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Summer might feel a little different this year, but it’s still an excellent time for reading. To encourage kids and their families to open a book and spark their imaginations, Disney Publishing Worldwide has introduced its first-ever Summer Reading List. After all, as Walt Disney himself once said, “There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate’s loot on Treasure Island.”
Need something new to read while staying at home? Disney is offering a free eBook download of “Fairest of All: A Tale of the Wicked Queen” for a limited time.
The phenomenon of DisneyBounding has taken over the Disney community, inspiring people to visit the parks dressed in ensembles inspired by their favorite characters. Now the person who started it all has written a book on the subject!
Just after the news came out that a potential “Kingdom Keepers” television series was once in the works for Disney+, author Ridley Pearson has shared a bit more news about the beloved children’s novels.
Disney Publishing Worldwide authors are making staying at home a little easier by offering readers a free eBook, drawing workshops online, and even videos where they share their favorite story excerpts.
A new book that celebrates the magic, passion, and attention to detail in Disney costuming is now available: “The Art of Disney Costuming: Heroes, Villains, and Spaces Between” by Jeff Kurtti.
On Feb. 16, 1962, senior animator Marc Davis moved from Walt Disney Feature Animation to a new side of the company: WED Enterprises, who was tasked with designing Walt Disney’s new theme park. This move would prove to be an important one.
Take a look back at the 40-year career of Imagineer Kevin Rafferty in his new book, “Magic Journey: My Fantastical Walt Disney Imagineering Career” – starting in the dish room at Disneyland’s Plaza Inn and leading up to his many contributions to the Disney Parks.
The self-declared “greatest pirate in the galaxy” and schemer, Hondo Ohnaka has found himself on a new adventure in “Star Wars: Pirate’s Price,” a new book by Lou Anders and illustrated by Annie Wu for the Flight of the Falcon series.
