Overall great Disney stories for our often road trips
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Overall great Disney stories for our often road trips...BUT the CD has all 4 books on ONE TRACK! Extremely frustrating when a toddler is begging (screaming) for the 3rd story in and there's no easy way to get there.
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These are the original Pooh stories. Very interesting to see where Disney got their ideas from. The artwork is top notch. My copy also has a built in book mark-nice touch. The first few Pooh cartoons came directly from parts of this book. My problem was that I grew up on the cartoons and the book is quite different. Even though it's a children's book it isn't the easiest thing to read. My wife and I find ourselves stumbling through the book as we try to read it out loud to our 2 year old son  who quickly gets boored with the long winded stories. Being a fan of Pooh history, I'm glad I bought it and it makes a great conversation piece (among my freinds that also grew up on the Disney version) but as far as my little guy is concerned I think he may need a few more years before he's ready for a book like this.
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We take our kids, now ages 4 and 6, to Disney World every year, and each year, I try to do something fun and unique with them to get them excited for their trip. This was IT this year, and it was fun for them to be read to from this book each night, and there are little "activities" for them to do. The autograph section in the back came in handy at Disney when we ran out of pages in the other autograph books that we bought at the park. I've already passed it along to another friend who's taking her 4 kids to Disney in April, and they've enjoyed it as much as we did. I'd highly recommend this book, especially if you're trying to find a way to surprise your kids on a special occasion with a Disney trip ... wrap it up and let them open it, and when they do, they'll KNOW they're going to DISNEY!!!
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This review is for the 2014 edition (Rapunzel, Wreck it Ralph, Anna and Elsa, Tow Mater, and Mickey cover)

Many of the stories came from previous editions of the book (or from single story books) but the addition of Frozen, Wreck It Ralph, and Tangled made this edition worth it. Seeing stories from RobinHood, 101 Dalmatians, Dumbo, Pinnochio and Bambi was a pleasant surprise! Because they are from different sources to illustration styles bounce all around the place, which is rather refreshing! The usual large print and half to whole page illustrations on heavier paper has become a staple of the storybook collection series.
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I really enjoyed these stories.  The missing star is because there are quite a few typos and errors that should have been corrected before print.  But, the storylines are very family friendly and interesting.
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My boyfriend and I regularly go to the parks and we love knowing the little things that make Disney so special and set it apart from the rest. This book (although occasionally outdated) has a lot of great trivia and points out a lot of those little quirky things that most people overlook. It is also small enough to take around the parks so we would open it up in each land and try to find the highlighted items. Great for someone that is always looking to expand their Disneyland knowledge!
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We purchased this for our kids for our last trip to Disney.  It has LOTS of room for autographs and coordinating pictures, and towards the back of the book is an area for stamps that they can get throughout Epcot World Showcase.  Great ideas, but I wish it was hardcover and bound a bit more sturdy.  It is paperback and has a spiral binding, so you have to be careful that the cover and/or pages don't rip off.  Otherwise, the inside is great!
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I took this book on a camping trip this week. My 5yr old loves Lego & Star Wars, so it was a perfect way to get him to wind down each night in the Wilderness. In a tech hungry world, little people still love to hear their parents read to them. This was a great way to spend some quality time with my little guy. The only thing is that it is based directly from the tv program, so the dialogue is a little more flippant than regular Star Wars & on occasion words seem to be missing. A small child won't care though & it doesn't really detract from the story line.
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I disagreed with several of the "must sees!" (some were just plain awful,) but for the most part this book does a great job of doling out great advice for enjoying all four Disney parks without kids.

Best bits of advice?
Make dinner reservations.
Figure out Fast Pass.

Some of the misses that they labeled as hits include:
The Hall of Presidents (unless you're REALLY into animatronics from a distance,) Test Track (A big ad for GM cars with about ten seconds of actual fun,) Spaceship Earth (yawn,) The Seas with Nemo and Friends (sit in a moving clam and watch one TV screen after another,) Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage (watch people dance around with pre-recorded dialog reenacting bits from the movie.)
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Bob and his interesting niche "Theme Park Press' publishing company has brought us another fun and informative book in the "...... Earns her Ears" series, now book five. Brittany is the latest in this series of "tell all" (but not muck-rake) books about the Disney College Program and working as a intern at Walt Disney world.  There is no need to read them in order.

