I just received a copy of the hard cover book Walt Disney's Trains: A Grand Circle Tour Through His Life and Legacy and there is something very satisfying about this exhibition catalog.

While I had seen most of the photographs and artwork before, many of the artefacts featured in this publication are new to me and the quality of the layout makes this volume a real feast for the eyes. 

Great addition to your Disney history library. Great gift for the holidays.

I try to get every single book and catalog linked to Disney history that has ever been released anywhere in the world. It is sometimes a real challenge: The "Disney Cats & Dogs" catalog from the 2021 exhibition in Japan and the "Donald Made in Austria" catalog from a 2023 exhibition at a museum in Krems, Austria are case in point, but I finally managed to order copies of both of them. I am not sure yet how that was even doable 🙂 Fun challenges.

 

I loved Disney's Golden Books when I was a kid (they were translated in French) and I rediscovered them when I began conducting research for They Drew as They Pleased--The Hidden Art of Disney, especially when I worked on the chapter about Retta Scott.

And in recent years I have learned to love them again, thanks to new installments in the series like Little Man of Disneyland: A Change of Luck and Santa Stops at Disneyland.

The new book by Taschen, Walt Disney’s Children’s Classics 1937–1953, which collects some of the best of Disney's Golden Books, with a thoughtful and enlightening introduction by Charles Solomon, is a winner, among other thing because it beautifully showcases the art of artists like Dick Kelsey, Al Dempster, Retta Scott, John Hench, etc.

Definitely worth adding to your bookshelf.

 I am so looking forward to Pierre Lambert's upcoming book!

 New Disney auction beginning tomorrow...

Splendid news: The cover of my friend and fellow Disney historian J.B. Kaufman's long-wait new book about the making of Fantasia has been revealed and it is a beauty. The book is available for pre-order on Amazon.

Needless to say, this is a must-have for all Disney history enthusiasts.

Exciting auction coming up on August 7-11, courtesy of Heritage Auctions!

 The Disney Books Network has been updated.