Walt Disney: Drawn from Imagination

by Bill Scollon, Walt Disney Company (Illustrations), Adrienne Brown (Illustrations)

Walt Disney is undoubtedly one of the most influential figures in American history.




What child doesn't grow up watching Disney films and reading Disney stories? With this biography for kids, young readers can learn about the man behind the mouse.




They'll learn that Walt came from very humble beginnings, growing up on a farm in Marceline, Missouri. The informative and approachable narrative details Walt's service in World War I, his early ambitions to be an animator, and the creation of Mickey Mouse. From there, the story chronicles Walt's major film developments, including Snow White and Bambi , and the genesis of Disneyland and Walt Disney World.




Aspiring young animators, Disney fans, and dreamers of all kinds will be inspired by Walt's ambitions and achievements.




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Genres: Biography, Nonfiction

144 pages, Paperback

Published June 26, 2018

About the author

Since dedicating himself to writing for children, Bill has worked for Disney Press, Studio Fun, Dreamworks, Pixar, Parragon, Random House and other major publishers. In addition to books, Bill has written over two dozen apps for Disney and has a firm grip on the special needs and challenges of scripting to this format. He also co-authored Goners, a hilarious 10-book middle-grade sci-fi series.

Reviews

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Este libro nos cuenta la trayectoria de Walt Disney desde que era un niño hasta que consigue construir el imperio Disney. Nos cuenta todas las dificultades y el trayecto que hizo este gran señor.
Lo recomiendo mucho para fans de Disney, a mi me ha fascinado.

[olivia · Rating 4 out of 5]

such a magical book !!!

[Estíbaliz Montero Iniesta · Rating 3 out of 5]

Es un libro cortito que repasa un poco cronológicamente la vida de Walt Disney desde que nació y luego toda la evolución de la gran empresa que hoy es Disney, desde los orígenes de la misma hasta la muerte de Walt.

No entra en profundidad en la vida personal de Disney, solo la repasa por encima y se centra más en su vida profesional y sus muchos proyectos, pero es una buena primera aproximación a todo el fenómeno Disney.

Lo recomiendo si os interesa conocer la historia de la creación de esta gran factoría y al hombre que hubo detrás y al que debemos tantas buenas películas y tantos avances en el campo del entretenimiento audiovisual.

[Allyson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Paisley checked this out for a school biography assignment and I was curious about it. It was such an enjoyable read. Walt was not just amazingly creative, he was amazingly resilient and hard working. It was great!

[Syndel D. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well, without him there would be no Micky Mouse. I liked this book a lot, being able to see how he came up with the ideas and the stages of his work is very interesting

[Cindy Mitchell *Kiss the Book* · Rating 3 out of 5]

Walt Disney: Drawn from Imagination by Bill Scollon, 133 pages. Disney Press, 2014. $8. Content: Language: G; Mature Content: G; Violence: G.

BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS – OPTIONAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: LOW

This book tells the story of Walt Disney from his childhood through to his death. The book concentrates mostly on Walt’s artistic skills and his business adventures and doesn’t give a lot of personal stories. Walt’s brother Roy helped Walt accomplish his dreams, even when it seemed crazy-such as making an amusement park. Walt’s attention to detail and passion for movies started one of the most loved production companies in the world.

I wanted to love this book, but I was disappointed that there wasn’t more about Walt’s personal life. It was interesting to read about his successes as an artist and I loved that his brother Roy was such a huge support, but I felt like this was just a basic timeline of the Disney business filled in with little summaries. I’m not sure this book could hold young readers attention.

C. Peterson
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[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Walt Disney is undoubtedly one of the most influential figures in American history.
What child doesn’t grow up watching Disney films and reading Disney stories? With this biography for kids, young readers can learn about the man behind the mouse.
They’ll learn that Walt came from very humble beginnings, growing up on a farm in Marceline, Missouri. The informative and approachable narrative details Walt’s service in World War I, his early ambitions to be an animator, and the creation of Mickey Mouse. From there, the story chronicles Walt’s major film developments, including Snow White and Bambi, and the genesis of Disneyland and Walt Disney World.
Aspiring young animators, Disney fans, and dreams of all kinds will be inspired by Walt’s ambitions and achievements.

