown; 1988.
Two parts. One is the complete history of the studio, the other is a complete filmography
with commentaries. This is a must have. If only for the illustrations. But the anecdotes
are also fascinating. Very in-depth book.
Holliss, Richard; Sibley Brian: Walt Disney's
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs & the Making of the Classic Film published by
Hyperion; 1987.
An excellent, if a bit short, "making of". Originally published by Simon &
Schuster in 1987, then reprinted by Hyperion.
Hollis, Tim and Ehrbar, Gregory: Mouse Tracks - The Story of Walt Disney Records published by University Press of Mississippi; 2006.
An excellent reference book for Disney record enthusiasts and collectors that unveils a minor but quite interesting aspect of Disney history.
Holt, Nathalia: The Queens of Animation: The Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World of Disney and Made Cinematic History published by Little, Brown and Company; 2019.
Avoid this book. This is a book of fiction, not of history.
Houghton Comfort, Mildred: Walt Disney, Master of Fantasy published by T.S.
Denison; 1968.
Juvenile book.
Houlberg Hansen, Niels: Egmont & Co. - 50 ar med dansk produktion af Disney-serier published by Damcon.dk; 2009.
Great history of the famous publisher of Disney comics. Written in Danish.
Huddleston, Robert: Edmundo published by Virtualbookworm.com Publishing; 2007.
A very astonishing book about Disney's representative in Spain in the '40s.
Hulett, Steve: Mouse in Transition: An Insider's Look at Disney Feature Animation published by Theme Park Press; 2014.
A wonderful autobiography. A "must-have".
Hulett, Steve: Mouse in Orbit published by Theme Park Press; 2018.
The fascinating second part of Steve Hulett's autobiography.
Hurley, Kalikolehua: The Art of Moana 2 published by Chronicle Books; 2024.
Another great instalment in the series.
Hurley, Kalikolehua; Shurer, Osnat: Art of Raya and the Last Dragon published by Chronicle Books; 2021.
I loved both the book and the movie.
Hurter, Albert: He Drew as He Pleased published
by Simon and Schuster; 1948.
A collection of drawings and sketches by one of the Studio's best designers in the '30s
and '40s, one of those who influenced heavily the look of Snow White and Pinocchio. A very
rare and very desirable book. I am still looking for my copy of this specialized
masterpiece.
Hunt, Vanessa; Handke, Danny: Poster Art of the Disney Parks, Second Edition published by Disney Editions; 2022.
A must-have. Way better than the first edition.
Huntington, Grace: Please Let Me Fly! published by Lulu.com; 2010.
The autobiography of Disney's first storywoman. A great document.
Iger, Robert: The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company published by Random House; 2019.
Page-turner.
The Imagineers: Imagineering Way - Unharnessing the Power of Creative Thinking published by Disney Press; 2003.
Good read with excellent anecdotes.
Imagineers, The: The Imagineering Field Guide to EPCOT and Walt Disney World published by Disney Editions; 2006.
A great series.
The Imagineers: The Imagineering Field Guide to Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World published by Disney Editions; 2007.
The rest of the series is excellent. This book should is no exception.
The Imagineers: The Imagineering Field Guide to Disneyland published by Disney Editions; 2008.
Fouth installment in an excellent series.
Imagineers, The: The Imagineering Field Guide to Disney's Hollywood Studios published by Disney Editions; 2010.
New installment in a good series.
InterDuck: Art of the Duckomenta published by Ehapa; 2010.
What would art history be like if the world had been populated by the Disney Ducks? Fantastic and huge catalog in French, English and German.
Isbouts, J. P.: Discovering Walt Disney published by Hyperion; 2001.
A juvenile book about Walt.
Iwerks, Don: Walt Disney's Ultimate Inventor: The Genius of Ub Iwerks published by Disney Editions; 2019.
One of the best Disney history books of the year.
Iwerks, Leslie; Kenworthy, John : The Hand Behind the Mouse - An Intimate Biography of Ub Iwerks, The Man Walt Disney Called the Greatest published by Hyperion; 2001.
An exeptionnal book that will definitely become a classic among Disney historians. An absolute must have. Almost as essential as the biography of Walt by Bob Thomas.
Iwerks, Leslie: The Imagineering Story: A History of Disney's Theme Parks as Told by the Designers published by Disney Editions; 2022.
A good starting point to understand the history of WDI.
Jablonski, Carl L.: The Cost of the Kingdom: A Memoir by the Chief Estimator (Show and Ride) for EPCOT and Disneyland Paris published by Theme Park Press; 2021.
Another great read.
Jachnin, Boris: Walt Disney published by CS Filmovy Uslav; 1989.
The first biography of Walt written in Czech. The illustrations are all very famous. No
document is really original in this work. Most of the iconography is of poor quality. An
oddity, though.
Jackson, Kathy Merlock: Walt Disney, a
Bio-Bibliography published by Greenwood Press; 1993.
By trying to do too much in too few pages, Kathy does not really succeed in creating an
in-depth reference book. The bibliography is interesting, though.
Jackson, Kathy Merlock (editor): Walt Disney - Conversations published by University Press of Mississippi; 2006.
Let's admit it, this is a book I would have loved to create. A "must-have" without hesitation.
Jackson, Kathy Merlock; West Mark I.: Walt Disney, from Reader to Storyteller: Essays on the Literary Inspirations published by Mcfarland & Co; 2014.
A few good essays, but too expensive for what it is.
Jacobs: Disney's
America on Parade published by Harry N. Abrams; 1975.
A book about the ceremonies held in 1976 in the Disney parks.
Jacobsen, Helen: Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts at the Wallace Collection published by Philip Wilson Publishers; 2022.
The catalog of the UK exhibition.
Jakubowski, Alex; Lammerhuber, Lois: I Still Get Chills - The Amazing Life and Work of Don Rosa published by Edition Lammerhuber; 2017.
A beautiful book and a fun read.
James, L.: Mickey's Drawing Class published by Simon & Shuster; 1983.
Jex, Shaun: Main Street Gossip: The Inside Scoop on Your Favorite Disney Characters published by Shaun Jex; 2024.
A fun little book.
Johnson, David: Snow White's People: An Oral History of the Disney Film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs published by Theme Park Press; 2017.
A great collection of interviews.
Johnson, David: Snow White's People - Volume 2 published by Theme Park Press; 2018.
Great interviews.
Johnson, Jimmy (author); Ehrbar, Greg; Ghez, Didier (editors): Inside the Whimsy Works: My Life with Walt Disney Productions published by University Press of Mississippi; 2014.
The autobiography of the President of the Walt Disney Music Company, written in 1975 and released for the first time. A fascinating look at the world of Disney business and "Roy´s boys."
Johnson, Mindy: Tinker Bell - An Evolution published by Disney Editions; 2013.
One of the very best Disney-history books of 2013.
Johnson, Mindy: Ink and Paint - The Women of Disney Animation published by Disney Editions; 2017.
A seminal book about a fascinating subject matter.
Johnson, Mindy: Pencils, Pens & Brushes: A Great Girls' Guide to Disney Animation published by Disney Press; 2019.
Great book for kids.
Jones, Angie; Oliff, Jamie: Thinking Animation - Bridging the Path Between 2D and CG published by Course Technology PTR; 2006.
A bit technical, but the number of former or current Disney artists contributing to it (Eric Goldberg, Floyd Norman, Tony Bancroft,...) make it worthwhile for readers that are not also animators.
Jones, Tom (introduction by): Walt Disney's
Christmas Treasury published by Abbeville Press; 1978.
According to the Library of Congress: "An anthology of Christmas stories,
illustrations, comic strips, posters and other miscellanea featuring Disney
characters."
Jones, Wesley: Mousecatraz published by E.J. Communications; 2006.
Stories from cast members. Fun, but not very interesting.
Julius, Jessica: The Art of Big Hero 6 published by Chronicle Books; 2014.
I love this series by Chronicle Books.
Julius, Jessica: The Art of Zootopia published by Chronicle Books; 2016.
A great book about a fascinating movie.
Julius, Jessica: The Art of Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 published by Chronicle Books; 2018.
A good addition to a great series.
Julius, Jessica: The Art of Frozen 2 published by Chronicle Books; 2019.
A good book about an excellent movie.
Jungersen, Frederik G.: Disney published by Det Danske Filmmuseum; 1968.
Nothing really new in this Danish biography of Walt. No new photos, no new info, just a
really nice cover featuring Walt with a paper hat.
Jungk, Peter: The Perfect American published by Handsel Books; 2004.
A novel about the last days of Walt translated from the German language. Not an enjoyable read.
Justice, Bill: Justice for Disney published by Tomart Publications; 1992.
The autobiography of the man who drew Chip and Dale, animated most of Disneyland
attractions and is the nicest person you will ever meet at a Disneyana convention
("Give me a napkin ! I'll draw for you since you seem to enjoy it as much as I do
!").
Kallay, William: The Making of Tron: How Tron Changed Visual Effects and Disney Forever published by William Kallay; 2011.
One of the very best Disney history books of 2011.
Kauffmann, Bernd (editor): Die Duckomenta published by Nicolaische Verlagsbuchhandlung; 2003.
The catalog of a German exhibit of works that parody famous masterpieces using the Disney Ducks. Interesting. Written in German (but little text).
Kaufman, JB: South of the Border with Disney: Walt Disney and the Good Neighbor Program 1941-1948 published by Disney Editions; 2009.
The best Disney history book of 2009. A "must-have".
Kaufman, J.B.: The Walt Disney Family Museum published by Disney Editions; 2009.
Nice little catalog of the Walt Disney Family Museum. Nothing very special in it, though.
Kaufman, JB: The Fairest One of All: The Making of Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs published by Weldon Owen; 2012.
The best Disney history book of 2012.
Kaufman, JB: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: The Art and Creation of Walt Disney's Classic Animated Film published by Weldon Owen; 2012.
The catalog of the Snow White exhibition held at the Walt Disney Family Museum. Beautiful and huge.
Kaufman, J.B.: Pinocchio: The Disney Epic published by Walt Disney Family Foundation Press; 2015.
One of the best books of 2015.
Kaufman, J.B.; Merritt, Russell: Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies: A Companion to the Classic Cartoon Series published by Disney Editions; 2016.
The long awaited re-release of a classic.
Kaufman, JB; Hollifield, Jim (editors): 2019 Hyperion Historical Alliance Annual published by Hyperion Historical Alliance Press; 2019.
Full of fascinating in-depth essays about the history of Disney. A must-read.
Kaufman, JB; Hollifield, Jim (editors): 2020 Hyperion Historical Alliance Annual published by Hyperion Historical Alliance Press; 2019.
Full of fascinating in-depth essays about the history of Disney. A must-read.
Kaufman, J.B.: The Making of Walt Disney's Fun and Fancy Free published by Hyperion Historical Alliance Press; 2019.
Hard cover, with more than 150 illustrations, this is the complete account of the making of "Fun and Fancy Free." A must-have.
Kaufman, J.B.; Thomas, Ted; Ghez, Didier: Walt Disney and El Grupo in Latin America published by Hyperion Historical Alliance Press; 2024.
The first day-to-day account of Walt Disney's seminal trip to Latin America in 1941, complete with more than 250 photographs!
Keller, Keith: The Mickey
Mouse Club Scrapbook published by Grosset and Dunlap; 1975.
The essential book about what may have been your favorite program a few decades ago.
Kellogg, Ted: Passport to Pixie Dust: My 32 Years with The Walt Disney Company published by Theme Park Press; 2017.
Kern, Kevin; O'Day, Tim; Vagnini, Steven: A Portrait of Walt Disney World published by Disney Editions; 2021.
One of the best Disney history books of 2021.
Kerry, Margaret: Tinker Bell Talks published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing; 2017.
An enjoyable autobiography.
Keogh, Peter: The Mouseketeers Down Under: A Personal Memoir published by Theme Park Press; 2015.
If you have to read everything ever written about the Mickey Mouse Club, then this very short new Kindle book is for you. It contains the fun story of the visit of the original Mickey Mouse Club to Australia, complete with rare photos of the visit. Definitely not a "must-have" but an entertaining read for the MMM-fanatics.
Khalaf, Tamara: Disney's Dogs published by Disney Editions; 2008.
An excellent small art-book with almost no text, unfortunately.
Kothenschulte, Daniel (editor): The Walt Disney Film Archives: The Animated Movies 1921-1968 published by Taschen; 2016.
A stunning volume full of treasures.
Kilpatrick, Mell; Thie, Carlene: A Photographer's Life with Disney Under Construction published by Ape Pen Publishing; 2002.
This splendid book of black and white photgraphs is part of a 3 book series. A must have for any serious Disneyland enthusiast.
Kilpatrick, Mell; Thie, Carlene: Disney Early Years Through the Eyes of a Photographer published by Ape Pen Publishing; 2002.
The second volume of a splendid three book series.
Kilpatrick, Mell; Thie, Carlene: Disney Years Seen Through the Photographer's Lens published by Ape Pen Publishing; 2002.
The third volume of a splendid three book series.
Kilpatrick, Mell; Thie, Carlene: Disneyland, the Beginning published by Ape Pen Publishing; 2003.
This book of more than 120 color photographs about Disneyland, the fourth by Carlene Thie and Mell Kilpatrick is a beauty.
Kilpatrick, Mell; Thie, Carlene: Homecoming - Destination Disneyland published by Ape Pen Publishing; 2005.
The best book in Carlene's great series.
Kimball, Ward: Art Afterpieces published by
Pocket Books in 1964, re-published by Price, Stern, Sloan in 1975.
This book contains a nice collection of very funny parodies of famous paintings (not
related to Disney) by Disney Legend Ward Kimball. Nice to have for completists.
Kinder, Bill; O'Steen, Bobbie: Making the Cut at Pixar: The Art of Editing Animation published by Routledge; 2022.
An excellent read.
Kinney, Jack: Walt Disney
and other assorted characters published by Harmony Books; 1988.
A look at the studio by one of the men who "created the magic", enjoyed it at
times, hated it sometimes and worked a lot on the Goofy shorts.
Kiste, Andrew: A Historical Tour of Walt Disney World: Volume III published by Theme Park Press; 2018.
Kiste, Andrew: Walt Disney and the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair: Great Moments published by Theme Park Press; 2019.
A good read about the history behind Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln.
Kiste, Andrew: Walt Disney and the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair: TravelMagic published by Theme Park Press; 2021.
Great research!
Kobayashi, Shinichiro: Tokyo DisneySea published by Tokyo Disneyland; 2007.
A fabulous art-book by award-winning Kobayashi.
Kober, J. Jeff: Disney's Hollywood Studios published by Theme Park Press; 2014.
Koehler, William R.: The Wonderful World of Disney
Animals published by Howell Book House; 1979.
According to the Library of Congress: "Presents a behind-the-scenes account of the
techniques and trials of training various animals who have appeared in Disney
productions."
Koenig, David: Mouse Tales
published by Bonaventure Press; 1994.
What a cast member suffers to entertain his public. At times funny.
Koenig, David: Mouse Under
Glass published by Bonaventure Press; 1997.
A book about the inspirations, "secrets" and tidbits of information about
Disney's animated features. Nothing is really new, but it's summarized in a nice way.
Koenig, David: More Mouse Tales - A Closer Peek Backstage at Disneyland published by Bonaventure Press; 1999.
