Disney's Christmas Storybook Collection (Disney Storybook Collections) [Hardcover]

Elizabeth Spurr (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Disney Press; 1st edition (September 2, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786832606
• ISBN-13: 978-0786832606
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 8.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,159,620 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Born in Glendale, California, Elizabeth graduated in Journalism at the University of Southern California. She was a newspaper editor, then an advertising copywriter before retiring to raise five children. Her first picture book, Mrs. Minetta's Carpool, was published in 1985. Since then she has produced many notable books for children.

Elizabeth has taught a number of classes in picture book writing, has spoken at a number of conferences, and often visits schools. She is married to Jim McCoy and lives in Cayucos, CA.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, January 1, 2002

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Erika Sorocco (Southern California, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Disney's Christmas Storybook Collection (Disney Storybook Collections) (Hardcover)

If Disney is your thing this is a wonderful book for you. It takes Disney characters and puts them into their own little Christmas stories. The stories iclude 101 Dalmations, The Little Mermaid, The Aristocats, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Winnie the Pooh, Bambi, Pinocchio, Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, Oliver and Company, Dumbo, A Bug's Life, Lady and the Tramp, Mickey Mouse, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Tarzan, Robin Hood, and Toy Story.

Each story is enchanting in it's own way, and the illustrations are incredibly beautiful. Bring this book into your home this holiday season. You won't be disappointed.

10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Stories without heart, December 10, 2003

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britneyxyz "Britney" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Disney's Christmas Storybook Collection (Disney Storybook Collections) (Hardcover)

This is a hardcover colorful storybook with high quality gilded pages. It is the kind of book that grandparents by for their grandchildren with the thought that they are giving a lasting keepsake storybook.

Grandparents, parents open the book and read one of the stories, just one before you buy it.

In this book Disney took some of its best-loved characters and haphazardly created meaningless Christmas stories for them. None of the authors of these stories are acknowledged and if I helped write them I wouldn't have my name on it either.

In the first story the 101 Dalmatian puppies get an explanation of Christmas "people give gifts to those they love." When the Dalmatian puppies see gifts Christmas morning they exclaim, "We are loved." In the Cinderella story she misses the "mess" of "Christmas". The plot of Oliver and Company is also focused on shopping and gift giving.

These content for all stories feature long sentences and make the mistake of "telling" instead of "showing" throughout the entire book. For example, "Ariel felt her heart glow with hope" and other such nonsense.

I read the entire book looking for something positive to say about at least one of the stories. All I can say is that if a fifth grader wrote the stories I would encourage him/her to keep writing and offer praise and gentle guidance. These stories do not have any values that I would want to share with my children and I won't be reading this book to them.

If you want to read to your child about "giving and receiving" I suggest "Apple cake" or the "little house Christmas" which is a collection of true Christmas stories from the Little House series.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's good but not very., April 30, 2005

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ÈÎÏòÑô "Book maven" (China) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Disney's Christmas Storybook Collection (Disney Storybook Collections) (Hardcover)

I saw this book in Beijing and I bought it because it's Disney's.But when I went back to the hotel and read it, I felt that it is not very good, especislly the story "Oliver&Company".
The pictures are not very good, but the stories are acceptable.