Dumbo

by Walt Disney Company, Rene Sanchez

A little elephant uses his enormous ears to become the star of the circus.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Animals, Fiction, Fantasy, Own, Kids

24 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

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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.

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Reviews

[Julie Rasmine Larsen · Rating 3 out of 5]

“Dumbo tilgav alle dem, der havde været onde mod ham, for hans hjerte var nemlig mindst ligeså stort som hans ører”.🐘

[Holly Letson · Rating 3 out of 5]

I always enjoyed this movie and book.

[Matthew James · Rating 5 out of 5]

I decided not to look kinda like the too great man without the 20th century North American Casey Junior/Casey Jones Junior Walter Elias Disney Productions Medici Brothers’ steamer circus train at all. He turned out to be my top favorite Dumbo character of all the Dumbo characters in Walt Disney/Walter Elias Disney’s classic, Dumbo. My top favorite character from Walt Disney/Walter Elias Disney’s classic, Dumbo turned out to be Casey Junior/Casey Jones Junior the male North American 2-4-0 standard-gauge steamer tender engine locomotive that turned out to be the leader of the North American Walter Elias Disney Productions Medici Brothers’ circus train. His job was to work the railroad day shift and the railroad night shift in order to move the North American Walter Elias Disney Productions Medici Brothers’ Circus out on a journey to go run all the way from the North American Florida Winter Headquarters within the land of the North American US sunshine state, Florida to the far up north town of Joplin, Missouri within the North American United States of America North America country during the 20th century year, 1919 in the 20th century, and along the way, he went through the North American railroad train tunnels in order to go through the North American mountains and the North American hills so that he would not make crashes into the North American mountains and the North American hills, and he had to go cross the North American railroad train bridges in order to cross the North American rivers so that he would not fall down into the North American rivers below the North American railroad train bridges, and he pulled his heavy load up the big hill mountain by chanting “I think I can,” all over and all over again and he went down the big hill mountain by chanting “I thought I could,” all over and all over again when he reached the top part of the big hill mountain, and he tooted his steamer train engine locomotive whistle with happiness joy, and most of all, he gave me permission to be reminded of Tillie the female North American 4-2-4 Standard-Gauge Little Blue Switch Steamer Train Engine Locomotive from the 1930 North American folk fairytale, The Little Engine That Could, and he chugged toward his destination that turned out to be the first up north town of Joplin, Missouri that was outside the North American Florida Winter Headquarters and outside the big hill mountain when he left the big hill mountain behind, and he chugged onward and onward to the Joplin, Missouri town and he turned his baseball-cap-shaped headlight off, and he fell asleep in order to get his good night sleep as a bigger reward for pulling his heavy load over the big hill mountain when he finally got to the Joplin, Missouri town and arrived in the Joplin, Missouri town on his schedule date. Then according to my cheerful experiences with the 20th century North American Casey Junior/Casey Jones Junior Walter Elias Disney Productions Medici Brothers’ steamer circus train, I decided to go run very, very, very, very, very, very faraway within a journey from Dumbo’s big ears to the 20th century North American Casey Junior/Casey Jones Junior Walter Elias Disney Productions Medici Brothers’ steamer circus train when I decided to look kinda like the correct match for the 20th century North American Casey Junior/Casey Jones Junior Walter Elias Disney Productions Medici Brothers’ steamer circus train in Dumbo. Casey Junior/Casey Jones Junior decided to go through the North American railroad train tunnels and decided to cross the North American rivers and decided to chant “I think I can,” and “I thought I could,” over the big hill mountain when he decided to go reach his circus train destination in the North American Joplin, Missouri town. Casey Junior/Casey Jones Junior decided to chant “I think I can,” and “I thought I could,” over the