A nice and fun addition to David's series.
Koenig, David: Realityland: True-life Adventures at Walt Disney World published by Bonaventure Press; 2007.
A great read based on many excellent interviews.
Koenig, David: The People V. Disneyland: How Lawsuits & Lawyers Transformed the Magic published by Bonaventure Press; 2015.
Tough subject matter. Very well researched.
Koenig, David: The 55ers - The Pioneers Who Settled Disneyland published by Bonaventure Press; 2019.
A great book!
Korkis, Jim: The Vault of Walt published by Ayfour; 2010.
A must have. Very clearly one of the very best Disney books of 2010.
Korkis, Jim: The Vault of Walt: Volume 2 published by Theme Park Press; 2013.
The second volume in Jim's fascinating series
Korkis, Jim: Who's Afraid of the Song of the South? and Other Forbidden Disney Stories published by Theme Park Press; 2012.
The ultimate book about the making of of Song of the South (no illustrations) plus some marvelous essays about other Disney "mysteries". A must-have.
Korkis, Jim: The Revised Vault of Walt: Unofficial, Unauthorized, Uncensored Disney Stories Never Told published by Theme Park Press; 2012.
Definitely worth picking up. Well written, well edited and full of new information.
Korkis, Jim: The Book of Mouse: A Celebration of Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse published by Theme Park Press; 2013.
A "must-have" if there was one.
Korkis, Jim: Who's the Leader of the Club?: Walt Disney's Leadership Lessons published by Theme Park Press; 2014.
Another very enjoyable book by Jim Korkis.
Korkis, Jim: Animation Anecdotes: The Hidden History of Classic American Animation published by Theme Park Press; 2014.
Full of delightful stories.
Korkis, Jim: The Vault of Walt: Volume 3: Even More Unofficial Disney Stories Never Told published by Theme Park Press; 2014.
Another great installment in Jim Korkis' famous series.
Korkis, Jim: The Vault of Walt: Volume 4: Still More Unofficial Disney Stories Never Told published by Theme Park Press; 2015.
A great addition to Jim's famous series.
Korkis, Jim: Secret Stories of Walt Disney World: Things You Never You Never Knew published by Theme Park Press; 2015.
Another good book by Jim Korkis.
Korkis, Jim (editor): How to Be a Disney Historian: Tips from the Top Professionals published by Theme Park Press; 2016.
Needless to say: I love this book.
Korkis, Jim: The Vault of Walt: Volume 5 published by Theme Park Press; 2016.
Korkis, Jim: The Unofficial Disneyland 1955 Companion: The Anecdotal Story of the Birth of the Happiest Place on Earth published by Theme Park Press; 2016.
Korkis, Jim: Walt's Words: Quotations of Walt Disney with Sources published by Theme Park Press; 2016.
A very important reference book.
Korkis, Jim: More Secret Stories of Walt Disney World: More Things You Never Knew You Never Knew published by Theme Park Press; 2016.
An excellent read.
Korkis, Jim: Gremlin Trouble!: The Cursed Roald Dahl Film Disney Never Made published by Theme Park Press; 2017.
Another winner.
Korkis, Jim: Secret Stories of Disneyland published by Theme Park Press; 2017.
Another excellent book by Jim Korkis.
Korkis, Jim: Call Me Walt: Everything You Never Knew About Walt Disney published by Theme Park Press; 2017.
Korkis, Jim: Other Secret Stories of Walt Disney World: Other Things You Never Knew You Never Knew published by Theme Park Press; 2017.
Korkis, Jim: The Vault of Walt: Volume 6 published by Theme Park Press; 2017.
Korkis, Jim: The Vault of Walt: Volume 7: Christmas Edition published by Theme Park Press; 2018.
A very good addition to an excellent series.
Korkis, Jim: The Vault of Walt: Volume 8 published by Theme Park Press; 2019.
Another good book by Jim Korkis.
Korkis, Jim: Secret Stories of Mickey Mouse: Untold Tales of Walt's Mouse published by Theme Park Press; 2018.
A fun read.
Korkis, Jim: More Secret Stories of Disneyland: More Trivia Notes, Quotes, and Anecdotes published by Theme Park Press; 2018.
More good stories by Jim Korkis.
Korkis, Jim: EXTRA Secret Stories of Walt Disney World: Extra Things You Never Knew You Never Knew published by Theme Park Press; 2018.
Korkis, Jim: Disney Never Lands: Things Disney Never Made published by Theme Park Press; 2019.
One of Jim's best books.
Korkis, Jim: Secret Stories of Extinct Disneyland: Memories of the Original Park published by Theme Park Press; 2019.
Another excellent book by Jim.
Korkis, Jim: The Unofficial Walt Disney World 1971 Companion: Stories of How the World Began published by Theme Park Press; 2019.
A fun read.
Korkis, Jim: Vault of Walt 9: Halloween Edition published by Theme Park Press; 2020.
One more entry in an excellent series.
Korkis, Jim: Hidden Treasures of the Disney Cruise Line: Nautical Notes, Knowledge, and Nonsense published by Theme Park Press; 2020.
Korkis, Jim: Secret Stories of Extinct Walt Disney World: The World That Disappeared published by Theme Park Press; 2020.
Korkis; Jim: Kungaloosh!: The Mythic Jungles of Walt Disney World published by Theme Park Press; 2021.
Another good book by Jim Korkis.
Korkis; Jim: Hidden Treasures of Walt Disney World Resort Hotels: Histories, Mysteries & Theming published by Theme Park Press; 2021.
Yet another good book by Jim Korkis.
Korkis; Jim: Secret Stories of Extinct Walt Disney World: The World That Disappeared published by Theme Park Press; 2020.
Another good book by Jim Korkis.
Korkis, Jim: The Vault of Walt Volume 10: Final Edition published by Theme Park Press; 2021.
The final volume in a great series.
Korkis, Jim: The Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary Quiz Master Challenge published by Theme Park Press; 2021.
Korkis, Jim: Disneyland Historical Highlights published by Theme Park Press; 2022.
Another very good book by Jim Korkis.
Korkis, Jim: Final Secret Stories of Walt Disney World: Conclusion of the First 50 Years published by Theme Park Press; 2022.
Another very good book by Jim Korkis.
Korkis, Jim: Off to Never Land: 70 Years of Disney’s Peter Pan published by Theme Park Press; 2022.
Another good book by Jim Korkis.
Kotek, Joël; Pasamonik, Didier: Mickey à Gurs: Les Carnets de dessin de Horst Rosenthal published by Calmann-Lévy; 2014.
Totally off-the-beaten-track book reproducing the Mickey Mouse comic book from a WWII prisoner of war. In French.
Kothenschulte, Daniel: Walt Disney - ein vergessener Künstler published by Schüren; 2002.
One more monography about Walt. Written in German.
Krasniewicz, Louise; Blitz, Michael: Walt Disney: A Biography published by Greenwood Pub Group; 2010.
Not a bad book, but nothing new in it.
Kratter, Tia: The Colors of Pixar published by Chronicle Books; 2017.
Krause, Martin; Witowski, Linda: Snow White and
the Seven Dwarfs, an Art in the Making published by Hyperion; 1994.
The beautiful collection of original art owned by Steve Ison is reproduced in this book.
While it could have been bigger, it is definitely a must-have for Disney animation and
Snow White fans.
Kriste, Andrew: A Historical Tour of Walt Disney World published by Theme Park Press; 2015.
Some good stories.
Kronborg, Steffen: Andre andalyser - En ny andtologi self-published;
1988.
According to Ole Nielsen: "More of the same. Kronborg is good at revealing the deeper
levels of Barks' stories and his almost religious belief in Nature's intervention in human
matters." Written in Danish.
Kronborg, Steffen: Carl Barks - andalyser - En andtologi
self-published; 1986.
According to Ole Nielsen: "Articles (some of them already published in the fanzine
Carl Barks and Co.) analysing themes in Barks' stories." Written in Danish.
Kuenz, Jane; Klugman, Karen; Waldrep, Shelton; Willis, Susan: Inside the
Mouse published by Duke University Press; 1995.
One of those books that try to analyze the Walt Disney Company in a very theoretical way
and without real purpose. Neither the philosophical, nor the sociological point of view
are of real interest.
Kunz, Karl-Ludwig; Sidler, Roger : Kriminalpolitik in Entenhausen published by Helbing & Lichtenhahn; 1999.
A serious analysis of the Disney comics detective stories. In German. Too dry for me.
Kunze, Peter C.: Staging a Comeback: Broadway, Hollywood, and the Disney Renaissance published by Rutgers University Press; 2023.
An very good book.
Kunzle, David: Carl Barks: Dagobert und Donald Duck -Welteroberung aus
Entenperspektive published by Fisher Verlag; 1990.
Written in German.
Kurland, Gerald: Walt Disney, the Master of
Animation published by SamHar Press; 1971.
Juvenile book.
Kurtti, Jeff: The Art of
Mulan published by Hyperion; 1998.
A new and beautiful addition to a great series.
Kurtti, Jeff: Dinosaur - The Evolution of an Animated Feature published by Hyperion; 2000.
A good book that would have deserved a hardcover version.
Kurtti, Jeff: Since the
World Began published by Hyperion; 1996.
The history of Walt Disney World. A good book, although the visual documents are totally
plain and the format is rather disappointing.
Kurtti, Jeff: Milo's Journal - Atlantis, the Lost Empire published by Hyperion; May 2001.
Notes, drawings and translations compiled by Thatch.
Kurtti, Jeff: Subterranean's Tours Atlantis - A Traveler's Guide to the Lost City published by Hyperion; June 2001.
This irreverent romp gives travelers the information they need to make their journey to Atlantis a vacation to remember.
Kurtti, Jeff: The Art of the
Little Mermaid published by Hyperion; 1998.
This book is really not worth the others in the "Art of" series. It does contain
a few concept drawings by Kay Nielsen, however, most of the book is made of stills from
the film. Moreover, none of the art is credited and this book only exists in a miniature
version, even though it was never originally published as a large coffee-table book.
Kurtti, Jeff: A Bug's Life -
The Art and Making of an Epic of Miniature Proportions published by Hyperion; 1998.
The "making of" of the new Pixar full-length feature by the author of The Art of
Mulan.
Kurtti, Jeff: A Bug's Life -
Special Collector's Edition published by Hyperion; 1998.
A smaller book than the official "art of" but nice to have.
Kurtti, Jeff: The Mythical World of Atlantis : From Plato to Disney - Theories of the Lost Empire published by Hyperion; May 2001.
Elements of theories about Atlantis put forth by philosophers and historians alongside the "theory" revealed by the Disney version.
Kurtti, Jeff: Treasure Planet - A Voyage of Discovery published by Hyperion; 2002.
This "making of" book is a delight.
Kurtti, Jeff; Gordon, Bruce: The Art of Disneyland published by Disney Editions; 2005.
The biggest event of 2005, with the best selection of renderings from WDI ever seen to date. Only available at the parks, unfortunately.
Kurtti, Jeff: Disney Dossiers - Files of Character from the Disney Casting Department published by Disney Editions; 2006.
A book about Disney characters that contains quite a few never-seen-before documents and is a nice-to-have for both adults and kids.
Kurtti, Jeff: Walt Disney's Legends of Imagineering and the Genesis of the Disney Theme Parks published by Disney Press; 2008.
An excellent, well-researched reference. One of the "must-haves" of 2008.
Kurtti, Jeff; Gordon, Bruce: Walt Disney World: Then, Now, and Forever published by Disney Editions; 2008.
No interest.
Kurtti, Jeff; Gordon, Bruce: The Art of Walt Disney World published by Disney Editions; 2009.
A great book containing a lot of never-seen-before artwork. A must-have.
Kurtti, Jeff: The Art of The Princess and the Frog published by Chronicle Books; 2009.
An excellent book about a good movie.
Kurtti, Jeff: Snow White and the Seven Drawrfs - The Storybook and the Making of a Masterpiece published by Disney Editions; 2009.
This small book came with one of the editions of the Blu-Ray. Much too light.
Kurtti, Jeff: Disneyland Through the Decades published by Disney Editions; 2010.
A beautiful park exclusive for begginers.
Kurtti, Jeff: Disneyland--From Once Upon a Time to Happily Ever After published by Disney Editions; 2010.
A nice little book that shows Disneyland as it was in the '50s and as it is today. Nice to have for park enthusiasts.
Kurtti, Jeff: Art of Tangled published by Chronicle Books; 2010.
Excellent author, excellent series, great book (better even than the movie itself).
Kurtti, Jeff: Disney Cruise Line: Welcome Aboard! The Creation of the Disney Dream published by Disney Editions; 2011.
The title says it all. Short, but not completely devoid of interest.
Kurtti, Jeff: Sleeping Beauty Castle - Building the Most Magical Castle on Earth published by Sterling Innovation; 2015.
A fun read.
Kurtti, Jeff: Travels with Walt Disney - A Photographic Voyage Around the World published by Disney Editions; 2018.
I loved seeing all these photos gathered in one place.
Kurtti, Jeff: From All of Us to All of You: The Disney Christmas Card published by Disney Editions; 2018.
An excellent read and a great reference book. Absolutely delightful.
Kurtti, Jeff: Practically Poppins in Every Way published by Disney Editions; 2018.
A very good book.
Kurtti, Jeff: The Art of Disney Costuming: Heroes, Villains, and Spaces Between published by Disney Editions; 2019.
Beautifully illustrated but not a must-have.
Kurtti, Jeff; Hunt, Vanessa: The Disney Monorail: Imagineering the Highway in the Sky published by Disney Editions; 2020.
Visually stunning. A must-have.
Kurtz, Bruce D.: Haring, Warhol, Disney published by Prestel; 1991.
Nice animation art is reproduced in this large exhibition catalog.
Labrie, Michael: Water to Paper, Paint to Sky: The Art of Tyrus Wong published by Walt Disney Family Foundation Press; 2013.
The book we had all been awaiting about Tyrus Wong!
Lainsbury, Andrew: Once Upon an American Dream - The Story of Euro Disneyland published by University Press of Kansas; January 2000.
Considering the fact that I am currently writting the official art book about Disneyland Paris, you can believe how puzzled I might be by that one.
Lambert, Pierre: Le Cartoon à Hollywood published by Librairies Séguier; 1988.
A nice book about animated cartoons. Nothing revolutionary, however.
Lambert, Pierre: Les Artistes de Disney published by Librairie Séguier; 1987.
Very nicely illustrated catalog of a travelling Animation Art exhibition. The art is often
"never seen before".Written in French.
Lambert, Pierre: Blanche Neige
published by Démons et Merveilles; 2000.
Once again, an absolute jewel. One of the best art books ever published on a Disney movie.
Lambert, Pierre: Mickey Mouse
published by Démons et Merveilles; 1998.
The author of the best art book ever published on a Disney movie, Pinocchio, has created
an other masterpiece. The book is 300 pages long, contains 433 color documents and has an
introduction by Roy Disney. There is no limited edition as for the Pinocchio volume, but
all copies of the French book are sold in book-cases.Written in French with an English
edition published in December by Hyperion that does not contain a bookcase.
Lambert, Pierre: Pinocchio
published by Démons et Merveilles; 1995.
