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Disney Animated Classic
Beauty and the Beast
A retelling of Disney Beauty and the Beast with stunning development art from the original Disney Studio artists. Collect the whole Animated Classics series!
Disney Beauty and the Beast is one of the best-loved films of all time and has been a family favourite for thirty years.
Relive the magic through this retelling of the classic animated film, accompanied by paintings, sketches and concept art from the original Disney Studio artists.
Discover the inside story with a foreword by a Disney filmmaker, and turn to the back of the book to learn more about the artists who worked on this iconic film.
This beautiful hardback features premium cloth binding, a ribbon marker to match the cover, foil stamping and illustrated endpapers.
This is the perfect gift for all those who have been enchanted by the magic of Beauty and the Beast, and a book to be treasured by all.
Disney Beauty and the Beast is one of the best-loved films of all time and has been a family favourite for thirty years.
Relive the magic through this retelling of the classic animated film, accompanied by paintings, sketches and concept art from the original Disney Studio artists.
Discover the inside story with a foreword by a Disney filmmaker, and turn to the back of the book to learn more about the artists who worked on this iconic film.
This beautiful hardback features premium cloth binding, a ribbon marker to match the cover, foil stamping and illustrated endpapers.
This is the perfect gift for all those who have been enchanted by the magic of Beauty and the Beast, and a book to be treasured by all.
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Published September 2, 2021
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About the author
Sally Morgan
412 books137 followersSally Morgan is recognised as one of Australia's best known Aboriginal artists and writers. She is one of a number of successful urban Aboriginal artists.
Sally was born in Perth in 1951, the eldest of five children. As a child she found school difficult because of questions from other students about her appearance and family background. She understood from her mother that she and her family were from India. However, when Sally was fifteen she learnt that she and her sister were in fact of Aboriginal descent, from the Palku people of the Pilbara.
This experience of her hidden origins, and subsequent quest for identity, was the stimulus for her first book My Place published in 1987. It tells the story of her self discovery through reconnection with her Aboriginal culture and community. The book was an immediate success and has since sold over half a million copies in Australia. It has also been published in the United States, Europe and Asia.
Her second book Wanamurraganya was published in 1989. It is the biography of her grandfather, Jack McPhee. She has also written five books for children.
As well as writing, Sally Morgan has established an international reputation as an artist. She has works in numerous private and public collections in Australia and the United States, including the Australian National Gallery and the Dobell Foundation collection. Her work is particularly popular in the United States. Her work as an artist is excellently described and illustrated in the book Art of Sally Morgan.
She has received many awards, including from the Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission. As a part of the celebration in 1993 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, her print Outback was selected by international art historians as one of 30 paintings and sculptures for reproduction on a stamp representing an article of the Declaration.
My Place remains her most influential work, not only because of its very wide popularity but also because it provided a new model for other writers, particularly those of indigenous background.
She is currently Director of the Centre for Indigenous History and Arts at The University of Western Australia.
Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information.
Sally was born in Perth in 1951, the eldest of five children. As a child she found school difficult because of questions from other students about her appearance and family background. She understood from her mother that she and her family were from India. However, when Sally was fifteen she learnt that she and her sister were in fact of Aboriginal descent, from the Palku people of the Pilbara.
This experience of her hidden origins, and subsequent quest for identity, was the stimulus for her first book My Place published in 1987. It tells the story of her self discovery through reconnection with her Aboriginal culture and community. The book was an immediate success and has since sold over half a million copies in Australia. It has also been published in the United States, Europe and Asia.
Her second book Wanamurraganya was published in 1989. It is the biography of her grandfather, Jack McPhee. She has also written five books for children.
As well as writing, Sally Morgan has established an international reputation as an artist. She has works in numerous private and public collections in Australia and the United States, including the Australian National Gallery and the Dobell Foundation collection. Her work is particularly popular in the United States. Her work as an artist is excellently described and illustrated in the book Art of Sally Morgan.
She has received many awards, including from the Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission. As a part of the celebration in 1993 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, her print Outback was selected by international art historians as one of 30 paintings and sculptures for reproduction on a stamp representing an article of the Declaration.
My Place remains her most influential work, not only because of its very wide popularity but also because it provided a new model for other writers, particularly those of indigenous background.
She is currently Director of the Centre for Indigenous History and Arts at The University of Western Australia.
Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information.
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January 30, 2022
Amo este cuento, y la edición es hermosa, con todas las ilustraciones y demás, pero debo decir que el poco texto que contiene es, como mínimo, decepcionante. No da tiempo de disfrutar de nada porque los momentos se acaban en un mismo párrafo y pierde toda la magia que sé que aporta la película, u otras adaptaciones a libros.
Si le di las dos estrellas fue básicamente por la edición y por el amor que le tengo a esta historia.
