Theme Park Press was kind enough to send me two copies of “The Easy Guide to your First Walt Disney World Visit” – one to review, and one to give away to a lucky reader! I will start off by saying that I’ve read a good number of guide books, and this is honestly one […]
Book Review: Before Tomorrowland
This book is a prequel of sorts to the movie Tomorrowland, though not having seen that yet I’m not quite sure where it will fit in. It took me awhile to get into this book – it started off with a couple of different plot lines that didn’t really come together until about 1/3 of […]
Book Review: The Beast Within
I had previously read Valentino’s other novel, “Fairest of All,” and I have to say I think I enjoyed this one even more. I was a little nervous to see what she would do with this story, as Beauty and the Beast is my favorite Disney movie, but I think it’s an interesting and entertaining […]
Frozen library book display
In many ways I wish my life could be all about Disney, all the time. But in “real life,” I don’t work for Disney. I do, however, have a job that I love, and that’s working in the children’s department of a library. And every once in awhile, there’s an opportunity to bring a little […]
Book Review: Realityland, by David Koenig
Realityland is more or less a recount of the history of Walt Disney World, from when the idea was conceived back when Walt was still alive until the book was published in 2007. I found the book to be chock-full of great information and very captivating, and I would highly recommend it to all Disney […]
Book Review: the Curse of Maleficent
After I was underwhelmed with the Maleficent movie, I saw that there was a novelization made of the film. It’s called The Curse of Maleficent: a tale of a Sleeping Beauty, and is written by Elizabeth Rudnick. While this is a book that was written in conjunction with the film (i.e., it’s not a book that came […]
Giveaway! Book Review – Magical Miles: Runner’s Guide to WDW
When I was preparing for my first Disney race, I felt pretty clueless. There seemed to be so much to know. And while there was a ton of information out on the internet, I couldn’t find something that really summed it all up, including the basics. But the good news is that there is a […]
December Monthly Round Up
Hello everyone, it’s December! One of my absolute favorite times of the year. I love the Christmas season, and this year will be my first ever time visiting Disney World during it! In the last month I finished NaNoWriMo, which is National Novel Writing Month, if you’re not familiar. I managed to get a 50,000 […]
Book Review: The Revised Vault of Walt
A few months ago I wrote a review of the book The Vault of Walt, by Jim Korkis, over on the Come Home to Disney blog. Since that time I was lucky enough to get a copy of the revised Vault of Walt, and I would love to share that review with you now. For […]