This is a book that marked the history of Disney books. It is by far the most lavish, the
most glossy, in short the most beautiful ever published about a Disney movie. Granted, the
text is short but the artwork is so gorgeous that it does not matter at all. This book was
originally published in French. The French edition can be found in two versions: the
regular one as well as a limited edition (450 copies, leather-bound binding in a hard
slipcase, complete with a beautiful high-quality litho). The English version was published
in 1997 by Hyperion. Legendary artists Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston recently gave
Charles Solomon an interview
about Pierre Lambert's book.
Lambert, Pierre: Walt Disney, l'Age d'Or published by Démons et Merveilles; 2006.
Slim text (in French) but beautiful artwork, as ever. The book covers Disney's animated features from Snow White to The Jungle Book. For really hard-core fans, unfortunately, the number of truely "never-seen-before" documents is slightly disapointing.
Lambert, Pierre: Le Livre de la Jungle published by Editions de la Martiniere; 2009.
Finally an art book about The Jungle Book. Once again, an absolute jewel.
Lambert, Pierre: La Belle au Bois Dormant published by Editions de L'Ecole George Méliès; 2013.
Another masterpiece from Pierre Lambert, this time about Sleeping Beauty.
Lambert, Pierre:Bambi published by Huginn Muninn; 2017.
Stunning, as always. In French only.
Lambert, Pierre:Alice Au Pays des Merveilles published by Huginn Muninn; 2020.
Stunning, as always. In French only.
Lambert, Pierre: Peter Pan published by Huginn Muninn; 2022.
Another great book by Pierre Lambert.
Lambert, Pierre: Cendrillon published by Huginn Muninn; 2024.
Another splendid book by Pierre Lambert.
Land, Richard D.; York, Frank: Send a Message to Mickey : The ABC's of Making Your Voice Heard at Disney published by Broadman & Holman Publishers; 1998.
Lanpher, Dorse A.: Flyin' Chunks and Other Things to Duck: Memoirs of a Life Spent Doodling for Dollars published by iUniverse.com; 2010.
One of my favorite Disney-related books of 2010.
Lanquar, Robert: L'Empire Disney published by Presses Universitaires de France;
1992.
Written in French. Good summary of Disney's past and present. For beginners only though.
Lange, Jeff; Yee, Kevin: Epcot: The First Thirty Years : An Unofficial Retrospective published by Enchanted Swampland; 2012.
Not a great book.
Lapidus, Alan: Everything by Design: My Life as an Architect published by St. Martin's Press; 2007.
The autobiography of one of the architects of the hotels of Walt Disney World. A few good stories.
Laqua, Carsten: Wie Micky unter die Nazi Fiel published by Sachbuch; 1992.
Written in German. Covers the 1923-1945 period of Disney in Germany and contains some
fascinating visual documents. A must have for Disney historians.
Lark, Max; Clark, Steven: Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives published by The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum; 2012.
The catalog of a major exhibition.
Larson, Eric; Ghez, Didier (editor); Campana, Joe (editor): 50 Years in the Mouse House published by Theme Park Press; 2015.
The lost autobiography and animation lectures of Disney Legend Eric Larson.
L'Art des Studios D'Animation Walt Disney: Le Mouvement par Nature published by Musee Art Ludique; 2016.
A beautiful catalog in French.
Lasagna, Roberto: Walt Disney e il Cinema published by Falsopiano; 2002.
In Italian. Nothing new.
Lassell, Michael: Elton John's & Tim Rice's Aida - Bringing the Broadway Show to Life published by Hyperion; 2000.
Very nice book about a beautiful musical.
Lassell, Michael: Celebration - The Story of a Town published by Disney Editions; 2004.
This is the first book published by Disney about Celebration. Unfortunately it is aimed at kids.
Lassell, Michael: Disney on Broadway - Magic, Mask, Myth published by Hyperion; 2002.
A good book, but does it add much to the ones that were published on Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King and Aida? Not really.
Lassell, Michael: Tarzan - The Staging of a Broadway Spectacular published by Disney Editions; 2007.
Good book about a no-so-good show.
Lassell, Michael: The Little Mermaid: From the Deep Blue Sea to the Great White Way published by Disney Editions; 2009.
If you really loved the Broadway musical.
Lassell, Michael: The Road to Broadway and Beyond Disney Aladdin: A Whole New World published by Disney Editions; 2017.
The best book about the making of a Disney musical.
Lassell, Michael: The Lion King: Twenty Years on Broadway and Around the World published by Disney Editions; 2017.
Lasseter, John; Daly, Steve: Toy Story -
The Art and the Making of the Animated Film published by Hyperion; 1995.
An excellent addition to the "making-of" series. Beautifully illustrated. Few
text, though.
Lasseter, John ; Docter, Pete:
The Art of Monsters Inc. published by Chronicle Books; 2001.
A splendid book (probably the best "art of" ever) about the making of a fantastic movie.
Lasseter, John (foreword):The Art of Coco published by Chronicle Books; 2017.
Laura, E.: A Nyomtatott Disney published by MFTI; 1967.
A monography about Disney in Hungarian.
Leaphart, David: Walt Disney World Railroads Part 1 Fort Wilderness Railroad published by Lulu; 2010.
Excellent book on a very specialized subject.
Leaphart, David: Fort Wilderness Railroad Gallery Companion published by Lulu; 2010.
A companion to David's first excellent book on a very specialized subject.
Lee, Newton; Madej, Krystina: Disney Stories: Getting to Digital published by Springer; 2012.
Leebron, Elizabeth; Gartley, Lynn: Walt Disney, a Guide to References and Ressources published by G.K. Hall; 1979.
Lefkon, Wendy (editor): Brother Bear - A Transformation Tale published by Disney Press; 2003.
A good "making of" art book about a movie that should be the most fascinating Disney in years.
Lefkon, Wendy (editor): One Day at Disney published by Hyperion; 1999.
A superbly illustrated book about the four resorts. No text apart from the captions.
Lefkon, Wendy (editor): Walt Disney World Resort: a Magical Year-by-Year Journey published by Hyperion; 1998.
Le Grand Livre d'Or de Walt Disney published by Deux Coqs d'Or; 1983.
Good book about the Disney characters, excellent pictures. Written in French.
Lehman, Christopher: The Colored Cartoon: Black Representation in American Animated Short Films published by University of Massachusetts Press; 2008.
Based on new interviews, this is a very good book.
Lerew, Jenny: The Art of Brave published by Chronicle Books; 2012.
A beautiful book about a marvelous movie.
Lerner Jesse; Ortiz-Torres, Rubén (Editors): How to Read El Pato Pascual: Disney’s Latin America and Latin America’s Disney published by Black Dog Press; 2018.
Great exhibition catalog.
Lescher, Mary E.: The Disney Animation Renaissance: Behind the Glass at the Florida Studio published by University of Illinois Press; 2022.
A fascinating account.
Lesjak, David : Toons at War - Disney World War II Collectibles;
November 2000.
This book written by one of the utmost specialists on Disney during WWII is absolutely fascinating and a must have for Disney historians and collectors.
Lesjak, David: Service With Character The Disney Studio and World War II published by Amazon Digital Services; 2013.
Excellent ebook. Huge amount of never-seen-before material.
Lesjak, David: Service with Character: The Disney Studios and World War II published by Theme Park Press; 2014.
A very important reference book by a great Disney historian.
Lesjak, David: In the Service of the Red Cross - Walt Disney's Early Adventures published by Theme Park Press; 2015.
Fascinating and meticulously researched. A "must read".
Leslie, Esther: Hollywood Flatlands - Animation, Critical Theory and the Avant-Guard published by Verso Books; 2003.
A great book. A rarity : a sociological book which also happens to be very interesting and well written about the Disney Studios (and a few other animation studios) and its relationship with the European intellectuals.
Leung, Julie: Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist published by Schwartz & Wade; 2019.
A great book for kids.
Levin, Bob: The Pirates and the Mouse - Disney's War Against the Underground published by Fantagraphics Books; 2003.
A very good book about the "Air Pirates" comics legal battle. A good read for Disney comics enthusiats.
Levy, Lawrence: To Pixar and Beyond: My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Entertainment History published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; 2016.
A fascinating read.
Leydier, Richard (editor): Mickey dans tous ses Etats published by Hotel Dassault; 2006.
The small catalog of a French exhibit of modern art with Mickey as its central theme. In French. No much interest.
Lindquist, Jack; Combs, Melissa J.: In Service to the Mouse published by Neverland Media; 2010.
The autobiography of Disneyland's first president. A "must have".
Linetsky, Barry: The Business of Walt Disney and the Nine Principles of His Success published by Theme Park Press; 2017.
The author did his homework.
Lipp, Doug: Disney U: How Disney University Develops the World's Most Engaged, Loyal, and Customer-Centric Employees published by McGraw-Hill; 2013.
Great history of the Disney U.
Logan, Ron: Walt Disney Entertainment, A Retrospective Look (1955 - 2000) published by University of Central Florida; 2001.
The "book" has been released as support material for a course that Professor Logan teaches at University of Central Florida. It offers a very interesting history of Disney's live entertainment in the parks, through Logan's and some of his colleagues' recollections. If you decide to order it, it will reach you as 144 not-bound pages (As mentioned it really is seen by Logan as support material for his course, not as a book - although that's what it really is after you bind it).
Lomond, Britt : Chasing After Zorro Selfpublished; 2002.
A very good book by the man who played the villain Monastario. Check www.zorrovsmonastario.com for more information on where to find the book and how to buy it.
Loncrini, G. Luca: In principio era Biancaneve - Dalla narrativa alla saggistica published by Alberti & C.; 2010.
In Italian.
Longest, David; Stern, Michael: The
Collector's Encyclopedia of Disneyana published by Collector Books; 1992.
A catalog of many pre and post war Disneyana items with estimated prices, combining the
four former books by David Longest and Michael Stern in one.
Longest, David: Character Toys
and Collectibles (2 volumes) published by Collector Books; 1984-1987.
A catalog of many pre and post war Disneyana items with estimated prices.
Longest, David: Collecting Disneyana published by Collector Books; 2007.
One more good book by a great collector.
Longfellow Anderson, Philip: The Gospel According to Disney: Christian Values in the Early Animated Classics published by Longfellow Publishing; 1999.
That one I will pass.
Lotman, Jeff: Animation Art
- The Early Years (1911 - 1953) published by Shiffer; 1995.
A huge catalog of all the animation art ever sold by the big auctioneers, written by one
of the world largest collectors and animation art enthusiasts. This is a crucial reference
book for animation art collectors and historians.
Lotman, Jeff: Animation Art
- The Late Years (1954 - 1993) published by Shiffer; 1996.
The second volume of this amazing encyclopedia.
Lotman, Jeff: Animation Art
at Auction: Recent Years published by Shiffer; 1998.
The update to Jeff's first two books.
Lowery, Howard (editor): The Art of Grim Natwick self-published; 1991.
The catalog of the auction that followed Grim Natwick death. The biography of this famous
animator, that was in charge, among other characters, of Snow White, is quite complete.
The visual documents are stunning.
Lowery, Howard (editor): The Malcolm Willits Collection of Mickey Mouse Paintings by
Floyd Gottfredson self-published; 1993.
As there is no book reproducing all Gottfredson paintings (like The Fine Art of Walt
Disney's Donald Duck for Barks paintings), this catalog is the closest thing one can find.
The art is interesting, some would say beautiful.
Luperchio, Kevin: Disney Movie Posters: From Oswald the Lucky Rabbit to Big Hero 6 published by Disney Editions; 2015.
Not a good book.
Lynch, Wendy: Walt Disney
(Lives and Times) published by Heineman Library; 1998.
One more juvenile book about Walt.
Lyon, Francis D. "Pete": Twists of Fate: An Oscar Winner's International Career published by Evanston Pub; 1993.
The excellent autobiography of the director of "The Great Locomotive Chase."
Lyons, Michael: Drawn to Greatness: Disney's Animation Renaissance published by Theme Park Press; 2022.
A very good read by my friend, historian Michael Lyons.
Lyons, Michael: Magic Moments published by Theme Park Press; 2024.
A delighful autobiography.
MacLean, Fraser: Setting the Scene: The Art & Evolution of Animation Layout published by Chronicle Books; 2011.
A stunning book, which only lacks a little bit more of historical information.
Madden, Scott: The Sorcerer's Brother: How Roy O. Disney Made Walt's Magic Possible published by Theme Park Press; 2017.
Well researched.
Madden, Scott: The Mouse and the Mallet: The Story of Walt Disney's Hectic Half-Decade in the Saddle published by Theme Park Press; 2018.
Malloch, Chris: World War II : The Disney Patches published by Lulu Books; 2007.
A selection of insignas created by the Disney Studio during WWII.
Malmberg, Melody: The Making of Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park
published by Hyperion; 1998.
A lavishly illustrated 192 pages book with interesting text about the creation and secrets
of the new Disney park. Only available in Walt Disney World, unfortunately.
Malmberg, Mel: The Making of Hong Kong Disneyland published by Disney; 2007.
This book was given to cast members and never sold to the general public, making it very difficult to find.
Malmberg, Melody: Walt Disney Imagineering: A Behind the Dreams Look at Making More Magic Real published by Disney Editions; 2010.
One of the best books of 2010. Great stories and never-seen-before documents. Definitely a "must have".
Malone, Maggie; Lee Monn, Jennifer: The Art of Wreck-It Ralph published by Chronicle Books; 2012.
A beautiful book about a great movie.
Maltin, Leonard: Of Mice and
Magic published by Plume; 1980.
The most complete history of American animation ever published.
Maltin, Leonard: The Disney
Films published by Crown; 1973, updated in 1984 and 1995.
All the pre-1966 movies in details, some of the post 1966 whithout many commentaries.
Illustrations are in black and white. This is definitely the ultimate reference for
pre-1966 Disney movies history.
Maltin, Leonard: The Disney Poster Book - From the Collection of Tony Anselmo published by Hyperion; 2002.
This book is the obvious reference for Disney poster collectors.
Maltin, Leonard: Starstruck: My Unlikely Road to Hollywood published by GoodKnight Books; 2021.
A delighful book by a delightful man.
Mandry, Michel: Disney Channel published by Hachette Editions n°1; 1986.
This strange book contains some text about Walt and his creation, but its core is a
collection of oddly matched comics stories that include among other jewels: The Youth of
Donald Duck by Marco Rota and the Youth of Walt Disney. Written in French.
Mandry, Michel: Happy Birthday Mickey ! published by Editions du Chêne; 1984.
The best history ever published of Le Journal de Mickey by its former editor, the ultimate
historian of French Disney comics. For non-French speakers the illustrations still make it
worthwhile.
Mandry, Michel: Mickey Explore le Temps published by Hachette-Edi-Monde; 1980.
This beautiful "white book" contains the best episodes of the famous French
comics series "Mickey Through the Centuries" drawn for more than 25 years by the
fantastic French artist Pierre Nicolas (also author of the famous Paris Match cover drawn
for Walt's death). The introduction by Michel Mandry in itself makes buying the book a
very worthwhile move. Written in French.
Mannheim, Steve: Walt Disney and the Quest for Community published by Ashgate Publishing; 2002.
The first book about what the real EPCOT project would have been. A well researched study. A "must have" for real Disney historians.
