Walt Disney: Drawn from Imagination by Bill Scollon - OPTIONAL

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