Annotated bibliography of Disney reference books
May 2019
Cooley, Josh: The Art of Toy Story 4 published by Chronicle Books; 2019.
June 2019
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.
July 2019
DeFore, Ron: Growing Up in Disneyland published by Waldorf Publishing; 2019.
August 2019
Ghez, Didier: They Drew As They Pleased book series - The Hidden Art of Disney's Early Renaissance published by Chronicle Books; 2019.
Johnson, Mindy: Pencils, Pens & Brushes: A Great Girls' Guide to Disney Animation published by Disney Press; 2019.
September 2019
Docter, Pete; Merritt, Chris: Marc Davis In His Own Words: Imagineering the Disney Theme Parks published by Disney Editions; 2019.
Rafferty, Kevin: Magic Journey: My Fantastical Walt Disney Imagineering Career published by Disney Editions; 2019.
Kurtti, Jeff: The Art of Disney Costuming: Heroes, Villains, and Spaces Between published by Disney Editions; 2019.
Gerstein, David (editor): Silly Symphonies Volume 4: The Complete Disney Classics 1942-1945 published by Library of American Comics; 2019.
I love those books.
Deja, Andreas: Mickey Mouse: From Walt to the World published by Weldon Owen; 2019.
Iger, Robert: The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company published by Random House; 2019.
Leung, Julie: Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist published by Schwartz & Wade; 2019.
October 2019
Iwerks, Don: Walt Disney's Ultimate Inventor: The Genius of Ub Iwerks published by Disney Editions; 2019.
Kurtti, Jeff; Hunt, Vanessa: The Disney Monorail: Imagineering the Highway in the Sky published by Disney Editions; 2019.
Friedman, Jake: The Disney Afternoon: The Making of a Television Renaissance published by Disney Editions; 2019.
Amidi, Amid: Full Steam Ahead: The Life and Art of Ward Kimball published by Antibookclub; 2019.
The ultimate biography of Ward. One of the most expected Disney history books.
Salkin, Leo:My Life As A Cartoon published by Theme Park Press; 2019.
Downs, Willie: Animator Letters Project published by Disney Editions; 2019.
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.
October 2019
Sklar, Marty: Travels with Figment: On the Road in Search of Disney Dreams published by Disney Editions; 2019.
January 2020
Snyder, Chuck: Windows on Disney's Main Street, U.S.A.: Stories of the Talented People Honored at the Disney Parks published by Disney Editions; 2019.
Publication Date Unknown
Friedman, Jack: Art Babbitt: War in the Factory of Dreams publisher unknown; 2017.
Can't wait to read this definitive biography of Art.
Ventura, Fernando: Ze Carioca - No Traço do Canini publisher unknown; 2011.
If you love Disney comics and do speak Portuguese you will want to get that book.
Pegoraro, Celbi: Disney No Brasil publisher unknown; 2011.
Written in Portuguese. A fantastic resource for Disney historians.
Last updated April 23, 2019.