Mariano Romero, Francisco Jose: Emocion, cine y memoria: Analisis de las Producciones de Walt Disney y Pixar Animation Studios published by Fundacion Ecoem; 2011.
No interest.
Markey, Kevin: Around the World with Disney
published by Disney Editions; 2005.
Contains some really great photos of all of the Disney parks, grouped in cleaver ways. A nice read.
Marling, Karal Ann (editor): Designing
Disney's Theme Parks: the Architecture of Reassurance published by Flammarion and
Centre Canadien d'Architecture; 1997.
The renderings are almost all published here for the first time. This catalog is an
absolute masterpiece for Disney theme parks art enthusiasts. My advice: get it, whatever
the cost.
Marling, Karal Ann: Behind the Magic - 50 Years of Disneyland published by The Henry Ford Museum; 2005.
Beautiful catalog of a splendid exhibition.
Marti, Jordi; Comas Antoni: La Quiebra de la Idea Disney en Paris published by Tibidabo; 1994.
A shallow book written in Spanish. No interest.
Martin, Stacia: The Sounds of Disneyland published by Disney; 2005.
A splendid book that came in a special box with 6 CDs. A "must-have".
Maru, Tory: Apple's Cores: Steve Jobs and the Power of Passion published by Kindle; 2011.
Uninteresting (in three parts).
Marley, David: Skipper Stories: True Tales from Disneyland's Jungle Cruise published by Theme Park Press; 2016.
Mary, Bertrand: Walt Disney et Nous published by Calmann-Levy; 2004.
Bland biography of Walt in French. No interest.
Marzia, Cristina: Provincetown self-published; 2013.
A weird book in Italian about Aurelius Battaglia.
Masterpieces of Disney Art from The Hilbert Collection--Volume 1: 1929-1967 published by Hilbert Museum; 2024.
A beautiful catalog.
Masters, Kim: The Keys to the Kingdom - How Michael Eisner Lost His Grip published by William Morrow & Co; April 2000.
Sometimes unprecise but not uninteresting.Matos, Dennys: World Mouse published by Arte y Naturaleza; 2005.
Catalog of an "art" exhibition held in Madrid in November and December 2005, whose main theme was Mickey as symbol of US imperialism (how original and subtle - grin).
McElveen, Floyd C.: The Disney
Boycott published by Vital Issu.; 1998.
Title says everything.
McGinnis, George: From Horizons to Space Mountain published by Theme Park Press; 2016.
The autobiography of Imagineer George McGinnis.
McQuillan, Martin; Byrne, Eleanor: Deconstructing Disney published by Pluto Press; 1999.
One more uninteresting sociological study.
McKimson Jr., Robert: "I Say, I Say . . . Son!": A Tribute to Legendary Animators Bob, Chuck, and Tom McKimson published by Santa Monica Press; 2012.
The link with Disney history is not very strong, but this is a must-have.
McKinnon, Robert J.: Stepping into the Picture: Cartoon Designer Maurice Noble published by University Press of Mississippi; 2008.
Maurice Noble was one of Disney's and Warner Bros.' best cartoon art directors. The book that started as his autobiography, co-written with Robert McKinnon is one of the events of 2008.
Mediavilla, Cindy; Knox, Kelsey: The Women Who Made Early Disneyland: Artists, Entertainers, and Guest Relations published by Lexington Books; 2024.
Much too expensive for what it is.
Meltzer, Brad: I am Walt Disney published by Dial Books; 2019.
Charming little book for kids.
Melvin, Meghan: Kay Nielsen: An Enchanted Vision published by MFA Publications; 2021.
A great exhibition catalog.
Merkl, Ulrich: Barks Scripts - Ein
unbekanntes Kapiel im Schaffen von Carl Barks published as special issue 21 by Der
Donaldist; 1987.
A nice analysis of the progression of Barks work techniques in the last part of his
career, seen through the development of the Junior Woodchucks' story Wailing Whalers
that was created to be drawn by other artists. Written in German.
Merlock Jackson, Kathy: Disneyland and Culture: Essays on the Parks and Their Influence published by McFarland; 2011.
More uninteresting psychobabble.
Merlock Jackson, Kathy; Sederholm; Carl H.; West; Mark I. (Editors): Forgotten Disney: Essays on the Lesser-Known Productions published by McFarland; 2023.
Some interesting essays in there.
Merritt, Christopher; Lynxwiler, J. Eric: Knott's Preserved: From Boysenberry to Theme Park, the History of Knott's Berry Farm published by Angel City Press; 2010.
While this book is not about Disney history, it is so well done and contains so many links to it (including a foreword by Disney Imagineer Tony Baxter) that I decided to include it in this list.
Merritt, Chris; Docter, Pete: Marc Davis In His Own Words: Imagineering the Disney Theme Parks published by Disney Editions; 2019.
Mind-blowing. The Disney history book of the century.
Merritt, Russell and Kaufman J.B.: Walt in
Wonderland published by Edizioni Biblioteca dell' Imagine; 1992.
This English-Italian book is, to date, the only in depth book about "Walt before
Mickey". The documents it contains are often unique or never-published-before.
Merritt, Russell; Kaufman, JB: Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies published by La Cineteca del Fruli; 2006.
The long awaited magnum opus of Russell and J.B. about a subject that would have deserved this in-depth study a long time earlier.
Metz; Randal: Enchanted Strings: Bob Baker Marionette Theater published by Angel City Press; 2021.
Includes a delightful chapter about Bob's work for Disney.
Meyer, Bernard (editor): Dream and Fantasy - Cruise Ships for Disney Cruise Line published by Meyer Werft Papenburg; 2013.
Beautiful small book about the creation of the Dream and Fantasy ships.
Mezzavilla, Silvano: Giorgio Cavazzano published by Editori del Grifo; 1994.
Another small and very interesting book about one of the grand masters of Italian Disney
comics.
Mezzavilla, Silvano (editor): Cento Per Cento Cavazzano published by Edizioni If; 2007.
Nice little monograph about the Italian Disney artist Giorgio Cavazzano. In Italian.
Mezzavilla, Silvano: Giorgio Cavazzano Ritratto d'Autore published by Alessandro Editore; 2014.
The catalog of a wonderful exhibition about one of the masters of Disney comics. In Italian.
Mickey
Mouse In Color published by Pantheon; 1988.
The limited edition version contains a vinyl disc with a discussion between Barks and
Gottfredson. The way the best Mickey comics stories by Gottfredson are presented in this
volume makes it an absolute must have for Disney comics enthusiasts.
Mickey is Art published by Glenat; 2018.
A small catalog of a French exhibition about Mickey Mouse.
Mickey Mouse Songbook published by Hansem House; 1976.
Miller, D.M.: What Would Walt Do?: An Insider's Story About the Design and Construction of Walt Disney World published by Writers Club Press; 2001.
Readable but not great.
Miller-Zarneke, Tracey: The Art of Meet the Robinsons published by Disney Editions; 2007.
Too short.
Miller-Zarneke, Tracey: The Art of Planes published by Chronicle Books; 2014.
This series is consistenly perfect. This book is no exception.
Miller-Zarneke, Tracey: Disney - Art of Storytelling published by The Nordic Watercolor Museum; 2016.
Beautiful catalog of a stunning exhibition.
Mills, Hayley: Forever Young: A Memoir published by Grand Central Publishing; 2021.
A page-turner.
Milton, Freddy: The Boy Who Loved Carl Barks published by Theme Park Press; 2018.
Minella, Elizabetha: Comics e Cartoons Phone Cards published by
Epierre; 1998.
This price guide lists all the phone cards around the world dedicated to comics. This
means that all the Disney cards from Japan, France, Italy, Czech Republic, Canada,... are
listed. Written in English and Italian.
Mitchell, Chris: Cast Member Confidential: A Disneyfied Memoir published by Citadel Press; 2010.
Very weak.
Mohe, Bambi: Part of the Magic: A Collection of Disney-Inspired Brushes with Greatness published by University Press of Mississippi; 2023.
An excellent autobiography.
Mollica, Vincenzo (editor): I Love Paperino published by Editori del
Grifo; 1984.
An hommage to Donald Duck by all of the most famous Italian comic book artists
published for the 50th birthday of the Duck. The works are surprising, often extremely
entertaining. For completists, though. Written in Italian.
Mollica, Vincenzo: La Seduzioni di Biancaneve published by Editori del
Grifo; 1989.
According to Eta Beta: "A lot of info and images about the making of Snow White
and the Seven Dwarfs."
Un Mondo de Paperi - catalogue of the Castel dell'Ovo exhibit;1998.
The catalogue of the huge exhibit taking place from April 29 to June 21 in Naples and
featuring a lot of original Disney artwork. I have not seen this catalog yet, but it is
said to be a bit short. Written in Italian.
Mongello, Louis A.: The Walt Disney World Trivia Book published by Intrepid Traveler; 2004.
Finally an excellent trivia book about Walt Disney World. That one was long overdue.
Mongello, Louis A.: The Walt Disney World Trivia Book, Volume 2 published by The Intrepid Traveler; 2006.
Volume 1 was excellent, this one is too.
Mongello; Lou: The Disney Interviews: Volume I published by Second Star Media; 2020.
An excellent collection of interview with Disney artists.
Moran, Christian: Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow: Walt Disney and Technology published by Theme Park Press; 2015.
Some new information.
Moran, Christian: True-Life Adventures: A History of Walt Disney's Nature Documentaries published by Theme Park Press; 2017.
A excellent book.
Morley; Nathan: Disney's British Gentleman: The Life and Career of David Tomlinson published by The History Press; 2021.
Excellent biography.
Mosley, Leonard: The Real Walt
Disney published by Crafton; 1985.
"Walt was not so nice but he did some interesting things" could be the summary
of this critical and rather negative book. This book was published in 1985 as Disney's
World.
Mottura, Paolo:I Miti Del Cinema di Paolo Mottura published by Giunti; 2017.
Great book about the art of Disney comic artist Paolo Mottura. In Italian.
Muller, Jacques: 40 Years of Animated Cartoons published by Partridge Singapore; 2018.
Fascinating autobiography.
Mumford, David; Gordon, Bruce: Ellenshaw Under Glass published by Camphor Tree; 2003.
The reference on matte painting master Peter Ellenshaw. Unfortunately this is also the last book by the late imagineer and marvelous Disney historian David Mumford.
Mumpower, David: Disney Demystified: The Stories and Secrets Behind Disney's Favorite Theme Park Attractions published by Theme Park Press; 2016.
Munsey, Cecil: Disneyana;
1974.
The first book ever on Disneyana, it contains all the basics to start or better understand
your collection.
Murray, John and Fox, Bruce: Fisher Price published by Books Americana; 1987.
Murray, R. Michael: The Golden Age
of Walt Disney Records 1933-1988 published by Antique Trader Books; 1997.
A very good and nicely illustrated price guide for collectors of Disney records.
Musker, John; Clements, Ron: The Art of Moana published by Chronicle Books; 2016.
Musker; John (Introduction): Walt Disney Animation Studios - Studio Caricatures 1989 - 2006 published by The Walt Disney Animation Studios; 2008.
A great 152-page book released for internal distribution only.
Myklebust, Are; Stale Engaas, Jan: Disney I Norge 1928 - 1969 self-published; 2013.
Written in Norwegian. Definitely a must-have for anyone interested in the history of Disney outside of the US.
Nabbe, Tom: From Disneyland's Tom Sawyer to Disney Legend: The Adventures of Tom Nabbe published by Theme Park Press; 2015.
A wonderfully entertaining autobiography.
Nader, Ginha: Walt Disney - Um Seculo de Sonho published by Editora Senac; 2000.
A series of three Brazilian books in Portuguese about the history of Walt Disney. The first volume is a biography of Walt, the second discusses the Disney Company and the thirs focuses on Walt Disney World. A good introduction for readers who only speak portugese.
Nakamura, Masaru: Saigo-no Paredo published by Sanctuary Publishing, Inc.; 2009.
A book in Japanese about guest experiences at Tokyo Disneyland.
Nardo, Don: The Importance of Walt Disney published by Lucent Books; 2000.
Nardo, Don: Walt Disney - Inventors and Creators published by Kidhaven; 2003.
Narciso, Massimiliano: Walt Disney - The Dark Side of Dumbo published by Bevivino; 2004.
In Italian. Without interest.
Neary, Kevin and Susan: The Disney Park Maps published by Disney Editions; 2016.
The title says it all. The book is a "must have".
Neuman, Robert: From Hollywood to Disneyland: Walt Disney's Dream Park and the Influence of American Movies published by McFarland; 2022.
A good read.
Newcomb, Chris: Crossing the Berm: The Disney Theme Park as Sacralized Space published by VDM Verlag; 2008.
Nichols, Chris: Walt Disney's Disneyland published by Taschen; 2018.
Stunning book. A must have.
Nicolaou, Ted: Disney Dali - Architects of the Imagination published by The Walt Disney Family Museum; 2015.
Beautiful catalog of a fascinating exhibition.
Niles, Robert: Stories from a Theme Park Insider published by Niles Online; 2012.
A very good read.
Nolte, Foxx: Hidden History of Walt Disney World published by The History Press; 2024.
A good book with good information.
Norman, Floyd: Faster! Cheaper! - The Flip Side to the Art of Animation published by Get Animated; 1992.
The first volume of humoristic cartoons by animation legend Floyd Norman. His cartoons make fun of work as an animator at Disney, Hannah-Barbera and Pixar. Very fun read.
Norman, Floyd: Son of Faster Cheaper published by Vignette Multimedia; 2003.
The second volume of humoristic cartoons by animation legend Floyd Norman. His cartoons make fun of work as an animator at Disney, Hannah-Barbera and Pixar. Very fun read.
Norman, Floyd: How the Grinch Stole Disney published by Vignette Multimedia; 2005.
The third volume of humoristic cartoons by animation legend Floyd Norman. His cartoons are more hilarious than ever. An extremely fun read.
Norman, Floyd: My Animated Life published by Blurb; 2010.
A great read and an enjoyable look at the Disney Studio from the '50s to the '90s.
Norman, Floyd: Disk Drive published by Blurb; 2010.
Floyd Norman's new collection of animation-related gag drawings. Delightful.
Norman, Floyd: Animated Life: A Lifetime of tips, tricks, techniques and stories from a Disney Legend published by Focal Press; 2013.
Floyd's autobiography. Extremely enjoyable like all of Floyd's other books.
Noyer, Jérémie: Entretiens avec un Empire - Recontres avec les Artistes Disney (2 volumes) published by L'Harmattan; 2010.
Jérémie Noyer's interviews with Disney artists collected in two excellent volumes in French.
Noyer, Jérémie: Entretiens avec un Empire - Recontres avec les Artistes Disney (Volume 3) published by L'Harmattan; 2012.
This volume of interviews should focus on Disneyland Paris. In French.
Noyer, Jérémie, Dugoujon, Mathias: 20 Years of Dreams published by Euro Disney SCA; 2012.
A beautiful and in-depth art-book about 20 years of Disneyland Paris history.
Noyer; Jeremie: Space Mountain - De la Terre a la Lune published by Euro Disney SCA; 2021.
A good book in French about the creation of the Disneyland Paris attraction.
Noyer, Jeremie; Dugoujon, Mathias: The Art of Disneyland Paris published by Disneylans Paris; 2022.
