I was particularly charmed by the concepts for the alien world by Juliette Oberndorfer and Maria Lee and by the designs of the ambassadors Questa and Helix.
The book is pure eye candy and I am hoping that I will also adore the movie itself. Fingers crossed!
I just received a copy of Adventures in Childhood by Jose Bellido and Kathy Bowrey. It is a very specialized book which deals with intellectual property and children's entertainment.
I am flagging it here because it contains several chapters related to Disney, including a particularly interesting one about the troubled relationship between Disney and the Great Ormond Street Hospital related to Peter Pan.
As always, my friend Jose Bellido and his colleague Kathy Bowrey have really done their homework and I discovered a lot that I did not know in this volume!
- New Biography Of Iconoclast Disney Director And Animator Ward Kimball To Be Published In 2026
Two excellent books to highlight today. One released last week and one which will be released tomorrow:
Animating the Victorians: Disney's Literary History: The author conducted some research at the Disney Archives about Disney's early plans for Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland and it shows. There is very good new material in this volume.
After Disney: Toil, Trouble, and the Transformation of America's Favorite Media Company: A must-read. This will probably be one of the best Disney history books of the year.
- Welcome Aboard: A Celebration of Walt Disney's Trains from The Walt Disney Family Museum