big hill mountain when he decided to go reach his circus train destination in the North American Joplin, Missouri town. He did it to look kinda like Tillie the female North American 4-2-4 Standard-Gauge Little Blue Switch Steamer Train Engine Locomotive from the 1930 North American folk fairytale, The Little Engine That Could on his journey from the North American Florida Winter Headquarters in the land of the North American US sunshine state, Florida to the North American Joplin, Missouri Town throughout the Casey Junior song in the 20th century year, 1919 in the 20th century within Walt Disney/Walter Elias Disney’s classic, Dumbo before long I was born in 1992 within the 20th century. That’s because the 20th century North American Casey Junior/Casey Jones Junior Walter Elias Disney Productions Medici Brothers’ steamer circus train gave me permission to say that he was so biggest than Dumbo’s big ears and that he was better than Dumbo’s big ears and that he turned out to be my top favorite Dumbo character of all the Dumbo character gang and that he turned out to be my top favorite well-known main reason why I like the 20th century North American United States steamer circus trains. Despite Casey Junior/Casey Jones Junior being painted black in the well-known original film, he has instead been painted a bright blue within most other material, including the Disney theme parks and the the real-live-action remake. Within the well-known original film, Casey Junior/Casey Jones Junior’s eyes have visible pupils only within two scenes: when his whistle calls “All aboard,” and in the final scene, which is also the well-known only time he just also has a mouth. (The latter depiction of him can also be seen in the well-known early trailers that had been for Dumbo that was albeit without the decorations around his smokebox). The wagons that transported P.T. Flea’s Circus in A Bug’s Life were the well-known old boxes of Casey Junior/Casey Jones Junior cookies. In the film, Casey Junior/Casey Jones Junior does not appear to have the train engineer and the train engine fireman within his cab, so that it is unknown however he was able to move with-on his own in the first place that was unless he was a sentiment being. Casey Junior/Casey Jones Junior climbed the big hill mountain when he chanted, “I think I can,” over and over again, and he chanted “I thought I could,” repeatedly on the way down. This was a direct reference to the classic children’s book The Little Engine That Could, in which the titular anthropomorphic steamer tender engine locomotive chanted these same words. In addition, Casey’s cab and firebox had their colors briefly inverted. The “Casey Junior” segment in Dumbo was possibly much longer during the film’s production. Not counting the segment featuring Casey Junior/Casey Jones Junior in The Reluctant Dragon, concept artwork showed a possible deleted scene where he stops to drink water near a waterfall. Casey Junior/Casey Jones Junior’s train, for some reason, seems to be constantly gaining and losing cars as he makes his journey; the well-known only time he was only ever seen with all of his cars intact is when he crossed the bridge before climbing the big hill mountain. The train that Casey Junior/Casey Jones Junior pulled in the film, on the journey from the front to the back, is made deep up of a yellow passenger coach that carried the jugglers and the clowns and the talented acrobats and a flatcar with the calliope music organ and a various circus wagon and another flatcar that carried two other various circus wagons and an orange stock car that carried the circus elephants and a blue stock car that carried the monkeys and the horses and the zebra horses and the camels and another flatcar that carried the tent and its support and a light blue stock car that carried the giraffes [whose heads are clearly sticking through the roof] and one more flatcar that carried two more wagons and a pink stock car that carried the hyenas and the cool ape monkeys and the bears and the lion cats and the tiger cats and a light green stock car that carried the cool ostriches and the seals and the hippos and the kangaroos and a green passenger coach that carried the circus workmen and a numbered 2 red caboose car that carried the ringmaster. Also to be located at the end of the film, the numbered 2 red caboose car was replaced by a silver passenger coach reserved for Dumbo then Mrs. Jumbo. Within Dumbo, Casey Junior/Casey Jones Junior is the 2-4-0 steamer tender engine locomotive, most likely to be part of