A masterpiece.
Noyer, Jeremie: Entretiens avec un empire. Rencontres avec les artistes Disney--Volume 4 published by Editions L'Harmattan; 2023.
An other great collection of interviews. In French.
Nunis, Richard: Walt's Apprentice: Keeping the Disney Dream Alive published by Disney Editions; 2022.
A good read, if a little on the light side.
O' Brien Flora: Donald Duck,
Fifty Years of Happy Frustration by HP. Books; 1985.
The story of our favorite duck. Nice illustrations but nothing compared to the biographies
published by Disney Libri. Same series as Mickey Mouse, his Life and Times and Goofy,
the Good Sport.
O' Brien Flora: Goofy, The
Good Sport published by HP Books; 1985.
The biography of a legendary comical "actor".
O'Day, Tim; Gordon, Bruce: Disneyland - Then, Now and Forever published by Disney Editions; 2005.
Full of never-seen-before concept art and photos. A "must-have". Only available at the parks, unfortunately.
O'Day, Tim; Kidney, Kevin: Disneyland Resort: A Celebration of New Magic and Fond Memories published by Disney Editions; 2015.
One of the best souvenir books to date.
O'Hara, Maureen: 'Tis Herself: An Autobiography published by Simon and Schuster; 2005.
A few good pages about her Disney career.
Ohmart, Ben: Welcome, Foolish Mortals... The Life and Voices of Paul Frees published by BearManor Media; 2004.
The biography of Haunted Mansion's Ghost Host. A great read.
Ohmart, Ben: Buddy Baker: Big Band Arranger, Disney Legend & Musical Genius published by BearManor Media; 2016.
A wonderful biography.
Olszewski, Edward J.: The Emperor's Old Groove - Decolonizing Disney's Magic Kingdom published by Peter Lang Publishing; 2003.
Aaargh! Yet an other uninteresting sociological book about the Company.
O'Meara, Mallory: The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrickl published by Hanover Square Press; 2019.
An interesting biography.
Oneal, David: Anaheim Vacationland published by Extinct Attractions Publishing; 2008.
A good book on an oddly interesting subject.
Orgen, Suzanne and R.J.: Together in the Dream: The Unique Careers of a Husband and Wife in the Early Decades of Walt Disney World published by Theme Park Press; 2015.
This great read contains stuff that no one has read before, including interactions by R.J. Ogren (a Disney World artist) with Leota Toombs, Marc Davis, Alice Davis (who wrote the foreword), and others.
Orgen, Suzanne and R.J.: Remembering the Magic published by Theme Park Press; 2017.
Orlando Sentinel: Disney World at 50: The Stories of How Walt's Kingdom Became Magic in Orlando published by Triumph Books; 2021.
A must-have.
Ovitz, Michael: Who Is Michael Ovitz? published by Portfolio; 2018.
Very good autobiography.
Paik, Karen: Art of Ratatouille published by Chronicle Books; 2007.
A beautiful art book about a great movie.
Paik, Karen; Iwerks; Leslie: To Infinity and Beyond! published by Chronicle Books; 2007.
I was hoping to be the one writting that book, but that thought apart, this lavish book is be a must have.
Paik, Karen; Queen, Bem: The Art of Cars 2 published by Chronicle Books; 2011.
A good book about a bad movie.
Paik, Karen: Art of Monsters University published by Chronicle Books; 2013.
Beautiul book about an enjoyable movie.
Paik, Karen: The Art of the Good Dinosaur published by Chronicle Books; 2015.
A beautiful book about a fairly uninteresting movie.
Paik, Karen: The Art of Incredibles 2 published by Chronicle Books; 2018.
Pallant, Chris: Demystifying Disney: A History of Disney Feature Animation published by Continuum; 2011.
Worthless psychobabble.
Paolini, Elvio; Marovelli, Piero; Saccomano, Giulio: Introduzione a Paperino:
La Fenomenologia Sociale nei Fumetti di Carl Barks published by G.C. Sansone;
1974.
According to Paolo Castagno: "An Italian book very similar to How to read Donald
Duck, but with some interesting content, like a Duckburg map, a Barksian character
index, etc." Written in Italian.
Papersera: Carlo Chendi: Un jolly tra le nuvolette published by Papersera; 2018.
In Italian. The biography of one of the masters of Italian Disney comics.
Papersera: L'incredibile mondo di Fabio Michelini published by Papersera; 2016.
In Italian. The biography of one of the masters of Italian Disney comics.
Papersera: Lorenzo Pastrovicchio: Direzione Futuro published by Papersera; 2019.
In Italian. The biography of one of the masters of Italian Disney comics.
Passaro, John: The Story of Disney published by Smart Apple
Media; 1999.
One more juvenile book!
Patel, Sanjay: The Art of Sanjay's Super Team published by Chronicle Books; 2015.
Great short and wonderful book.
Patin Farrington, Renee: In the Shadow of the Sign - My Life in Pictures published by BearManor Media; 2021.
The excellent autobiography of Disney artist Ray Patin's daughter.
Pedersen, R.A.: The Epcot Explorer's Encyclopedia: A guide to the flora, fauna, and fun of the world's greatest theme park! published by CreateSpace; 2011.
Pretty well done.
Pedersen, R.A.: The Epcot Explorer's Encyclopedia: A Guide to Walt Disney World's Greatest Theme Park published by CreateSpace; 2012.
Nice to have for true EPCOT fans.
Peet
Bill: An autobiography published by Houghton Mifflin Company; 1989 .
One of the most talented scenarists of the Studio tells us about his career. Too much of a
story and not enough of of biography to some readers' taste (including mine).
Penfield, Bob: The Last Original Disneylander: Stories & Secrets from the Last to Retire of the First to Be Hired published by Bonaventure Press; 2016.
A great autobiography.
Peri, Don: Working with Walt: Interviews with Disney Artists published by University of Mississippi Press; 2008.
The format and the content of this book will be extremely similar to those of Walt's People. This should be a bible for Disney historians. A "must-have".
Peri, Don: Working with Disney: Interviews with Animators, Producers, and Artists published by University Press of Mississippi; 2011.
Without a doubt one of the key Disney history books of 2011. Includes interviews with X Atencio, Sharon Baird, Joyce Belanger (early Disneyland cast member), Bobby Burgess, John Catone (early Disneyland cast member), Marc Davis, Lou Debney, Van France, Dave Hand, Ollie Johnston, Bill Justice, Walter Lantz, Lance Nolley, Frank Thomas, and Frenchy de Tremaudan.
Peri, Don; Burns-Clair, Pam: Walt Disney's First Lady of Imagineering, Harriet Burns published by Donning Publishers; 2010.
This homage to Imagineer Harrier Burns is a "nice to have" for Disney artists enthusiasts.
Perine, Robert: Chouinard - An Art Vision Betrayed published by Artra Pub; 1986.
An excellent history of the art school that trained many Disney artists and that would serve as foundation for CalArts.
Petersen, Paul: Walt Disney, Mickey and Me published by Dell; 1977.
Peterson, Monique: Home on the Range - The Adventures of a Bovine Goddess published by Disney Editions; 2004.
An unpretentious "making-of" by a good author.
Peterson, Monique: Chicken Little - Unplucked published by Disney Editions; 2005.
Monique's "making-of" books are always enjoyable reads. This one is no exception.
Peterson, Monique:
The Little Big Book of Disney published by Hyperion; 2001.
A nice little book but without any new information.
Peterson, Monique: The Little Big Book of Pooh published by Hyperion; 2002.
The best book published on Winnie to date. A "must-have" for Pooh enthusiasts.
Pettingill, Eleanor Rice: Penguin Summer: An Adventure with the Birds of the Falkland Islands published by C.N. Potter; 1960.
An excellent book about the adventures of one of Disney True-Life Adventure naturalist.
Pierce, Todd James: Three Years in Wonderland published by University Press of Mississippi; 2016.
The best history of the early days of Disneyland ever written.
Pierce, Todd James: The Life and Times of Ward Kimball: Maverick of Disney Animation published by University Press of Mississippi; 2019.
A must-read by one of the best Disney historians around.
Pietrini, Daniela: Parola di Papero - Storia e tecniche della lingua dei fumetti di Disney published by Cesati; 2009.
A fun read in Italian.
Pignatone, Sergio: Disneyana published by Little Nemo; 1991.
This strange little Italian book is at the same time a catalog of most vintage Italian
Disney books and a short history of Disneyana in Italy (especially from a print items
point of view). Written in Italian.
Pigot, Pierre: L'Assassinat de Mickey Mouse published by Presses Universitaires de France; 2011.
Devoid of interest.
Pilcher, Steve: The Art of Finding Dory published by Chronicle Books; 2016.
Pilling, Jayne (editor): A Reader in
Animation Studies published by Indiana University Press; 1998.
This book contains a few good essays about Disney, including one by Disney historian
Robin Allan.
Pinkerton Josephson, Judith: Walt Disney - Genius of Entertainment published by Enslow Publishers; 2006.
Another biography of Walt for kids.
Pixar: Funny!: Twenty-Five Years in the Pixar Story Room published by Chronicle Books; 2015.
I thoroughly enjoyed this one.
Pixar: The Art of Finding Dory published by Chronicle Books; 2016.
A good book, not a great one.
Pixar: The Art of Onward published by Chronicle Books; 2020.
Pixar: The Art of Soul published by Chronicle Books; 2020.
A beautiful book about the making of a masterpiece.
Plathaus, Andreas: Von Mann und Maus - Die Welt des Walt Disney published by Henschel; 2001.
One more biography of Walt. Without interest. Written in German.
Plume, Ken: The Art of Duck Tales published by Dark Horse Books; 2022.
Great book if you love TV animation.
Poehler, Amy: The Art of Inside Out published by Chronicle Books; 2015.
A beautiful addition to a great series.
Poggi, Stefano: La vera storia della Regina di Biancaneve, dalla Selva Turingia a Hollywood published by Raffaello Cortina Editore; 2007.
In Italian. The author explores the connections between Uta, Margravess of Meissen, a mediaeval aristocrat, patron of the Cathedral of Naumburg, and Ghrimilde, the evil queen from Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. These connections are inspired to the author by the strong similarity between a statue in the Cathedral of Naumburg and the famous Disney villain during a trip in 1999.
Poncet, Marie Thérèse: Disney published by Anthologie du Cinéma; 1967.
This little booklet was written (in French) as an homage to Walt, just a few months after
his death. This biography is rather uninteresting, though.
Poncet, Marie-Thérése: Le Génie de Walt Disney self-published; 1995.
A strange biography that is mostly the result of a meeting of Walt by Mrs. Poncet in the
mid-'50s. Only the part about Disney in France in the '50s and '60s is really new. This
represents only a very small portion of the book, though.
Pontius, Larry: Waking Walt published by Writer's Showcase Press; 2002.
I do not usually list novels on the Disney Books Network but this one is special and can almost be considered as a reference book. Written by a former Disney executive it depicts a situation where Walt has been resurected to help run the Company as it faces troubles. A "must read".
Potter, William E.: Engineer Memoirs published by University Press of the Pacific; 2005.
A long and fascinating interview with a Disney Legend Joe Potter. Too little about Potter's Disney career, though.
Preszler, June: Walt Disney published by Bridgstone Books; 2003.
An other addition to the long and boring list of book about Walt for kids.
Price, David A.: The Pixar Touch: The Making of a Company published by Knopf; 2008.
Precise, fast paced, and impeccably researched, The Pixar Touch takes us to the roots of the most significant revolution in the field of animation since the Golden Age of the Disney Studio. A must-read.
Price, Harrison "Buzz": Walt's Revolution by the Numbers published by Ripleys; 2004.
The man to whome Walt turned in the '60s for advice on the economics of the creation of Walt Disney World. An important piece to Disney's historical jigsaw puzzle.
Price, Kathryn: Walt Disney's Melody Makers: A Biography of the Sherman Brothers published by Theme Park Press; 2018.
Provensen Mitchell, Karen: The Art of Alice and Martin Provensen published by Chronicle Chroma; 2022.
The non-Disney work of Martin Provensen and his wife. A masterpiece.
Rafferty, Kevin; Gordon, Bruce: Walt Disney
Imagineering published by Hyperion; 1996.
The title says it all. The book is huge, the illustrations are perfect and the authors are
the best that can be. This is the Bible about the division of Disney that was once called
WED and has always been the idea tank of the Company.
Rafferty, Kevin: Magic Journey: My Fantastical Walt Disney Imagineering Career published by Disney Editions; 2019.
Absolutely fascinating read.
Ramsey, Kent; Buickel, Kaitlin; Bertolaccini, Bri; Mullen, Chris, Seastrom, Lucas O.: The Walt Disney Studios and World War II published by The Walt Disney Foundation Press; 2021.
A short, but beautiful, exhibition catalog.
Rana, Marga: Disney Dolls - Identification & Value Guide published by Hobby House Pr.; 1999.
Ugly book, for specialized Mattel collectors.
Ratcliffe, Amy: The Art of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge published by Abrams; 2021.
Stunning. A must-have.
Rawls, Walton: Disney Dons
Dogtags published by Abbeville Press; 1992.
Some of the nicest insignias designed by the Studio during W.W.II.
Raz, Aviad E.: Riding the Black Ship: Japan and Tokyo Disneyland published by Harvard Eastern Monographs; 1999.
Rebello, Stephen and Healey, Jane: The Art of
Hercules, the Chaos of Creation published by Hyperion; 1997.
The format of this book is different from the one of the three previous ones in the
"Art of" series. It is, however, as interesting as the others. Gorgeous
illustrations and nice text.
Rebello, Stephen: The Art of The
Hunchback of Notre Dame published by Hyperion; 1996.
An other masterpiece in the "Art of" series. As ever the documents reproduced
are stunning and the text is rather weak.
Rebello, Stephen: The Art of Pocahontas published by Hyperion; 1995.
This series is excellent as ever.
Reitberger, Reinhold: Walt Disney - In Selbstzeugnissen und Bilddokumenten
published by Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag; 1979.
According to Frank Fabian: "Part of the Rowohlts Monographien series, which
presents short and illustrated biographies of celebrities." Nothing special. Written
in German.
Renaut, Christian: De Blanche Neige à Hercule
published by Dreamland; 1997.
The first French book about the history of the Disney studios and its artists to contain
information and artwork never published before (apart from the very specialized Pinocchio
by Pierre Lambert). This book is a must-have for French speaking readers and a very
recommended buy for the others.
Renaut, Christian: Les Heroines Disney published by Dreamland; 2000.
This book about the Disney female heroes, written in French and heavily illustrated, is one of the two best books about Disney published during the year 2000. A must have for all Disney enthusiasts. Many visual documents have never been seen before.
Renaut; Christian: The Best of Disney's Animated Features: Volume One published by Theme Park Press; 2020.
Another good book by my friend Christian Renaut.
Renaut, Christian: The Best of Disney's Animated Features Volume 2 published by Monbeaulivre.fr; 2022.
Revenson, Jody (editor): The Art of the Disney Princess published by Disney Editions; 2009.
In the spirit of The Art of Mickey Mouse and The Art of Winnie the Pooh.
Reyes Lancaster Jones, Juan Pablo: The Art of Disney Encanto published by Chronicle Books; 2021.
A wonderful book about a great movie.