I am a huge Disney fan. So, reading this was fun. I know most of the things that was written in this book. But it was fun to read it still, to refresh my memory. 4 stars.

[Roseanna]

This book goes through a timeline of Walt Disney's life. It goes through Walt's insipiration for his movies and his ideas to create an amusement park. His brother, Roy, was very supportive in his ideas and helped him a lot along the way. Walt grew up very poor and his family moved quite a bit. I thought this book was an interesting read, however it was not as informative as I thought it would have been. I knew most of the information already and the new information was not as informative as it could have been, such as his ideas and motives to create an amusement park. I think this would be a good book to read for someone wanting to learn about Walt Disney who does not know much about him already.

[Colleen Roussel · Rating 3 out of 5]

What a truly wonderful biography! This book is an inspiration to all those who read it. Today it can be hard to look at Walt Disney movies and theme parks without any other thought than success. This book shows the challenges that Walt Disney had to overcome and those who helped guide him (positively or negatively) along the way. He was presented with twenty-two Academy Awards and hundreds of other honors. Walt always had a can-do attitude even in his lowest days and has said that “ If you can dream it, you can do it. Always remember that this whole thing was started by a mouse.” He has left this world with an incredible gift of perseverance and encouragement. Children of all ages are sure to benefit from Walt Disney’s life story, always “dream”.

[Joana Almeida · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well, I can't say that this book had anything new to tell me, after Ive read "Walt Disney - An American Original" by Bob Thomas last year!😆
Still, this book was a summary of Walt Disney's life in a very light and delicious way, with cute illustrations on each head chapter, and small facts and curiosities throughout the whole book!
For young kids that want to learn about the man behind the mouse, or for people just starting diving into biographies, this short book is the perfect way to start!
I've read this book in one sitting, and was still fascinated by the life Walt Disney had and glad to remember some of his stories through this biography!
Walt Disney was a force of life, a creative genius who never gave up on his dreams, an inspiration for me and many others throughout the decades! His dreams are now our dreams, and his magical word still lives on, all thanks to the mouse that started it all!
A light, fast and absorbing book ,to read with a cup of hot chocolate and some Disney soundtrack on the background!💕

[Kyle · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was a good one. It was pretty short, so for people who, well, don’t like short books, this may not be the highest on your list. It was an accurate representation of his life, however, and for people who complain about small font, there’s no need to worry. This book has pretty big font. The book, being a biography, did not have any unrealistic qualities.

[Kayla · Rating 5 out of 5]

So this biography is clearly geared towards children and young readers. However, I found the content interesting, factual, and engaging. The tone of the writing was very well done. It was written almost like a story while still having enough facts to be a well-rounded biography. Very great writing!

[Levi · Rating 5 out of 5]

A quick read that I enjoyed. I love Disney World and I was excited to read about its creator. It definitely met my expectations.

[Bookworm · Rating 2 out of 5]

I thought that this book was extremely informative. Although it was in a boring format it was a good book. I would recommend this book to anyone who needs to read a biography.

[Ellie Ann]

I'd forgotten I had this till combing through my shelf recently! So I'll have to go and reread it to leave an accurate rating. I remember loving it around 7-9, though.

[Ashlie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Walt Disney: Drawn From Imagination is the story about Walt Disney’s life. Through this book we get to see Walt’s early life and how that lead him to become ‘Walt Disney’, as well as how his childhood inspired what we know as Disney. This book gives a lot of behind the scenes information about Walt Disney that many people do not know.

I love Disney and this book allowed me to learn more about how everything started. Getting to see Disney’s upbringing and the experiences he had and how it molded and inspired him was inspirational. It was also cool to see how those experiences helped him eventually develop the park aesthetic, specifically Main Street USA. Walt’s attention to every little detail really helped in his success. This book also shows how his determination is what led him to be the person he became, there were many times where he could have given up but did not.

Some books I could pair with this one would be Who Was Walt Disney by Whitney Stewart. Through this the students could compare the information they learned in both and see what was the same and different. Another book that could be paired would be The Disney Book: A Celebration of the World of Disney. This can help bring some of the concepts in the book to life for students.

A quote from this book that I think really encapsulates Walt Disney is “If we lose the detail, we lose it all.”