Brittany spends more time about the selection and interview process and a little less about her actual Park experiences.  However, there are some wonderful heartwarming stories about "Make a Wish" kids and tales about being a "barker" in Dino-Land (an area Brittany is less than pleased to be assigned to, and I don't blame her. Those carny games in Dinoland are out of place in any Disney park and appear cheap and chintzy).

Another great moment is when her boyfreind "Chaz" surprises her.

This series is highly recommended for any young person interested in the Disney College Program or just working for The Mouse.  Also for dedicated Disney fans of all ages. Lots of insider info here.
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We took our first Disney trip this fall and had a zillion pictures of course. We wanted something special to celebrate and remember the great time we had and this was one conveyed the Disney spirit better than most. And it held about 400 pictures, which was a good thing. We really liked all the Disney characters covering the front and back, mixed among iconic Disney locations (golf ball, monorail, tree of life etc.) The little window for a picture on the cover was a nice touch for one of the character meal pictures we had too. It was a little pricey but after you drop all that money on Disney, what is another $40 to hold all of your pictures/memories. It also had little note lines in the margins so you can comment about pictures also. Very pleased with this album.
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I saw this book first at Anthropologie and decided to buy from Amazon for a cheaper price - the visual pleasure of this book is great and offers a great folksy watercolor visual to little eyes and parents.  The stories are not the expected stories you have heard before for the different holidays like Valentine's day, etc. and draw mostly from European/Asian tales.  Though I found the book to be pleasing to interact with the stories which are short and sweet, I couldn't help but feel something a little lacking in the telling of the stories - just not your typical Grimm or HCA, many times the stories felt truncated or too abridged that aspects felt missing.  That being said, I would say the length of the stories are great for kindergarten and under listeners but the quality of writing and storytelling does lack which makes me give it only 4 stars.
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So much fun to read this on our way to Disneyworld!  More subtlety and more fantasy than the movie.  You don't know the whole story until you read it.  Great book to read to children and discuss as your go.
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Melissa, Amanda and Peewee spend a wonderful week full of stories with their Aunt Sally. Some of the stories are scary and some are funny. But the children can not wait for a new one each evening after school.

Aunt Sally is the last resort babysitter for the children when their parents leave on vacation after their regular babysitter gets sick. Their dad has not talked about his sister Sally and the only communication is a yearly Christmas card from her. But the children get to know her and their family pretty well by the end of the week.

Melissa and Amanda are not very nice to their little brother Peewee, whom Aunt Sally calls by his real name Frank. Aunt Sally doesn't say anything, but her stories tell the girls plenty about family and how important it is.

I listened to this as an audio book with my children. They enjoyed the stories even if not all of them ended happily, each one had a "sorta" lesson. I'm especially glad about the story that got my children eating more of their green beans at dinner.

I recommend this for ages 8 and up. There are some scary elements. After all, the title is The Trolls. But there is nothing too bad, and beware of one choice word (hell). Yes, in a middle grade book. I didn't draw attention to it and my children didn't seem to notice.

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We enjoy "real" stories about "real" people especially in areas of the state that we are familiar with. Good for the whole family.
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It took a classic theory of mermaids from Disney and had great inspiration but the story seem to go as expected. Nonetheless I could definitely read this to my kids during bed time and improvising here and there off course.
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As I was saying on the intro, I would not go on the ride, but the story is a sure Hoot. You see, I live only 40 minutes from WDW in Florida and go often enough to make a annual pass a necessity, but You see, I'm acrophobic, scared of hieghts and the last thing I want to do is to be dropped from a very high hieght, especially several times on purpose.  Now the story was highly engaging and fun.  The characters are such that you would feel for them and the story is very well known to us, DisneyPhiles (People who Love anything Disney.)  Whether or not you are like me and are scared nuts about being dropped or not but enjoy the story, go and get this on VHS or DVD.