Reynolds Bob: Roller
Coasters, Flumes & Flying Saucers - The Story of Ed Morgan and Karl Bacon, Ride
Inventors of the Modern Amusement Parks published by N.L. Publishing; 1999.
According to Bob Reynolds: "Ed and Karl are responsible for many of the ride systems
at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. A partial list of their projects would include Dumbo,
Casey Jr., Snow White, Tea Cups, Matterhorn Mountain, Pirates, Small World, Haunted
Mansion, Autopia, Flying Saucers...the list goes on and on. Half of the book consists of
personal interviews with Ed and Karl and remembrances of working with Walt Disney, Joe
Fowler, Dick Irvine and others."
Rhode, Joe; Revenson, Jody; Eiserloh, Alex; Putvin, Jennie: Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain published by Disney Press; 2006.
Short, but excellent. Only available at the parks, unfortunately.
Richardson, Adele: Disney - Built for Success published by Smart Apple Media; 2003.
One more book about Walt for kids.
Rider Montgomery, Elizabeth: Walt Disney, Master of Make Believe published by
Garrard; 1971.
Juvenile book.
Ridgway, Charles: Spinning Disney's World: Memories of a Magic Kingdom Press Agent published by The Intrepid Traveler; 2007.
Charles Ridgway was Walkt Disney World main press agent for many years and this book is a very enjoyable read.
Rippstein, Katharina: Good Morning, World!: Fotografien und Filme von Ernst A. Heiniger published by Scheidegger & Spiess; 2021.
Rizzo, Tony: Rizzo's Unofficial Dictionary of the Disney Language - 1st Edition published by Tony Rizzo; 2000.
Weird book. Definitely not a must-have.
Roffat, Sébastien: Disney et la France, Les Vingt Ans d'Euro Disneyland published by L'Harmattan; 2007.
A well informed book in French about the events that led to the creation of Disneyland Paris.
Roffat, Sebastien: Propagandes animées - Le dessin animé politique entre 1933 et 1945 published by Bazaar&Co; 2010.
A good book in French, not so much from a Disney history point of view than from the point of view of the non-Disney cartoons that are discussed.
Rogosin, Eileen: The Mouseketeer That Roared: A Memoir published by Theme Park Press; 2020.
A great read.
Ronkainen; Timo: Disney-Sarjakuvien Historia 1930 - 2020 published by Zum Teufel; 2021.
In Finnish.
Rosa, Don; Cannatella, Lidia (editor): D.U.C.K. published by Disney Libri;1997.
The Italian version of The Life and Times of $crooge Mc. Duck, complete with Don's
introductions, covers by Marco Rota and a lot more material that makes this hardcover
version of the saga one of the best in the world. The Italian editor really outdid herself
on this one.
Rosa Don; Pierrey, Pascal (editor): La Jeunesse de Picsou published by
Disney Hachette Presse; 1998.
The French version of The Life of $crooge in one volume, including chapters 6A, 8A and 0.
The translations of the many chapters have been harmonized. Not a lot of text outside of
the stories themselves.
Rosa, Don: The Life and Times of $crooge
McDuck published by Another Rainbow/Gladstone, 1997.
A beautiful edition of the complete saga by the new Duck master. Limited to 1000 copies,
each autographed by Don and divided into ten different combinations involving signed
books, full-color signed prints and original drawings. The only shortcoming of this book
is the introduction by Geoffrey Blum that is a sad collection of mistakes about Rosa's
work. This book is a must-have for Rosa enthusiasts, though.
Rosental, Eduard: Die kleine Mickymaus und die grosse Politik published by APN; 1984.
Written in German, this is probably the German equivalent of the infamous How to Read Donald Duck and probably only contains left-wing political analysis of Disney.
Ross, Andrew: The Celebration Chronicles published by Ballantine Books; September 1999.
Rovin, Jeff: Of Mice and Mickey: The Complete Guide to the Mickey Mouse Club published by Manor Books Inc.; 1975.
Rylant, Cynthia; Tenggren, Gustaf: Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs published by Disney Press; 2009.
Snow White illustrated by Tenggren.
Safra, Clement: La face cachée de Mickey Mouse published by Éditions Vendémiaire; 2016.
In French.
Salisbury, Mark: Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland: An Illustrated Journey Through Time published by Disney Editions; 2016.
Nithing really exciting in there.
Sammond, Nicholas: Babes in Tomorrowland - Walt Disney and the Making of the American Child, 1930 - 1960 published by Duke University Press; 2005.
One more sociological book about Disney. No comment.
Sandor, Fejja: Walt Disney published by Magyar Filmtudomanyi Intezet; 1978.
A biography of Walt in Hungarian. Nothing new.
Santoli, Lorraine: The Official
Mickey Mouse Club Book published by Hyperion; 1995.
The official story of The Mickey Mouse Club by one of Disney's publicists. Overall a very
good book for Mickey Mouse Club fans.
Santoli, Lorraine: Inside the Disney Marketing Machine published by Theme Park Press; 2015. Saxton, Victoria: Poster Art of Cars published by Disney Editions; 2017. Scaramucci, Janis: A Century of Magic: The Animation of the Walt Disney Studio published by Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art University of Oklahoma; 2011. Scarpa, Laura:Giorgio Cavazzano - Uomini, topi ed eroi published by ComicOut; 2015. Schickel, Richard: The Disney
Version published by Simon and Schuster; 1968, updated in 1997. Schilling, Eric: Socrate chez Mickey published by Editions Michalon; 1997. Schilling, Peter: Carl Barks' Donald Duck: Your Average American published by Uncivilized Books; 2014. Schmidt, Chuck: Disney's Dream Weavers: The Visionaries Who Shaped Disneyland, Freedomland, the New York World's Fair and Walt Disney World-and the ties that bind them published by Dog Ear Publishing; 2012. Schmidt, Chuck: On the Disney Beat: Over 30 Years of Chronicling the People and Places in Walt's World published by Theme Park Press; 2015. Schmidt, Chuck: Disney's Animal Kingdom: An Unofficial History published by Theme Park Press; 2018. Schmidt, Chuck: And the Beat Goes On: My E-Ticket Ride Writing about, Working for, and Running through Disney's World published by Theme Park Press; 2020. Schmidt, Stefan: Hommage an Floyd
Gottfredson published as special issue 27 by Der Donaldist; 1993. Schneider, Mike: Mickey and the Teamsters: A Fight for Fair Unions at Disney published by University Press of Florida; 2023. Schneider, Ron: From Dreamer to Dreamfinder: A Life and Lessons Learned in 40 Years Behind a Name Tag published by Bamboo Forest Publishing; 2012. Schochet, Stephen: Fascinating
Walt Disney published by Hollywood Stories; 1998. Schroeder, Russell; Saxon, Victoria: Disney's
Tarzan - Special Collector's Edition published by Hyperion; 1999. Schroeder, Russell; Weidner Zoehfeld, Kathleen: Disney's Mulan
Special Collectors Edition published by Hyperion; 1998. Schroeder, Russell: Mickey Mouse,
My Life in Pictures published by Disney Press; 1997. Schroeder, Russell: Walt Disney,
His Life in Pictures published by Disney Press; 1996. Schroeder, Russell K.: Disney - The Ultimate Visual Guide published by DK; 2002. Schroeder, Russell: Disney's Lost Chords published by Voigt Publications; 2006. Schroeder, Russell: Disney's Lost Chords 2 published by Voigt Publications; 2008. Schroeder, Russell: Disney's Lost Chords 3 published by Voigt Publications; 2018. Schultz, Jason; Yee, Kevin: Jason's Disneyland Almanac published by Zauberreich Press; 2011. Schweizer, Peter and Rochelle: Mouse
Betrayed: What Michael Eisner Doesn't Want You to Know about Disney published by
Regnery Pub.; 1998. Scott, Keith: Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, 1930-70 Vol. 1 published by BearManor Media; 2022. Scott, Keith: Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, 1930-70 Vol. 2 published by BearManor Media; 2022. Scott, Kieran: Dazzled by Disney published by Disney Press; 2001. Sehlinger, Bob and Finley John: The Unofficial Guide
to Walt Disney World and Epcot published by Prentice Hall; 1985. Selden, Bernice: The Story of
Walt Disney Maker of Magical Worlds published by Yearling Book; 1989. Selmi, Daniel: Dawn at Mineral King Valley: The Sierra Club, the Disney Company, and the Rise of Environmental Law published by University of Chicago Press; 2022. Seymor, Neal: Re-Animating Walt published by Morris Publishing; 1996. Shale, Richard: Donald Duck
Joins Up, The Walt Disney Studio during W.W.II published by UMI Research Press; 1976. Shannon, Leonard: Disneyland: Dreams, Traditions and
Transitions published by Disney's Kingdom Editions; 1994. Sherman, Richard M.; Sherman Robert B.: Walt's Time published by Camphor Tree
Publishers; 1998. Sherman Freeman, Cathy:A Disney Childhood: Comic Books to Sailing Ships - A Memoir published by BearManor Media; 2012. Sherman, Richard: A Kiss Goodnight published by Disney Editions; 2017. Sherman, Robert: Moose published by AuthorHouse; 2013. Shields, Chuck: The Disney Apprentice published by Theme Park Press; 2016. Shinoyama, Kishin: Magic - Kishin Shinoyama at Tokyo Disney Resort published by Kodansha; 2011. Shinoyama, Kishin: New Magic - Kishin Shinoyama at Tokyo Disney Resort published by Kodansha; 2011. Shine, Bernie C.: Mickey Mouse
Memorabilia published by Harry N. Abrams; 1986 . Shows, Charles: Walt, Backstage Adventures with Walt
Disney published by Windsong Books International; 1980. Shue, Ken (editor): A Disney Sketchbook published by Disney Editions; 2012. Sibley, Brian (editor); Carroll, Lewis (author); Hall, David (illustrator): Alice's Adventures in Wonderland published by Methuen
Children's Books Ltd.; 1986. Sibley, Brian: Mary Poppins: Practically Perfect in Every Way published by Disney Press; 2007. Silvers, Robert: Disney's
Photomosaics published by Hyperion; 1998. Silvester, William: Handbook of Disney on Stamps published by American Topical Assoc.; 2012. Silvester, William: The Adventures of Young Walt Disney published by Theme Park Press; 2014. Silvester, William: Saving Disney: The Story of Roy E. Disney published by Theme Park Press; 2015. Silvester, William: Building Magic - Disney's Overseas Theme Parks published by BearManor Media; 2016. Simon, Charnan: Walt Disney -
Creator of Magical Worlds published by Children's Press; 1999. Singer, Michael: Disney Pirates: The Definitive Collector's Anthology published by Disney Editions; 2017. Singular, Stephen: Power to Burn
published by Birch Lane Press; 1996. Sinyard, Neil: The Best of
Disney published by Twin Portland House; 1988. Sito, Tom: Drawing the Line: The Untold Story of the Animation Unions from Bosko to Bart Simpson published by University Press of Kentucky; 2006. Sito, Tom: Moving Innovation: A History of Computer Animation published by The MIT Press; 2013. Sito, Tom: Eat, Drink, Animate: An Animators Cookbook published by CRC Press; 2019. Sklar, Marty: Dream It! Do It! (The People, The Places, The Projects): My Half-Century Creating Disney's Magic Kingdoms published by Disney Editions; 2013. Sklar, Marty: One Little Spark: Mickey's Ten Commandments and the Road to Imagineering published by Disney Editions; 2015. Sklar, Marty: Travels with Figment: On the Road in Search of Disney Dreams published by Disney Editions; 2019. Slater, Robert: Ovitz
published by Mc.Graw-Hill; 1997. Smadja, Gilles: Mickey l'Arnaque published by Editions Messidor; 1988. Smith, Christopher E.: The Walt Disney World That Never Was: Stories Behind the Amazing Imagineering Dreams That Never Came True published by Theme Park Press; 2016. Smith, Christopher E.: The Backstories and Magical Secrets of Walt Disney World published by Theme Park Press; 2017. Smith, Dave (editor): Walt Disney, Famous Quotes
published by Walt Disney Theme Parks and Resorts; 1994. Smith, Dave: Disney A to Z,
the Official Encyclopedia published by Hyperion; 1996. Smith, Dave: Disney A to Z:
The Updated Official Encyclopedia published by Hyperion; 1998. Smith, Dave; Clark, Steven: Disney - The
First 100 Years published by Hyperion; August 1999.