a North American design, and numbered “8” on the North American Illinois Central Railroad and “1” with-on his own railroad, but in the 2019 real-live-action film, Dumbo, Casey Junior/Casey Jones Junior appeared as the 4-4-0 North American type steamer tender engine locomotive, then numbered “41.” The 41 number on his number board is the reference to the year of the well-known original animated version of “Dumbo” which was released in 1941. Within the real-live-action remake, Casey Junior/Casey Jones Junior also had the train engineer and a train engine fireman with him and he was a wood-burning steamer tender engine locomotive. His tender is too lettered Medici Brothers’ Circus but later relettered to Medici Family Circus. He was also the non-speaking character and non-anthropomorphic train, but does have the well-known inanimate face. The color schemes that Casey Junior/Casey Jones Junior was wearing in the real-live-action remake turned out to be the same well-known one that he wears at the Walter Elias Disney parks and the spin-off media. Casey Junior/Casey Jones Junior strongly resembles a steamer tender engine locomotive, that was built by the North American Baldwin Train Engine Locomotive Works in 1900 for the North American Old Sydney Colliery Company. It (numbered 25) worked at the Sydney, Nota-Scotia colliery until the well-known early 1960s. It was currently located on the display at Delano, Quebec Canada today. Casey Junior/Casey Jones Junior also beared a considerable part amount part of resemblance to the Virginia And Truckee’s #21 “J.W. Bowker”, and even more so to the Denver And Rio Grande’s #1 “Montezuma” (despite the latter being 3-foot narrow-gauge, the point was that it had a 4-wheeler tender much like Casey Junior/Casey Jones Junior’s). As the matter of fact, Ward Walrath Kimball, the North American Walter Elias Disney Studios animator picture drawing artist owned an 1881 Baldwin Mogul 2-6-0 steamer tender engine locomotive, which he ran on the Grizzly Flats Railroad, Casey Junior/Casey Jones Junior is based on that particular engine. Within the real-live-action remake, Casey Junior/Casey Jones Junior is based on the Pennsylvania Railroad Class D6 that was built by the PRR’s Altoona Works between 1881-1883 for the Pennsylvania Railroad. But it had the diamond stack and a shorter 6 wheeled tender, and no running board. Casey Junior/Casey Jones Junior’s sound was reused to be needed for the dishes on the journey from The Sword In The Stone, during which Sir sector pushes them to be located aside violently. His well-known Walter Elias Disney feature movie films were The Reluctant Dragon and Dumbo then Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Kronk’s New Groove then The Jungle Book (2016) and Dumbo (2019). His well-known Walter Elias Disney short film was Spare The Rod. His well-known Walter Elias Disney show turned out to be Mickey Mouse. His well-known Walter Elias Disney video games were Mickey’s Racing Adventure then Walter Elias Disney Emoji Blitz. His well-known Walter Elias Disney park attractions were the Casey Jr. Circus Train and the Main Street Electrical Parade then the Casey Jr. Splash ‘N’ Soak Station and the Happiness Is Here Parade. His well-known Walter Elias Disney Studios animator picture drawing artists were Ward Walrath Kimball and Don Patterson. His well-known voices were Margaret H. Wright and Mary Frances Gifford and his well-known inspiration turned out to be Casey Jones and The Little Engine That Could. His well-known full name turned out to be Casey Jones Junior. His well-known likes turned out to be pulling the trains and the safety and his talent to be right on time then his talent to chant “I think I can,” and “I thought I could,” over the mountains and the hills in order to go reach his well-known correct destinations. His well-known dislikes had been annoying the signals and the crashes and choosing to be late then the switch points that lie down on the job. His dialogue quotes had been “ALL ABOARD! LET’S GO!” then “WOO HOO!” then “I think I can,” and “I thought I could,” and “YAHOO!” then “WHEW!” The word song lyrics to the Casey Junior song in Walter Elias Disney’s classic, Dumbo turned out to be “Casey Junior’s comin’ down the track, comin’ down the track with a smokey stack. Hear him puffin’ comin’ ‘round the hill, Casey’s here to thrill every Jack and Jill. Every time his funny little whistle sounds (Toot!-Toot!), everybody hurries to the circus grounds. Time for lemonade and cracker jack. Casey Junior’s back, Casey Junior’s back.”

