Fowler Public Library

"Meet Ray and her mighty team!"--Back cover.

A pictorial guide to the transformation of Chris Van Allsburg's children's book into a full-length, animated feature film.

Showcases silent cartoons, theatrical sound cartoon series, full-length animated features, animated television specials, and television cartoon series dating from 1911 to the present

In 1911, the famed cartoonist Winsor McCay debuted an animated version of his popular newspaper strip, Little Nemo in Slumberland. Loosely inspired by Sigmund Freud's research on dreams, the film was one of the very first of its kind. McCay is largely forgotten today, but his work helped unleash the creative energy of animators like Otto Messmer, Max Fleischer, Walt Disney, and Chuck Jones. Their origin stories, rivalries, and sheer genius, as Reid...

Describes the settings, characters, and plot of the animated film.

Discusses the techniques and people involved in creating Disney's animated films, from the first story idea to opening night.

Disney's newest animated feature, Zootopia, is a comedy-adventure starring Officer Judy Hopps, a rookie bunny cop who has to team up with fast-talking scam-artist fox Nick Wilde to crack her first case in the all-animal city of Zootopia. This lushly illustrated book offers a behind-the-scenes view of the elaborate artistry involved in creating the film.

"Take a trip into the magical world of Disney Pixar and learn all about your favorite characters--playful toys, brave bugs, friendly monsters, and so much more!"--Page 4 of cover

The ideal gift for Disney, animation, and movie fans! From Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to Wish, Mary Poppins to The Little Mermaid, Disneyland to Tokyo DisneySea, and fireworks to fan clubs, explore the captivating worlds and creations of Disney and Pixar. Now including more than 50 new pages and updated with ten more years of magic for Disney's special 100th anniversary, The Disney Book: New Edition features groundbreaking and record-breaking...