A good book, but containing nothing new for Disney historians. Smith, Dave; Neary, Kevin: The Ultimate
Disney Trivia Book published by Hyperion; 1992. Smith, Dave; Neary, Kevin: The Ultimate
Trivia Book 2 published by Hyperion; 1994. Smith, Dave; Neary, Kevin: The Ultimate
Disney Trivia Book 3 published by Hyperion; 1997. Smith, Dave; Neary, Kevin: The Ultimate
Disney Trivia Book 4 published by Hyperion; 2000. Smith, Dave: Disney Trivia from the Vault: Secrets Revealed and Questions Answered published by Disney Editions; 2012. Smith, Dave: Disney Facts Revealed: Answers to Fans' Curious Questions published by Disney Editions; 2016. Smith, Jim: Picturing the Walt Disney Family Museum published by The Walt Disney Family Foundation; 2010. Smith, Lella (Foreword): The Art of Disney published by Museum of Contemporary Art of Tokyo; 2006. Smith, Lella (editor): Walt Disney Animation Studios The Archive Series: Story published by Disney Editions; 2008. Smith, Lella (editor): Walt Disney Animation Studios The Archive Series: Animation published by Disney Editions; 2009. Smith, Lella (editor): Walt Disney Animation Studios The Archive Series: Design published by Disney Editions; 2010. Smith, Lella (editor): Walt Disney Animation Studios The Archive Series: Layout & Background published by Disney Editions; 2011. Smith, Lella: Dreams Come True - Art of the Classic Fairy Tales from the Walt Disney Studio published by Disney Editions; 2009. Smith, Lella (editor): Marc Davis: Walt Disney's Renaissance Man published by Disney Editions; 2014. Smoodin, Eric (editor): Disney
Discourse published by Routledge; 1994. Smoodin, Eric: Animating
Culture published by Rutgers University Press; 1993. Smoodin, Eric: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - BFI Film Classics published by BFI Film Classics; 2012. Smothers, Marcy: Walt's Disneyland: A Walk in the Park with Walt Disney published by Disney Editions; 2021. Smothers, Marcy: 100 Disney Adventures of a Lifetime: Magical Experiences From Around the World published by National Geographic; 2022. Snow, Dennis: Lessons from the Mouse: A Guide for Applying Disney World's Secrets of Success to Your Organization, Your Career, and Lifepublished by DC Press; 2008. Snow, Richard: Disney's Land: Walt Disney and the Invention of the Amusement Park That Changed the World published by Scribner; 2019. Snyder, Chris: Windows on Main Street published by Disney Editions; 2009. Snyder, Chuck: People Behind the Disney Parks: Stories of Those Honored with a Window on Main Street, U.S.A. published by Disney Editions; 2023. Solomon, Charles: The Disney
that Never Was published by Hyperion; 1995. Solomon, Charles: Disney Lost and Found: Exploring the Hidden Artwork from Never-Produced Animation published by Disney Editions; 2008. Solomon, Charles: The History of
Animation, Enchanted Drawings published by KNOPF; 1989, updated 1994. Solomon, Charles: The Art of Toy Story 3 published by Disney Editions; 2010. Solomon, Charles: Tales As Old As Time (The Art of Beauty and the Beast) published by Disney Editions; 2010. Solomon, Charles: The Art of Frozen published by Chronicle Books; 2013. Solomon, Charles: The Art of the Disney Golden Books published by Disney Editions; 2014. Solomon, Charles: Once Upon a Dream: From Perrault's Sleeping Beauty to Disney's Maleficent published by Disney Editions; 2014. Solomon, Charles: A Wish Your Heart Makes: From the Grimm Brothers' Aschenputtel to Disney's Cinderella published by Disney Editions; 2015. Solomon, Charles: The Disney Princess: A Celebration of Art and Creativity published by Disney Editions; 2020. Solomon, Jack Jr. (editor): Walt Disney's Snow White
and the Seven Dwarfs published by Viking; 1979. Sotheby's: The Art of Aladdin published by Sotheby's; 1993. Sotheby's: The Art of Beauty and the Beast published by Sotheby's; 1992. Sotheby's: The Art of Hercules published by
Sotheby's; 1998. Sotheby's: The Art of Hunchback of Notre Dame and James and the Giant Peach
published by Sotheby's; 1997. Sotheby's: The Art of Pocahontas published by Sotheby's; 1996. Sotheby's: The Art of The Lion King published by Sotheby's; 1995. Sotheby's: The Art of The Little Mermaid published by Sotheby's; 1990. Sotheby's: The Art of Mulan published by Sotheby's; 1999. Sotheby's: The Art of Who Framed Roger Rabbit published by Sotheby's; 1989. Spencer, Ashley: Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire published by St. Martin's Press; 2024. Sperb, Jason: Disney's Most Notorious Film: Race, Convergence, and the Hidden Histories of Song of the South published by University of Texas Press; 2012. Spiegel, Josef: Dem Ingenieur ist Nichts zu Schwör published by Stiftung Künstlerdorf Schöppingen; 2001. Spiegel, Josef; Brunsiek, Sigrun: Berühmte Gemälde aus Entenhausener Privatbesitz published by Stiftung Künstlerdorf Schöppingen; 2001. Spillmann, Klaus: Paul Murry Index self-published. Spiritelli, Franco (editor): Il Personaggi della Banda Disney
published by Fumo di China; 1993. Springer, Justin; Kosinski, Joseph; Gilford, Darren: The Art and Making of Tron: Legacy published by Disney Editions; 2010. Stanchfield, Walt; Hahn, Don (editor): Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes, Volume 1: The Walt Stanchfield Lectures published by Focal Press; 2009. Stanchfield, Walt; Hahn, Don (editor): Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes, Volume 2: The Walt Stanchfield Lectures published by Focal Press; 2009. Stark, Bruce: Black Sheep in Tokyo the Confessions of a Robotics Electrician published by Krats Publishing; 2014. Stechweij, Rob: Barks Boek published by Panda. Paperback; 1977. Steele, Bruce: One Day At Disney: Meet the People Who Make the Magic Across the Globe published by Disney Editions; 2019. Stefanelli, Matteo (ed.); Gaspa, Pier Luigi (ed.): Luca Boschi published by Comicon Edizioni; 2023. Stefanelli, Matteo (ed.); Verni, Francesco (ed.): Giorgio Cavazzano Oltredisneyano published by Comicon Edizioni; 2023. Steff, Thierry: Bon Anniversaire, Mickey ! published by
Dreamland; 1998. Stegelmann, Jakob: Den gode tegner - Om Carl Barks og Anders And
published by Aschehoug; 1995. Stein, Andi: Why We Love Disney: The Power of the Disney Brand published by Peter Lang Publishing; 2011. Stern, Michael: Stern's Guide
to Disney Collectibles (2 volumes) published by Collector Books; 1989-1991. Stewart, James B.: Disneywar - The Battle for the Magic Kingdom
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Fairly disappointing read.
An excellent book for the Cars franchise enthusiasts.
Catalog of a 2011 exhibition of Disney cels. Really not a "must have". Only cels in here, nothing more exciting.
Great book about Disney comic artist Giorgio Cavazzano. In Italian.
A strange so-called psychological analysis of Walt and his works. Not the worst of the
books mentioned here, though.
A philosophy teacher brought his students to Disneyland Paris. The attractions and overall
environment served his lectures better than any book. Here is his story. Written in
French.
Not a must-have.
An excellent, short read, based on interviews conducted by Chuck Schmidt with various Disney Legends including Van France, Marty Sklar and a few others. Worth picking up.
A good read.
A short but excellent read.
According to Frank Fabian: "The most informative work about Floyd Gottfredson that I
know of. Richly illustrated. Very high standard."Written in German.
The memoirs of Walt Disney World’s original stroll-around Dreamfinder and Figment character, as well as the voice of Dreamfinder for parts of the Journey Into Imagination attraction. Pure delight.
Published as an audio CD only.
A much smaller book compared to the "art of" written by Howard Green, but
worthwhile too.
The story of the movie, illustrated with marvelous artwork from the film. Different from
the folding book and the "art of".
A rather dull book with a couple of nice illustrations.
This is a small book and most of the photos are well known. However, some of them are real
jewels.
A cool little book, but not much is new in it.
A story of Disney songs development that will include large sections about the Disney songs that "never were". Heavily illustrated. Definitely be a "must have" for serious Disney historians. Hard cover book with around 300 pages. The initial print run is limited to 1000 copies. If the book is successful there will be a second volume that will cover the Disney productions after the death of Walt.
A "must-have". The best book about Disney history released in 2008.
A weird book, but a great reference for some of us.
A very boring book about the suposedly "anti-American" activities of Disney like
their so called "pro-gay" policies, sex in the cartoons and so on.
The first of two critically important volumes.
The second of two critically important volumes.
Story of some mouseketeers that became famous.
This guide two may be useful.
A very long title for a very short book aimed at kids.
Well written and beautifully researched.
A novel about the last days of Walt. Contact Brighton Colonial Group; 109 Telford Drive; Newport News, Virginia 23602; USA to order it.
Out-of-print book about a not-so-well-known period and cartoons. A fabulous book for
Disney historians.
Tomart's Disneyana commented about it: "Although it contains no inside revelations,
the excellent photography and interesting tidbits of info will make it a favorite among
Disneyland aficionados." In addition, one must underline the quality of a colorful
chart summarizing the whole life of the park.
The long awaited autobiography of the famous and prolific songwritting team that gave us
the music of Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, It's a Small World,... A special edition has
also been released that includes a fabulous CD (The Merry Go Round of Life) with 10 songs
performed by the Sherman Brothers.
Only the first few chapters of the Cathy Sherman Freeman's autobiography deal with her father's (George Sherman, Head of Publications at Walt Disney Studios from the late 1950s to 1974) career at Disney, but Cathy's life is a beautiful and moving one.
The long-awaited autobiography of composer Robert Sherman.
Beautiful photos.
Beautiful photos.
While it is not an exhaustive catalog and does not have a text as complete as the Munsey,
this book has one main interest, the information it gives through its photographs about
European "jewels" from the '30s.
A good insider's testimony by one of Walt's directors in the '60s. Interesting and at
times funny.
A disappointing book.
This amazing book is illustrated by more than a hundred of David Hall's fabulous
inspirational drawings drawn before the war for the Walt Disney Studio. A must have for
concept art lovers.
A fabulous reference about the show and the movie by one of the best Disney historians around, who also happened to be a good friend of PL Travers.
A strange book reproducing "photomosaics" (colorful pictures formed from a
series of smaller images) of Disney characters.
It is becoming more and more difficult to differenciate between all this juvenile books.
Another excellent book by Michael Singer.
The non-authorized biography of Michael Ovitz, once number two of the Walt Disney Company.
This has the merit of being the first biography of the second Michael but the disadvantage
of providing no new information about the man.
One more book about Disney. Not the worst, not the best.
Not only is the research in-depth, the book itself is well written and a page-turner. A "must have."
A seminal book and a "must read."
A fun book.
The highly anticipated autobiography of WDI's former President is flawed in many ways, but still a "must have."
A great read.
Interesting biography about the man that was once considered as the most powerful in
Hollywood and that remained number two of Disney for so short a time, that if the book was
not restating the fact, hardly anybody would still believe it.
The first book about Euro Disney, written by a communist journalist to underline the
Scrooge Mc. Duck practices and irregularities of the WDC. Trash and one-sided lies.
Written in French.
The reference book to find the perfect Disney quote in all circumstances. This book used
to be an internal tool for cast members, speech writers,… before being released for
the general public.
A must have. Very good encyclopedia by the Grand Master of the Disney archives. Dave
really outdid himself and promises to update this book with all of the missing names and
concepts soon.
This "must have" reference book by the utmost authority on Disney's history,
first published in 1996 is updated with more names, more films and more information that
ever.
I heard that a lot of persons within Disney were using that book to create their
competition questions. So you might want to learn the answers by heart. On a more serious
note: this series of books is extremely enjoyable.
More difficult than the first one, a good training for Disney trivia quizzes
"professionals".
And one more in a great series !
Never too much. This series is great.
An excellent read. A good reference book.
If you enjoyed Dave's previous books you will also enjoy this one.
A beautiful souvenir book.
A spectacular catalog published to coincide with the special exhbition of original Disney art held in Tokyo at the end of 2006.
The first installment in a "must-have" series initiated by John Lasseter. Gorgeous.
A "must-have" in a great series.
The best installment in a great series.
The 4th instalment in a great series.
A few good things in this 120-page catalog of the exhibition that was held in New Orleans from November 15, 2009 to March 14, 2010.
One of the very best Disney history books released in 2014.
Again, this is an empty analysis of the Disney phenomena. Only for completists.
Not the worst of those sociological books that flourished about Disney in the early and
mid '90s.
Too short.
An excellent read.
A beautiful book.
The title says it all.
Well-written and fairly accurate. Not a lot of new information, but some excellent context.
This books is a "park-exclusive." A bit too short to be a must-have, unfortunately.
A wonderful reference book.
To know more about the bed building scene in Snow White, the Hansel an Gretel musical or
what Fantasia could have contained. The art reproduced is almost always
"never-seen-before", unfortunately one would have hoped for the book to be
bigger, richer. The part about Destino, the Dali project is especially disappointing as it
does not feature any illustrations.
A must-have and a must-read.
A masterpiece about American animation.
An excellent book about a very good movie.
Great research and lots of never-seen-before illustrations (including several paintings by Mel Shaw) makes this the best book ever released on this jewel of Disney's New Golden Age of Animation.
The title says it all. An excellent book.
Beautiful book, although a little light text-wise.
A good book on an interesting subject.
A good book if not a great one.
A good book, but not a lot of new information.
A beautiful book about the making of the movie. Reproduces 400 paintings, drawings,
sketches and storyboards. The limited edition (10 000 copies) contains four additional
cells and was published in 1978 by Circle Fine Art Press.
The catalog of the Sotheby's auction dedicated to the movie. Fabulous artwork.
The catalog of the Sotheby's auction dedicated to the movie. Fabulous artwork.
The catalog of the Sotheby's auction dedicated to the movie. Fabulous artwork.
The catalog of the Sotheby's auction dedicated to the two movies. Fabulous artwork.
The catalog of the Sotheby's auction dedicated to the movie. Fabulous artwork.
The catalog of the Sotheby's auction dedicated to the movie. Fabulous artwork.
The catalog of the Sotheby's auction dedicated to the movie. Fabulous artwork.
The catalog of the Sotheby's auction dedicated to the movie. Beautiful artwork.
The catalog of the Sotheby's auction dedicated to the movie. Fabulous artwork.
A good book about recent Disney history.
Too verbose for me.
A catalog of reconstructed inventions made by Gearloose. Fun. In German.
Catalog of paintings from Duckburg homes explained with art historical methods. Strange. In German.
According to Frank Fabian: "A small introduction on who Paul Murry was, featuring a
list of all of his stories published in the US and in Germany."
The excellent catalogue of an exhibit held in Italy in 1993 that includes fascinating
interviews with the best Disney comic books artists: Carpi, Scarpa, Cavazzano, Asteriti,
Santillo and many others. A must have for Disney comics historians. Written in Italian.
Not a "must have" but a very good book nonetheless.
Animation students and artists have awaited those two books for years.
Animation students and artists have awaited those two books for years.
A fun, short read. The adventures of one of Toky Disneyland's electricians.
Contains a good but far from complete index and the non-Disney Barks-story Porky in the
Mounties. Written in Dutch.
A nice-to-have.
The biography (in Italian) of the late leading Disney historian Luca Boschi.
An excellent biography (in Italian) of the great Disney artist Giorgio Cavazzano.
A very small book that contains a couple of interesting documents, especially strange
parodies of Mickey. Also included is a day to day reconstruction of the period when Mickey
was created and pictures of Mickey look-alikes from the '30s. Written in French.
According to Ole Nielsen: "The ultimate Danish biography of Barks. Thoroughly
recommended to all Scandinavians. A lot of te info is about the Burbank days. Includes a
photographic reprint of the first Danish edition of the hypnosis gun story from October
1952." Written in Danish.
Uninteresting.
A catalog of many pre and post war Disneyana items with estimated prices.
A good read to summarize the situation at Disney by mid-2004.
One more book for kids.
Written in German. Marvelously surprising visual documents, in depth text. One of the best
two books (with the one by Laqua) about the pre-war years of Disney in Germany.
Beautiful book.
320 pages and ten chapters ranging from Mickey Mouse to Conventions
Incomplete and does not contain anything new. Good book for beginners.
A very interesting collection of in-depth Disney interviews (mainly with comics artists)
written in German. A very original and interesting work.
Another excellent autobiography.
Extremely well researched and containing many never-seen-before documents. One of four books from the 2003 holiday season that you should not miss (along with The Disney Treasures, Designing Disney and Canemaker's book abour Mary Blair.
Better than the Haunted Mansion´s one which was already excellent.
Excellent little book about the creation of story and screenplay for animated features. Full of good stories.
Great book, as were Jason's previous ones. A "must-have" for park enthusiasts.
One of the best Disney history books of the last decade. Not to be missed in any way, shape or form.
A beautiful catalog.
Lowry Tague (known at the time as Lorey Tague) was one of Disney's artists during the Laugh-O-Grams years. Unfortunately the book contains only a few lines about his Disney career.
The autobiography of a former Disney artist who also happened to be the creator of Scooby-Doo. Exciting book.
One of the first and most beautiful art-book about a Disney full-length animated feature,
written by the man who influenced most of the musical choices of the movie and hosted the
film. Hard to find but really worth finding.
Written by the show director of the play, this book about the Broadway version of The Lion
King is an absolute beauty, as is the show.
From "after Walt"(1966) to the Eisner era (1984) or "the financial saga
that might have killed our favorite Company". One of the best books about Disney
history with Walt official biography by Bob Thomas and The Disney Touch by Ron Grover.
A bit dry, but a good read.
Good summary, but a book one can live without.
Psycho-babble. No interest.
A rather bland index of Disney stories published in Topolino. Not illustrated. Written in
Italian.
The catalog of the first exhibit held at the Disney Gallery in Disneyland, California. It
contains beautiful artwork by Herb Ryman, Marc Davis, John Hench and many other famous
Imagineers but very few text.