[Gerry · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was always fascinated by Dumbo as a child as the thought of an elephant flying was something beyond my understanding so the opportunity to update my views on him was presented when I spotted this Disney book version as I saw the original film from the 1940s when a boy.

The animals at Mr Ringmaster's circus were excited when Mrs Jumbo was expecting a youngster but at first no baby arrived via the storks. But the stork later arrived crying, 'Mrs Jumbo. It's for you!' Mrs Jumbo exclaimed, 'How beautiful he is.' But the elephants crowded around her began to giggle because the new baby had enormous pink ears.

Poor Dumbo suffered, he faltered and fell in the circus parade and Mrs Jumbo acted fiercely and was taken away by her keepers. Dumbo was even more upset but when Timothy Mouse appeared, his situation changed drastically and he eventually became the star of the circus, with encouragement from Timothy Mouse.

[Joey Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dumbo is literally the cutest little elephant ever, he’s so precious and so innocent. He just wanted a happy life with his mama. But instead he’s all alone and humiliated daily for other peoples entertainment. The poor little thing didn’t even get a chance to enjoy his life.

I really liked the way it was created and told, the story getting to the important parts that make the story what they are. I loved the illustrations from the movie and he’s seriously just way too cute for words. I liked seeing the way the story was done for this tiny book.

(Not the version I read, but it’s all I can find)

[Allison Tubaugh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Genre: Traditional Literature

Grades: pre k- k

Dumbo is a book I used to read when I was younger. I loves this book. This is book that’s been passed down for many generations. It is traditional literature. Dumbo is an elephant who one day has this special trick he can do and learns how to do so with the help of his friends. This is a great book to have on your shelf and to learn about dumbo’s special trick you’ll have to read.

[Faloni © · Rating 5 out of 5]

In Dumbo, kids in the classroom read about what happens, pointing to the cartoon images which guide us through each step. Students can learn the benefits of being big like an uppercase letter and small like the lowercase letter. Let students tell you all about the Walt Disney Company classic fairy tale and ask which they would rather be, a feather or a rock!

[Elly Schultz · Rating 5 out of 5]

While reading this book I feel like it teaches a good lesson. How at first he was teased and made fun of by others. Knowing that they thought his big ears were very funny. Though by the end of the book he had learned how to fly with having his big ears. Knowing that it doesn’t have matter what you look like on the outside but what matters on the inside of a person.

[J · Rating 5 out of 5]

#Dumbo so excited for the coming live action movie.
https://youtu.be/-QPdRfqTnt4

[Daniel Fiore · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love it

[Joseph Fiore · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't care I LOVE it

[Bridget flynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Never read it

[Katie Green · Rating 3 out of 5]

This would be a fun read aloud but is a bit too long for most elementary students to want to read on their own.

[Lacey Hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorite classics!

[bracket boi · Rating 4 out of 5]

peak childhood p.1

[Anaya Ashwin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Amma's book from the mid 90s that was handed down to me.

[beadesireb Beatriz]

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[Hannah Marshall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Genre: traditional literature
Reading level: 3-4

Another classic that is impossible not to love. I really enjoyed the more modern take on this Dumbo book. The illustrations were very vibrant as compared to older versions of this book. I think that appeals to young readers a lot better. I would definitely include this in my future library.

[Melissa Trumbo]

This tale always made me sad when I read it as a little girl. Poor little Dumbo, he lived in a circus with his mom. He had very large ears and was made fun of and teased. His mother stuck up for him and got locked up for it, which made Dumbo very sad. He had to perform as a clown on top of a burning building every night and did not like it. One morning, Dumbo woke up on a tree branch and discovered he could fly with his ears. He became the hit of the circus and his mother was released and no one ever made fun of Dumbo's ears again.

[Joan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Everyone’s favorite big-eared elephant will delight young readers in this Golden Look-Look Book. Children will cheer for the young elephant and his faithful friend, Timothy Mouse, as he learns to use his over-sized ears to fly and becomes the star of the circus.

As children enjoy this beloved story, parents should help them recognize the hurtfulness and pain felt from bullying. The unfolding story will help them learn about compassion, acceptance, diversity, and the strength of family.

Recommended.

[LORI J MARRS · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book for my seven year old.

There were a couple challenging words for my seven year old, second grader to read. It also introduced a few new words and increased her vocabulary. I would recommend this book to others. She read this book to me and then we went to see Dumbo in theatres!

[Rbettermann]

Dumbo is a beautiful picture book that everyone needs to read. I would recommend for grades 1-3. I would use this book as an example of treating each other with love and respect. I would add lessons around the events and life of a circus with animals.

[Kenneth Flores · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved the book a lot! A pleasure to read!

[Indah Threez Lestari · Rating 2 out of 5]

650 - 2012

[Theresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

a short retelling of the movie version of the story, with simple words and pictures from the disney movie..

[Janelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

I never really liked the story of Dumbo as a kid. I think I found it too upsetting when he was teased by the other animals. Maybe I would think better of it as an adult.

[Julia Jasztal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mommy's review from 8/21/09 -


Very cute classic Dumbo. Julia loves Dumbo and can listen to the story over and over again.

[Nikki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dumbo is a great story. This book told the whole story with pictures from the movie. It was great. Fans of Dumbo will love the book and children will definitely enjoy the story and pictures.

[M · Rating 4 out of 5]

These little golden books are golden.

[Leonardo]

Era de mi padre.