Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


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My Buddy Whitney Wrote this book, so please read!

Who Was Walt Disney? by Whitney Stewart

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cbr13bingo  Old SeriesThis biography in the Who Was/Is series is a tastefully done book about the man who made movies and influenced the world. Who Was Walt Disney? He was a dreamer (who thankfully had a levelheaded brother to help him) create what we know to be animation and cartoons. He was not always a nice man, but Whitney Stewart (who is a really nice person and has a mom the store nicknamed, Trouble) focuses on the positives, while letting you know of his faults. […]

*whistle while you work* (Bingo!)

The Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs by The Walt Disney Corporation

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Without regular access to interlibrary loan, the Music square on the Bingo board caused me great strife…  none of the music related books I wanted to read were available at my local branches and therefore were off limits to me. Then, I stared at my bookshelf and realized I had a book about music sitting right there, in fact, it’s been living on my bookshelves for over 25 years. I’m a Disney fan, and I find the history surrounding the company interesting (why else would […]

What to read if you want an exhaustive look at the end of the Eisner era at Disney

DisneyWar by James B. Stewart

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A few weeks ago I went bouncing through Disney+ looking for a documentary to watch (as I’ve mentioned before, my brain is really happy with non-fiction right now) and came across The Imagineering Story which is six episodes telling the (slightly biased*) story of the creatives behind the physical creation of the theme parks, and its link to the animation and other departments throughout Disney. I have a special place in my heart for all things Disney, but the Imagineers might be my favorite group […]

Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! (next year but in the meantime some snow books to enjoy)

The Froze Monster (A Disney Frozen book) by Walt Disney Company

Pinkalicious and the Snow Globe by Victoria Kann

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Even though there are no major “kid holidays” coming up, there is always time to read those fun little books that come in that 8 x 8 sizing.  These are great little books for “stocking stuffers” or “Easter Basket fillers” or even when you are looking for a “little something” as an everyday treat. They are inexpensive and have a great mixture of text and illustrations (or even photographs). Two books that came across my desk recently were the titles The Froze Monster (A Disney […]

Poor unfortunate retelling

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Continuing the theme of “things that disappoint” … What was this hot mess? ♫ I admit that in the past I’ve been a nasty They weren’t kidding when they called me, well, a witch ♫ I am all about retellings but this was pretty weak. Ursula is ripe for the picking when it comes to delving into the psyche of a secondary character! She’s a fabulous drag queen octopus! How do you screw that up? How is she still a secondary character in her own story! Not […]



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