Everyone's favorite toys are hitting the big screen. But the fun can be taken home and enjoyed over and over again with this brand-new storybook collection, timed to release with Disney-Pixar's Toy Story 3! Sure to draw in a new generation of fans of these extremely popular movies, the collection features retellings of all three movies, plus brand-new stories about Woody, Buzz, Jessie, Rex and the rest of the gang. Young readers are in for hours of rollicking good fun. With gilded pages and over 250 illustrations, this latest addition to the best-selling storybook collection series will make the perfect gift.
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This installment features all stories from Toy Story. Not as big of a hit as some of the collections, but still a cute series. Stories included are the following:
1. A New Toy 2. Moving Day 3. Woody's Big Adventure 4. A Wild Ride 5. Toys That Go Bump in the Night 6. Tuned In 7. A Fine Feathered Friend 8. Rocket Launchers 9. Catching Gold 10. Little Lost Sheep 11. The Longest Day 12. Woody's Quest for a Date 13. Toys in Paradise 14. Showdown! 15. A Roaring Field Trip 16. The Best Hat in the West 17. The Search for Hamm 18. So Long, Partner
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
We love Toy Story, but some of the stories don't do anything with the Toy Story universe that couldn't be done in any other book with any other cast of characters.
Books like these walk a fine line with me. On the one hand, they encourage kids who might not otherwise read. On the other hand, they're literally a watered down version of the movies. No new content, nothing interesting to keep the attention of someone who has already seen Toy Story a couple of times (like most kids who I think would enjoy this book). A lot of the characterization is lost in the simplifying of the story and we're left with a sad imitation of the movie.
Original content would have been better, and maybe some stories that focused more on the side characters and how they came to be in Andy's collection. I can think of a million different angles the creators could have taken to make this book a truly wonderful addition to a Disney fan's library, but as it is I would definitely recommend going in for something else.
My little man is a huge Toy Story fan, so this is a favourite bedtime choice in our house. Although I personally find these Disney books a bit tedious to read aloud (over and over)I am a believer in "whatever gets them reading" (age-appropriate of course), and there is no denying his enjoyment of these stories and their fun bright and shiny illustrations.