Book Reviews

A list of all of the book reviews that have been featured at Imaginerding. I have categorized them into very broad categories. If a book seemed to fit into several categories (like Disneyland and Walt Disney World), then I chose the most appropriate category based on the the coverage.

Animation

• Alchemy of Animation by Don Hahn
• Art of Cars 2 by Ben Queen and Karen Paik
• The Art of Pixar, 25th Anniversary: The Complete Color Scripts and Select Art from 25 Years of Animation by Amid Amidi
• Art of Up! by Tim Hauser
• Disney That Never Was by Charles Solomon
• Disney Villain by Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas
• Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes: Volume 1: The Walt Stanchfield Lectures edited by Don Hahn
• Enchanted Drawings: The History of Animation by Charles Solomon
• Justice for Disney by Bill Justice (also covers Disneyland and Walt Disney World)
• Layout and Background, the Archive Series
• Mouse Machine: Disney and Technology by J.P. Telotte (also covers theme parks)
• South of the Border with Disney by J.B. Kaufman
• Studio Ghibli: The Films of Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata by Colin Odell and Michelle Le Blanc
• Tale as Old as Time: The Art and Making of Beauty and the Beast by Charles Solomon
• Too Funny for Words by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston
• Walt Disney's Missouri: The Roots of a Creative Genius by Brian Burnes, Robert W. Butler and Dan Viets
• Walt Disney's Nine Old Men and the Art of Animation by John Canemaker
• Working with Walt: Interviews With Disney Artists by Don Peri

Biographical

• Animated Man: the Life of Walt Disney by Michael Barrier
• Brush with Disney: An Artist's Journey, Told through the words and works of Herbert Dickens Ryman
• Building A Company: Roy O. Disney and the Creation of an Entertainment Empire by Bob Thomas
• Walt's Time - From Before to Beyond by Robert B. Sherman & Richard M. Sherman
• Window on Main Street: 35 Years of Creating Happiness at Disneyland Park by Van Arsdale France

Cookbook

• Feed Our Small World, a Cookbook for Kids

Disneyland

• Disneyland Hotel: The Early Years 1954-1988 by Donald W. Ballard
• Disneyland: Inside Story by Randy Bright
• Disneyland the Nickel Tour: A Postcard Journey Through a Half Century of the Happiest Place on Earth by Bruce Gordon, David Mumford, Roger Le Roque and Nick Farago.
• Disneyland Then, Now, and Forever by Bruce Gordon and Tim O'Day
• Disney's America On Parade - A History Of The U.S.A. In A Dazzling Fun-filled Pageant Text by David Jacobs (also covers Walt Disney World)
• In Service to the Mouse by Jack Lindquist
• Jason's Disneyland Almanac 1955-2010 by Jason Schultz and Kevin Yee
• Lots to Do in Line by Meredith Lyn Pierce
• The Magic of Disneyland and Walt Disney World by Valerie Childs
• Mouse Tales and More Mouse Tales by David Koenig
• Photographers Life with Disneyland Under Construction by Carlene Thie
• Roller Coasters, Flumes, and Flying Saucers by Robert R. Reynolds
• Wally Boag, Clown Prince of Disneyland by Wally Boag and Gene Sands
• Walt Disney's Railroad by Michael Broggie (also covers Walt Disney World)
• Welcome Aboard the Disneyland Railroad! by Steve DeGaetano and illustrated by Preston Nirattisai

Disneyland Paris

• Disneyland Paris: From Sketch to Reality by Alain Littaye and Didier Ghez

Imagineering

• Theme Park Design by Steve Alcorn
• Walt Disney Imagineering by the Imagineers (covers all theme parks)
• Walt Disney's Imagineering Legends and the Genesis of the Disney Theme Park by Jeff Kurtti

Walt Disney World

• Building a Better Mouse by Steven Alcorn and David Green
• Christmas at Walt Disney World by Diane Preskitt
• Dark Side of Disney by Leonard Kinsey
• Disney Food Blog Guide to Walt Disney World Dining by AJ Wolfe
• Earbook 2011 by Kevin Yee
• Making of Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park by Melody Malmberg
• Project Future: the Inside Story Behind the Creation of Disney World by Chad Emerson
• Realityland: True-Life Adventures at Walt Disney World by David Koenig
• Secrets of Disney's Glorious Gardens by Kevin Markey
• Vinyl Leaves: Walt Disney World and America by Stephen Fjellman
• Walt and the Promise of Progress City by Sam Gennawey
• Walt Disney and the Quest for Community by Steve Mannheim
• Walt Disney's EPCOT by Richard Beard
• Walt Disney World Hidden History: Remnants of Former Attractions and Other Tributes by Kevin Yee
• Walt Disney World Railroads, Part 1: Fort Wilderness Railroad and Gallery by David Leaphart
• Walt Disney World: the First Decade
• Walt Disney World Then, Now, and Forever by Bruce Gordon and Jeff Kurtti
• Walt Disney World: 20 Magical Years

Miscellaneous

• Art of Disney EPIC Mickey by Austin Grossman
• Art of Mickey Mouse by Craig Yoe and Janet Morra-Yoe
• Disney War by James B. Stewart
• Mouse of Zen by J.B. Conway
• New York World's Fair, 1939/1940 in 155 Photographs by Richard Wurts and Others
• Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: Race to Death Valley by Floyd Gottfredson

Fiction

• Bridge to Neverland by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson (Starcatchers)
• Dream Factory by Brad Barkley and Heather Hepler
• Kingdom Keepers by Ridley Pearson
• Kingdom Keepers II: Disney at Dawn by Ridley Pearson
• Peter and the Secret of Rundoon by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson (Starcatchers)
• Peter and the Shadow Thieves by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson (Starcatchers)
• Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson (Starcatchers)
• Peter and the Sword of Mercy by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson (Starcatchers)
• Raiders of Castillo Del Mar by Shane Lindsay and Tristan Lindsay