Si le di las dos estrellas fue básicamente por la edición y por el amor que le tengo a esta historia.
March 20, 2022
I am an absolute sucker for anything Disney relating to concept art and behind the scenes things plus Beauty and the Beast is probably my favorite movie from Walt Disney Animation Studios so what wouldn’t I love about this? I had to take a star off because none of the showcased art work in the book was from any of the female artists/animators who contributed. I really loved and appreciated the bios of the main animators in the back, but I feel like they all should have had some of their work shown somewhere throughout.
May 1, 2022
It is no small secret that Disney is a huge love in my life, other than reading books. So when I saw the Disney Animated Classics collection I couldn’t help but buy them. These books are beautiful hardback editions, filled with artwork from the films which is really interesting to look at, as they use both stills from the final cut as well as artwork from when they explored different designs and storyboards. Unfortunately, the writing is very basic, and rushes through the story which made this a VERY fast 10 minute read.
December 29, 2021
This is an incredibly quick read as it is very short and is essentially just the plot of the film laid out on paper. However it has some artwork from the film as well as concept art, and I love looking at artwork for animated films. It’s really interesting seeing the process from initial conception to final product and how the characters appearances change and develop throughout the process.
April 26, 2022
In the animated credits, David Pruiksma's animation drawing is listed on page 68, there is no drawing on this page. Same for Mel Shaw, animation drawing listed on page 64, there is no drawing. Chris Sanders animation drawing on page 67, no drawing.
February 19, 2022
Bellissima edizione e libro perfetto per iniziare a leggere in inglese.
August 21, 2023
3.5
Despite this being my favorite Disney movie. This was by far the most disappointing of the animated classics books.
Despite this being my favorite Disney movie. This was by far the most disappointing of the animated classics books.
October 4, 2023
Nothing can beat the original Disney stories! Amazing🌹
December 13, 2023
A book filled with beautiful concept art of Beauty and the beast while telling the short children’s version of the story🥀✨
December 16, 2023
Perfect for Beauty and the Beast fans, Disney Fans, and or Art fans. Loved the concept art that were the illustrations. I like learning more about each artist in the back of the book.
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April 5, 2024
Such a beautiful book.
I always loved the story of Belle and the Beast. And the illustrations are so beautifully
I always loved the story of Belle and the Beast. And the illustrations are so beautifully
January 2, 2025
It was really fun reading through this. I loved seeing the different art throughout.
February 26, 2025
Beautifully illustrated. The story delivery could use improvement.
April 30, 2025
Beautiful. I love these editions.
August 8, 2025
For as long as I can remember, this has been one of my favorite Disney stories. Despite the story being considerably abridged, again a wonderful book with beautiful illustrations. 🌹
September 25, 2022
This is the coolest book I’ve recently discovered!!! It contains the classic Disney story we all know and love, but it adds a mix of the original illustrations, as well as animated pencil sketches and vintage photos from the classic fairytale- I paid more attention to the photos than the text, but a lot of great books have pictures, in my opinion 🤩
September 16, 2023
This was soooo dreamy! A much needed dose of nostaglia!
AND THE ILLUSTRATIONS??!! UTTERLY WONDERFUL!
Can't wait to pick it up again this coming winter.
*gently places it on the shelf and stares at it with utter adoration*
AND THE ILLUSTRATIONS??!! UTTERLY WONDERFUL!
Can't wait to pick it up again this coming winter.
*gently places it on the shelf and stares at it with utter adoration*
December 10, 2022
Beautiful! I loved the retelling of the story with the different illustrations from the concept art and the movie. It was really nice that they included a little summary of some of the people that worked on Beauty and the Beast. A great addition for any Beauty and the Beast fan.
January 6, 2023
It's the Disney Classic well resumed. There's a really cool section at the end explaining the differents illustrations in the book.
The book is huge and the font size is quite large making it easy to use by children.
The book is huge and the font size is quite large making it easy to use by children.
March 12, 2022
Edición muy cuidada, pero tiene muy poco texto y no se disfruta apenas, se lee en media hora. Para niños está genial, pero para adultos, un poco corto.
March 30, 2022
So beautiful ❤️
I started to reed this kind of book for practice my english and it’s perfect
I started to reed this kind of book for practice my english and it’s perfect
April 21, 2022
Mi clásico favorito.
May 17, 2022
🌟 5 Stars 🌟
Review to come
Review to come
March 2, 2023
Resumen de la película y lo mejor son los conceptarts
April 16, 2023
Libro que me ha encantado, es una de mis películas favoritas de Disney y el libro no me ha fallado
January 1, 2024
My all-time favourite Disney animated classic. Beautiful illustrations and interesting concept art.
January 28, 2025
yes this counts towards me reading an actual book
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