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La Bella e la Bestia
A novelization of Disney’s classic tale about Belle, the Beast, and the power of inner beauty.
286 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 2025
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Walter Elias “Walt” Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist. Disney is famous for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. As the co-founder (with his brother Roy O. Disney) of Walt Disney Productions, Disney became one of the best-known motion picture producers in the world. The corporation he co-founded, now known as The Walt Disney Company, today has annual revenues of approximately U.S. $35 billion.
Disney is particularly noted for being a film producer and a popular showman, as well as an innovator in animation and theme park design. He and his staff created some of the world's most famous fictional characters including Mickey Mouse, a character for which Disney himself was the original voice. He has been awarded four honorary Academy Awards and has won twenty-two competitive Academy Awards out of fifty-nine nominations, including a record four in one year, giving him more awards and nominations than any other individual. He also won seven Emmy Awards. He is the namesake for Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort theme parks in the United States, as well as the international resorts Tokyo Disney, Disneyland Paris, and Disneyland Hong Kong.
Disney died of lung cancer in Burbank, California, on December 15, 1966. The following year, construction began on Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. His brother Roy Disney inaugurated the Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971.
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) (commonly referred to as Disney) is the largest media and entertainment conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt Disney and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, the company was reincorporated as Walt Disney Productions in 1929. Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into live-action film production, television, and travel. Taking on its current name in 1986, The Walt Disney Company expanded its existing operations and also started divisions focused upon theatre, radio, publishing, and online media. In addition, it has created new divisions of the company in order to market more mature content than it typically associates with its flagship family-oriented brands.
The company is best known for the products of its film studio, the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, today one of the largest and best-known studios in Hollywood. Disney also owns and operates the ABC broadcast television network; cable television networks such as Disney Channel, ESPN, and ABC Family; publishing, merchandising, and theatre divisions; and owns and licenses 11 theme parks around the world. On January 23, 2006, it was announced that Disney would purchase Pixar in an all-stock transaction worth $7.4 billion. The deal was finalized on May 5. On December 31, 2009, Disney Company acquired the Marvel Entertainment, Inc. for $4.24 billion. The company has been a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average since May 6, 1991. An early and well-known cartoon creation of the company, Mickey Mouse, is the official mascot of The Walt Disney Company.
--from Wikipedia
Walter Elias “Walt” Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist. Disney is famous for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. As the co-founder (with his brother Roy O. Disney) of Walt Disney Productions, Disney became one of the best-known motion picture producers in the world. The corporation he co-founded, now known as The Walt Disney Company, today has annual revenues of approximately U.S. $35 billion.
Disney is particularly noted for being a film producer and a popular showman, as well as an innovator in animation and theme park design. He and his staff created some of the world's most famous fictional characters including Mickey Mouse, a character for which Disney himself was the original voice. He has been awarded four honorary Academy Awards and has won twenty-two competitive Academy Awards out of fifty-nine nominations, including a record four in one year, giving him more awards and nominations than any other individual. He also won seven Emmy Awards. He is the namesake for Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort theme parks in the United States, as well as the international resorts Tokyo Disney, Disneyland Paris, and Disneyland Hong Kong.
Disney died of lung cancer in Burbank, California, on December 15, 1966. The following year, construction began on Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. His brother Roy Disney inaugurated the Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971.
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) (commonly referred to as Disney) is the largest media and entertainment conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt Disney and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, the company was reincorporated as Walt Disney Productions in 1929. Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into live-action film production, television, and travel. Taking on its current name in 1986, The Walt Disney Company expanded its existing operations and also started divisions focused upon theatre, radio, publishing, and online media. In addition, it has created new divisions of the company in order to market more mature content than it typically associates with its flagship family-oriented brands.
The company is best known for the products of its film studio, the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, today one of the largest and best-known studios in Hollywood. Disney also owns and operates the ABC broadcast television network; cable television networks such as Disney Channel, ESPN, and ABC Family; publishing, merchandising, and theatre divisions; and owns and licenses 11 theme parks around the world. On January 23, 2006, it was announced that Disney would purchase Pixar in an all-stock transaction worth $7.4 billion. The deal was finalized on May 5. On December 31, 2009, Disney Company acquired the Marvel Entertainment, Inc. for $4.24 billion. The company has been a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average since May 6, 1991. An early and well-known cartoon creation of the company, Mickey Mouse, is the official mascot of The Walt Disney Company.
--from Wikipedia
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February 2, 2026Očekivano šalala priča za decu koju svi znamo napamet, ali lepo je imati ovako kvalitetno i ilustrovano izdanje na polici. Pomalo je i sramotno što se na trafikama prodaje za 200 dinara. 🙈
Najzabavnije mi je bilo to što su dijalozi negde identični onima iz crtaća, pa sam ih automatski čitala glasovima iz sinhronizacije (living rent free in my head). Trebalo bi da negde još uvek imam izlizanu VHS kasetu. 💛
Najzabavnije mi je bilo to što su dijalozi negde identični onima iz crtaća, pa sam ih automatski čitala glasovima iz sinhronizacije (living rent free in my head). Trebalo bi da negde još uvek imam izlizanu VHS kasetu. 💛
February 5, 2026
La storia riprende il film animato, in modo un po' maldestro, soprattutto quando cerca di mettere su carta le canzoni. Non c'è focalizzazione su nessuno dei personaggi e quindi la storia risulta lenta, malgrado l'opera di origine non lo sia affatto.
Ci sono piccole aggiunte che invece che rendere più appassionante e approfondita le lettura, spezzano la narrazioni con informazioni non necessarie.
Non riesco neppure pensare questo libro come adatto ai più piccoli, perché ha un ritmo lento.
Peccato.
Non capisco inoltre perché non mettere il nome dell'autore, c'è un autore, vero?
The story follows the animated film, a bit clumsily, especially when it tries to put the songs on paper. There's no focus on any of the characters, and so the story feels slow, even though the original work isn't slow at all.
There are small additions that, instead of making the reading more engaging and in-depth, interrupt the narrative with unnecessary information.
I can't even think of this book as suitable for younger children, because it's slow-paced.
Too bad.
I also don't understand why they don't mention the author's name; there's an author, right?
Ci sono piccole aggiunte che invece che rendere più appassionante e approfondita le lettura, spezzano la narrazioni con informazioni non necessarie.
Non riesco neppure pensare questo libro come adatto ai più piccoli, perché ha un ritmo lento.
Peccato.
Non capisco inoltre perché non mettere il nome dell'autore, c'è un autore, vero?
The story follows the animated film, a bit clumsily, especially when it tries to put the songs on paper. There's no focus on any of the characters, and so the story feels slow, even though the original work isn't slow at all.
There are small additions that, instead of making the reading more engaging and in-depth, interrupt the narrative with unnecessary information.
I can't even think of this book as suitable for younger children, because it's slow-paced.
Too bad.
I also don't understand why they don't mention the author's name; there's an author, right?
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