A great book about a marvelous movie.
According to Tomart's Disneyana: "This folding
book opens in an accordion format. The ancient legend of Mulan is written both in English
and Chinese and full-concept art from the film provides the illustrations." This book
is not the same as The Art of Mulan by Jeff Kurtti.
The long awaited biography of Walt's brother - the one without whom most of the Disney
universe would not exist, the father of the current Animation Studio chairman.
It contains a very interesting section about the making of Beauty and the Beast.The 1997
updated version contains 60 pages that are completely different from the original version
and that focus on the making of Hercules.
The first book about Walt Disney's animation. A classic and a great foray into the making
of Sleeping Beauty.
The "official biography" or "The Absolute Minimum there is to know about
the man who, together with The Mouse, started it all". The must have. If you only buy
one book about Walt history, you should buy this one. If you have to buy three, buy this
one plus Storming the Magic Kingdom and The Disney Touch.
Juvenile.
Marvelous art-book, very interesting anecdotes by two of Disney Studio's geniuses.
The Bible. Does not request any further comment. This is THE best book about Disney
animation. Period. Found on every animator's desk (even non-Disney ones) and in every
serious library about Disney.
The text is a bit weak but the sketches and illustrations are so powerful !
Not the best book of our beloved geniuses but certainly their most entertaining.
A very well illustrated book about the creation of an exceptional animated feature. The
text is a bit short to my taste, but will be sufficient for many.
One chapter about Morton's experience at the Disney Studio.
An amazing series of 6 CDs along with a 72 page book containing loads of never-seen-before illustrations. An other "must-have". Only available at the parks, unfortunately.
One more kid's biography.
Clearly a "must-have". A splendid book containing never seen before documents and facsimiles from the Disney Artchives (!) plus a great audio CD containing parts of Disney interviews and speeches.
This book is, in essence, The Disney Treasures, Volume 2. As marvelous and worth having as Volume 1!
A "must-have" in a "must-have" series.
The story of Disney's songs from Frank Churchill to the Sherman brothers, Ashman and
Menken.
Nice to have.
A short biography for kids of the chairman of the Walt Disney Company. Rather weak.
The excellent autobiography of John Tishman, supervised, among other things, the building of EPCOT. A whole chapter in this book is dedicated to his experiences with Disney.
More psychobabble in Italian.
Disappointing colorized reprint of the Walt Disney comic book biography from Pendulum Press Illustrated Biography Series from 1979.
The history of Tokyo Disneyland's first 15 years. Written in Japanese.
The history of Tokyo DisneySea first 10 years. Written in Japanese.
This book could change your life as a collector. I see only two drawbacks: the estimates
are old and it does not contain non-American items.
The autobiography of one of the stars of Mary Poppins.
Splendid catalog of the 1949 - 1999 Topolino exhibit. Contains some excellent, never seen
before documents. Written in Italian.
Nothing new. Written in Italian.
A nice book that reveal quite a few interesting facts about the park that you may not have known about. Recommended mostly for family reading more than for hard-core Disney historians, but the synthesis of trivia info is well done. Illustrated by Brian McKim (Sam, McKim's son).
The author is good and the book is fun and well researched.
The book includes interviews with Fess Parker (Davy Crockett), Tommy Kirk (Old Yeller, The Shaggy Dog), Ann Jillian (Babes in Toyland), Billy Mumy (Rascal), Arthur Hiller (director of Miracle of the White Stallions), Marta Kristen (Savage Sam), James Drury (Pollyanna, Ten Who Dared), Eddie Hodges (Summer Magic, The Happiest Millionaire), Peter Brown (Summer Magic, A Tiger Walks), and many more.
After the publication of the infamous book by Mark Eliott, Richard decided to
"publish" all the documents contained in the FBI files about Walt Disney, to
help people make up their mind. A very well done and well analyzed document. This document
is not really published, though, as it is photocopies bound together.
The biography of legendary Finnish Disney comics editor Markku Kivekas. Written in Finnish.
While this book is not dedicated to Disney 's beanie bags exclusively, I have decided to
include it in this bibliography as around half of the beanie bags mentionned are from
Disney.
An excellence reference book.
Tomart's reference books are always Excellent references. This one is cheaper than the
Lotman's bible and might be enough for many collectors.
One more biography of Walt by someone who knew a lot of artists who worked with the Old Mousetro. A very enjoyable read.
A great reference book.
The definitive volume on a fascinating subject. Hundreds of illustrations.
One of the most difficult to find books about animation. Contains very large sections about Disney.
Part biography of Bill Tytla by his wife, part scrapbook book, this huge book (about 1000 pages) is extremely difficult to classify or to explain. Let´s just say that Disney historians had been awaiting this document for years and that it will not disapoint them. Let´s add that, because of its high price ($165) and its very specific focus (Bill Tytla) it is advised that only the most serious Disney historians buy it To do so, send an email to Howard Green.
An excellent insider's testimony by one of Walt's top directors. The book contains some
fascinating pictures, the organisation chart of The Disney Studios and a facsimile of a
memo by Harry Tytle to Walt. A good work, especially interesting for Disney historians.
A nice book. Not a must-have, though.
A great biography. In Italian.
Non-precise, self conscious author. Is this the story of Walt or of Van Cottom ? Written
in French.
This is such a lavish and detailed catalog, that it has to be included in your library of books about the history of Disneyland.
The catalog of a second great auction about Disneyland.
Contains interview of Barks by Wim Helden and Daan Jippes conducted in the early '80s and
a rather complete index of Barks' comic book works. There is also a lot of background
information and an interesting selection of art taken from The Carl Barks Library. Written
in Dutch.
A fun read, if not a great read, in a nice little series. No "historical" value, though.
Winnie viewed by various Disney artists. Similar idea to The Art of Mickey Mouse. Nice to have.
Description of Disney as a potential employer.
One good chapter about the Disney connection.
Fun, but not a must-have.
A great book, in Finnish about early Disneyana in Finland. Wonderfully illustrated.
A thesis about Walt Disney during WWII, in Spanish.
Poems to Walt in Spanish, straight from Cuba. One of the most astonishing book "about" Disney I ever discovered.
According to Frank Fabian: "Collection of poems, lyrics, etc. from German Disney
stories. Some are well known, others less." Written in German.
Absolutely splendid "Making of Lilo and Stitch". A "must-have".
Juvenile book.
Similar to the other Pixar "making of" books released earlier by Chronicle Books. In other words: excellent.
Beautiful series of original drawings and backgrounds by some of the best artists of the
movie: Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston, Marc Davis and others.
A splendid addition to the series.
An other beautiful sketchbook in the series. Published solely as a limited edition (2500
copies).
The fifth book in a fabulous series. Published solely as a limited edition (2500 copies)
and available only through The Disney Catalog, on the West Coast at The Disney Store and
on the East Coast at Walt Disney World.
Walt
Disney's Sleeping Beauty (The Sketchbook Series) published by Applewood Books; 1997.
The best original drawings and backgrounds of the movie are reproduced here. Only the
limited edition of this book has been released, unfortunately, making it very difficult to
afford. But fans of Evynd Earle or Marc Davis work won't mind.
Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (The Sketchbook Series) published
by Applewood Books; 1993 (original publication date 1938).
It was the reprinting of this excellent work from the'30s that started the Sketchbook
series.
The Walt Disney Company - The Wet Feet Insider Guide published by Wet Feet Press, Inc.; 1999.
Walt Disney's Treasury of Childrens Classics published by Harry N. Abrams 1978.
Nicely illustrated. A good tribute to the Disney Classics. Short, but good introductions
to each movie's story.
Walt
Disney's Treasury of Children's Classics, from Fox and the Hound to The Hunchback of
Notre Dame, published by Hyperion; 1997.
The sequel to the preceding book. As good as the first one.
Walt Disney's Treasury of Stories from Silly Symphonies published by Harry N.
Abrams; 1981.
Nicely illustrated, a perfect tribute to some of Disney's best shorts from the '30s. The
text is very short.
Walt Disney World: The First Decade published by Walt Disney World; 1982.
Walz, Gene: Cartoon Charlie - The Life and Art of Animation Pioneer Charles
Thorson published by Great Plains Publications; 1998.
This book seems to contain interesting documents produced when Charles Thorson was working
for Disney, including his early sketches of Snow White and Elmer.
Ware, Chris: Disney Unbuilt: A Pocket Guide to the Disney Imagineering Graveyard published by Theme Park Press; 2016.
Fun little read.
Ward, Annalee R.: Mouse Morality - The Rhetoric of Disney Animated Films published by University of Texas Press; 2002.
One more sociological book about Disney. Boring.
Ward, Jessica: The Art of Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse published by Disney Editions; 2018.
Nice to have. Not critical.
Warda, James: How Does Disney Do That? published by Rivershore Creative; 2024.
An enjoyable read.
Wasko, Janet: Understanding Disney - The Manufacture of Fantasy published by Blackwell Pub.; 2001.
One more sociological book about Disney.
Wasko, Janet; Philips, Mark; Meehan, Eileen R. (editors): Dazzled by Disney published by Leicester University Press; 2001.
One more book of sociology.
Watkin, Larry: Larry Watkin: A Memoir of an American Man of Letters published by Pulp Hero Press; 2018.
A fascinating autobiography.
Watts, Steven: The Magic
Kingdom, Walt Disney and the American Way of Life published by Houghton-Miflin; 1998.
According to Persistence of Vision: "The
book offers an extraordinarily interesting and uncommonly insightful look as to what made
Walt Disney what he was. (...) It’s great to finally have the academic study of Walt
Disney that he has deserved for so long, and yet not have to suffer through any of the
intellectual psycho-babble that seems to be so predominant in these studies. Furthermore,
the scholarly approach and research involved is phenomenal. (...) Highly
recommended." To my taste, this is probably the greatest, most thorough book
ever written about Walt and the studio. A "must-have".
Webb, Graham: Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features, And Sequences, 1900-1979 published by McFarland & Company; 2006.
The tool I had been looking for for years: a place where one can find detailed credits of all the Disney shorts (or at least all the shorts created for general release), including most or all of the animators who worked on each short, the layout artists, the story men, etc!
Weber, Patrick: La Grande Histoire du Journal de Mickey published by Glenat; 2014.
Weis, Bob: Dream Chasing: My Four Decades of Success and Failure with Walt Disney Imagineering published by Disney Editions; 2024.
A wonderful autobiography, from cover to cover.
Wengel, Pat and Doug: Comic Character Metal Sand Toys published by Schiffer Publishing; 2008.
A great reference book, heavily illustrated, focused mostly on Disney items and containing a huge number of foreign vintage Disneyana.
West, John G.: The Disney
Live-Action Productions published by Hawthorne and Peabody; 1994.
Extremely precise, very informative, contains a great deal of facts never published
elsewhere.
West, John G.: Walt Disney and Live Action: The Disney Studio's Live-Action Features of the 1950s and 60s published by Theme Park Press; 2016.
The illustrated re-release of a classic.
Westby, Mike: Disney History - Rare & Unknown published by Deschutes River Press; 2024.
A fun collection of Disney trivia.
Weston, Kim: The Complete Carl Barks Index Supplemental Readings published by ? Independently published; 2021.
An excellent read.
Wheeler, Jill C.: Bill Peet
published by Abdo & Daughters; 1996.
A very short biography for kids of one of Disney's best script writers. No real interest.
White, Brenda; Hart, William; Jesse Rhodes: Disney
in Clay published by Rhodes West; 1994.
A collection of photos of the Disney "art" works by Brenda White.
Whitley, David: The Idea of Nature in Disney Animation published by Ashgate Pub Co; 2008.
Probably some uninteresting socio-babble. We will see.
Williams, Pat; Linkletter, Art; Denney, Jum: How to Be Like Walt - Capturing the Disney Magic in your Every Day Life published by Health Communications; 2004.
Despite its title, a "must have", full of new and exciting stories about Walt.
Williams, Pat: Lead Like Walt: Discover Walt Disney's Magical Approach to Building Successful Organizations published by Health Communications Inc; 2019.
A good read.
Williams, Richard: Adventures in Animation published by Faber & Faber; 2024.
Another of the best books of 2024.
Williams, Roy: Secret World of Roy Williams
published by Bantam Books; 1957.
This book contains a nice collection of drawings (not related to Disney) by the famous
Disney script writer and Big Mouseketeer Roy Williams. Nice to have for completists.
Williamson, Sher: A Biography of Boyd Shaffer published by iUniverse; 2004.
This biography of one of the True-Life Adventures artist and naturalist is unfortunately full of inaccuracies.
Wolf, Scott and Shani: Where in
Disneyland Park ? published Disneyland; 1994.
A nice soft-cover book of photographs revealing details of Disneyland.
Wolf, Scott and Shani: Where in Disneyland
Attractions ? published by Disneyland; 1997.
The sequel to the preceding book.
Worden, Mark: The Carl Barks Checklist; 1980.
Written in German.
Wright, Alex: The Imagineering Field Guide to the Magic Kingdom published by Disney Editions; 2005.
A pocket sized book chock full of design details, anecdotes, and trivia about WDW's Magic Kingdom. Wright goal was to create a book that would be just like walking through the Magic Kingdom with an Imagineer. An excellent book.
Yamagata, Hiro: Disney Magic
published by Koudansha; 1998.
A very odd art book presenting paintings of Disney theme parks by Japanese artist Hiro
Yamagata. The interpretations of the parks by Yamagata are sometimes beautiful, sometimes
really kitsch. Written in Japanese.
Yee, Kevin; Schultz, Jason: Magic Quizdom published by Zauberreich Press; 2003.
The best Disney Quiz book on the market, by far. Absolutely fascinating.
Yee, Kevin; Schultz, Jason: 101 Things You Never Knew about Disneyland - An Unauthorized Look at the Little Touches and Inside Jokes
published by Zauberreich; 2005.
An extremely fun read for Disneyland enthusiasts.
Yee, Kevin: 101 Things You Never Knew about Walt Disney World published by Zauberreich Press; 2006.
An excellent series.
Yee, Kevin: Walt Disney World Hidden History: Remnants of Former Attractions and Other Tributes published by Ultimate Orlando Press; 2010.
An excellent reference book.
Yoe, Craig and Morra Yoe, Janet: The Art of
Mickey Mouse published by Hyperion; 1991.
When Wharol, Harring and other artists reinvent the Mouse.
Younger, David: Theme Park Design and The Art of Themed Entertainment published by Theme Park Press; 2016.
The "bible" for theme park designers.
Zehnder, Leonard: Florida's Disney World published by Peninsular Publishing; 1975.
Zemler, Emily: Disney Princess: Beyond the Tiara: The Stories. The Influence. The Legacy. published by Epic Ink; 2022.
Nothing new but a good read.
Zemler, Emily: Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas: Beyond Halloween Town: The Story, the Characters, and the Legacy published by Epic Ink; 2023.
An excellent book.
Zibart, Eve: The Unofficial
Disney Companion published Macmillan Travel; 1997.
A book that tries to go a bit further than the regular travel books. No new information
but an OK reading for beginners.
Zibart, Eve: Today in History: Disney published by Emmis Books; 2006.
Nothing outstanding, but a good reference nevertheless.
Last updated December 20, 2024.