Disney's Hercules

by Lisa Ann Marsoli, Judith Holmes Clarke (Illustrator), Denise Shimabukuro (Illustrator)

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Genres: Picture Books, Fiction, Childrens, Fantasy, Greek Mythology

95 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1997

About the author

Lisa Ann Marsoli (born 1958) is the author of over 150 published books, including two New York Times best-sellers and a Publishers Weekly best-seller.

Reviews

[Simon Huysmans · Rating 3 out of 5]

Super leuke en mooie art. Het verhaal is wat korter gemaakt en er is veel belangrijke info weg gelaten dus dat maakte het wat minder leuk.

[beadesireb Beatriz · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Monica Rodriguez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Clarke, Judith and Marsoli, Lisa Ann. Disney’s Hercules (1997).

(Hero)

Characters: The main character is named Hercules. He is the son of Zeus and Hera. Hades is the god of the underworld and he is in charge of all the dead people. Amphitryon and Alcmene were Hercules adopted parents. Phil is Hercules trainer and Meg works for Hades.

Setting: The story takes place in Olympus and Earth.

Theme: The theme of this story is what truly measures a hero and we found out that it’s not the size of your strength but it’s the size of your heart.

Plot/Summary: The story starts off by Zeus and Hera proudly showing off their baby but Hades is afraid that Hercules is going to ruin his plan of taking over Olympus so he sends out to kidnap Hercules and feed him a potion that makes him mortal so he could never return to his parents. Childless parents named Amphitryon and Alcmene adopted Hercules. He soon learned he was very strong and no one enjoyed that trait. Hercules didn’t feel like be belonged so he set off to find his new home. He came across a statue of Zeus and that is where he found his father. His father told him that he had to show people on Earth that he is a hero to make it back to Olympus. Hercules saved people all day and Hades hated that so he ordered Meg to find his weakness so he can kill him. Hercules told his father all about the things he was doing but Zeus said that wasn’t being a true hero and he needs to find it in his heart. In the end, Hercules realizes that a true hero isn’t the size of his strength but the size of his heart.

Target Audience: The target audience is 6-9 years of age.

Personal/Critical Response: This story was good because it had a simple message at the end. The message was to look into your heart for happiness. True happiness doesn’t come from what you can show off it comes within your heart. Hercules was a fun story to read and I know children from ages 6-9 will enjoy the read and also understand the true meaning of the story. The pictures are bright, fun and the details show good expressions on all the characters. There isn’t a hint of white or blank spots throughout the entire book.

[Theresa F.]

An adequate retelling of the movie, however the real selling point of this book is the cute, miniature format.
Did I like it? It was alright I guess.
Would I reread it? No.
Would I recommend it? As something to read, probably not to anyone beyond the target age range. As a display piece for someone's collection, sure.

[Samantha · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is another of the MouseWorks collection books that I own and read hundreds of times as a child. I still absolutely love them. This isn't a Little Golden Book by any means, so I don't know why it is labeled as such, but it is definitely a very enjoyable adaptation.

[J.B. Mathias · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was one of my favourite Disney movies as a kid and this picture book captures the story well. The artwork is absolutely beautiful andthe pages are huge. At about a hundred pages nothing major in the story is skipped.

[Morgan Rutherford · Rating 4 out of 5]

I personally have a lot of issues with Disney’s portrayal of this myth, but my nephew loves it and asked me to read this book for him him. It followed the movie very well which is why I rated it so high lol.

[Cherish Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

(4☆ Would recommend)
The movie is great, but being able to sit down with a kid & show them the movie in book form is such a great opportunity for learning.

[Bess Estrada · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Josip Štrkalj · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite picture book from childhood and my first encounter with greek mythology. Absolutely recommend it for children (big and small). 🤩❤️

[Helena Scutt]

Second book in Italian down, infinity more to go till I learn the language 🙄

[Heidi · Rating 3 out of 5]

So, some is direct dialog. Some they redid to be a rhyme, instead of song lyrics. It does have movie artwork. Guess it's an okay version.

[Evelin · Rating 5 out of 5]

zboznujem knihu aj film :) dokola by som mohla citat!

[Cws]

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[Lyndsay · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gotta love it!

[Kenneth Flores · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great tale of legends that we still remember!

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very good book for kids of all ages. It is a little long for younger kids so it might need to be read it stages. In my opinion you can never go wrong with Walt Disney.