Disney Bedtime Favorites

by Walt Disney Company

The third edition of this top-selling storybook has been updated with new stories and illustrations. With eighteen stories, gilded pages, and over 250 pieces of spot and full-page art, this storybook collection is a must-have for bedtime!

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

300 pages, Hardcover

Published September 6, 2016

About the author

Note: The decision was made to consolidate all Disney publications under the name Walt Disney Company. This profile is for Walt Disney, the characters he created, and the company he founded. Any questions, please ask in the Librarian's Group.

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

Reviews

[Natalie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved reading these stories to my little one. They’re a good length (about 5 minutes each) and so cute!

[Mira Prater · Rating 3 out of 5]

I hate these damn stories but Theo loves it with his whole heart. What even is Big Hero 6? Why does the Dalmatian story have to point out the size of Rolly? Thumper, go to bed! Why does the horse from Tangles do anything but be a horse?

[Jenifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall a good book for children. The book contains several medium length stories starring various Disney characters as they get ready for, or procrastinate, going to bed. Occasionally there was some awkward sentence structures but I would recommend this book overall.

[Catherine]

I liked that the stores with the Disney characters. I feel that kids would like them

[Ben Nash · Rating 2 out of 5]

I enjoy the color and art, but the majority of these stories are boring and lacking. Who writes these?

[Summer D Clemenson · Rating 3 out of 5]

My sister Jamie Holloway gave me this Disney Bedtime Favorites by Disney Press full of bedtime story time. I enjoyed them all. This book has 18 short stories in all:

Bedtime for Max by Rebecca Smidt - based on characters from Tangled
Good Night Thumper by Megan Ilnitzki - based on characters from Bambi
The Spooky Sleepover by Kim Ostrow - based on characters from Monsters, Inc
Nighttime of Fires by Gail Herman - based on characters from Big Hero 6
Sweet Dreams at Last by Lara Bergan - based on characters from The Little Mermaid
Power Outage by Rebecca Smidt - based on characters from Wreck it Ralph
The Big Campout by Wendy Loggia - based on characters from Toy Story 3
Piglet’s Night Lights by Lara Bergen - based on characters from Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne and E.H. Shepherd
A Trusty Babysitter by Lara Bergen - based on characters from Lady and the Tramp
Captain Hooks’s Shadow by Jasmine Jones - based on characters from Peter Pan
Night Games by Elizabeth Rudnick - based on characters from Finding Nemo
Watch Dug by Jennifer Arena - based on characters from Up
Aurora’s Slumber Party by Mary Man-Kong - based on characters from Sleeping Beauty
A Wild Night Out by Lara Bergen - based on characters from The Lion King
Thunderbolt Patch by Melissa Lagonegro - based on characters from One Hundred and One Dalmations
Mowgli’s Great Story by Suzanne Francis - based on characters from The Jungle Book
MIckey’s Campout by Megan Bryant - originally published in Mickey and Minnie’s Storybook Collection, 2015
The Light-Up Night by Ellie O’Ryan - based on characters from Bambi

My favorite story has to be The Light-Up Night by Ellie O’Ryan. The characters from Bambi come to life as it is just about bed time for everyone except Owl. He is nocturnal, which means he sleeps during the day and hunts at night. He is excited because tonight there should shooting stars. When he shares this with young Bambi and Thumper they want to see the shooting stars too. They have never seen shooting stars before. After Owl promises to keep the boys safe, the trio head off to the meadow. On their way they see fireflies. Those are not shooting stars. When they get to the meadow, it begins to rain and they also see and hear lightening and thunder. This is not shooting stars. When the rain stops, finally the sky is filled with sparks of light. Bambi and Thumper are so excited to finally see shooting stars, that when they are done, they are sad. But when they time is right, they will be able to see more shooting stars.

[PottWab Regional Library]

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[Jillian August · Rating 5 out of 5]

Note: I read the story for Pinocchio, “A Real Boy” on YouTube one day. I think it’s a cute sequel to the original film to see what he now gets to experience as a human.

[Holly Peterson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a wonderful children’s book. I like that the stories are not the same stories as what happens in the movies. It’s like you get to read about side quests involving Disney characters.

[Ronald]

reading to my 3 year old grandson: so far Mickey

[A. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely love these stories—they’re incredibly heartwarming and adorable. Every time I read one, it brings a genuine smile to my face and fills my heart with so much happiness

[Stéphane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect for children :)

[R. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Though it's called a "bedtime" collection, not all of the stories involve sleep. Some are repeated in other collections as well, so they may be familiar. This edition includes:

1. Tangled: Bedtime for Max
2. Disney Bunnies: Good Night, Thumper
3. Monsters, Inc.: The Spooky Sleepover
4. Big Hero 6: Nighttime of Fires
5. The Little Mermaid: Sweet Dreams at Last
6. Wreck-It Ralph: Power Outage!
7. Toy Story: The Big Campout
8. Winnie the Pooh: Piglet's Night-Lights
9. Lady & the Tramp: A Trusty Babysitter
10. Peter Pan: Captain Hook's Shadow
11. Finding Nemo: Night Games
12: Up: Watch Dug
13. Sleeping Beauty: Aurora's Slumber Party
14. The Lion King: A Wild Night Out
15: 101 Dalmatians: Thunderbolt Patch
16. The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Great Story
17. Mickey & Friends: Mickey's Campout
18. Bambi: The Light-Up Night

[Kayla Rohrer · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book is cute, and the kids loved it, in fact we read all three hundred pages together in two sittings! It follows our favorite Disney characters through the mundane, and most of them are having trouble sleeping and find a way to get to sleep or stay up—whatever their goal may be.

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

We finally got through them all! As with any book of short stories, some were better than others, but naturally since these starred Disney favorites from Bambi to Big Hero 6 what's not to love?

[Jen · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Cindya · Rating 4 out of 5]

I only got to read ‘Sweet dreams at last!’ (The Little Mermaid’s story to be specific) but I loved it! Both the story and the art.

[Charlene · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an average of the kids’ ratings :)

[Lexi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love these stories. They’re so cute; they make my heart happy.

[Regina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great selection of Disney characters each with a cute night time adventure.