Annotated bibliography of Disney reference books
Books to come

October 2025

Campbell, Michael: Walt Disney's Trains: A Grand Circle Tour Through His Life and Legacy published by Weldon Owen; 2025.

November 2025

Ghez, Didier: Mickey Mouse and Christmas in the 1930s published by Hyperion Historical Alliance; 2025.

Kaufman, J.B.: Worlds to Conquer: The Art & Making of Walt Disney's Fantasia published by Weldon Owen; 2025.

Atencio McCullough, Tori; McCullough, Kelsey; Lucas, Bobbie: Xavier "X" Atencio: The Legacy of An Artist, Imagineer, and Disney Legend published by Disney Editions; 2025.

Pierce, Todd James: Making Mary Poppins: The Sherman Brothers, Walt Disney, and the Creation of a Classic Film published by W. W. Norton & Company; 2025.

Hurley, Kalikolehua: The Art of Zootopia 2 published by Chronicle Books; 2025.

Kiste, Andrew Stanley: How Walt Disney Changed Animation Forever published by White Owl; 2025.

July 2026

Clements, Ron: Making Disney Magic . . . from a Mermaid to Moana published by Disney Editions; 2026.

Publication Date Unknown

Johnson, Mindy: The Only Woman Animator published by Manitou Productions; 2025.

Ballard, Donald W.: Disneyland Hotel--1960-1969: The Little Motel Grows Up published by Don Ballard; 2024.

Deja, Andreas: The Art of Milt Kahl, Master of the Disney Style published by Disney Editions; 2027.

Friedman, Jake: The Disney Afternoon: The Making of a Television Renaissance published by Disney Editions; 2025.

Pegoraro, Celbi: Disney No Brasil publisher unknown; 2011.
Written in Portuguese. A fantastic resource for Disney historians.

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Last updated July 4, 2025.