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The Lion King (My First Disney Story)

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This is a cute board book for the purpose of introducing Disney characters. It's a VERY condensed version of the Lion King story. My son is 2 & it's condensed to an age-appropriate level of words to listen to. However, the story is so condensed that it's really not that interesting as a story. My son does like it though... but you would only buy this book if you really want to introduce the characters to your child (especially if you were taking a trip to Disney soon). The story itself is not that fascinating. However, my son does like to see the zebras, giraffes, ostriches, etc.

My Grand daughter loves the Lion King and watches it "all" the time. So I purchased the book so she could enjoy the story as read and look at "Simba" all the time..she is 2 yr :)

My daughter loves the pictures and me telling her the story of the Lion King. I use the word 'telling' very specifically because the written text is dreadful - the written story does not flow at all and the text used is not very good at all.

If I was able to purchase (at a reasonable price) I would buy the Ladybird edition.

It's just enough to get them introduced to the characters and written in a way they can understand. It's a kids book so it is condensed and is not the same as the movie, but the basics are there. Great book!

ISBN Walt Disney's The Lion King (5 stars) - This is now the third Disney version of The Lion King that I've read, I thought I'd found the best of them in Disney's The Lion King (A Golden Look-Look Book). I stand corrected with this one. Although it's small, nearly pocket sized, and it's one of those "novelties", with a pillowed hardcover, this edition is better than the rest (so far!). For the sake of comparison I will, again, merge the reviews.

This third edition is, by far, the smoothest flowing storytelling I've found to date. Leaving out almost nothing, from the beginning to the end, it captures every important moment, running them fluidly together. This makes a much more complete and easy to follow - and enjoy! - story. Brimar's edition seems to be author-less, sadly, so it won't be possible for me to hunt down anything else from the writer - which is only one of two negatives I can find here. The other is that the text is a little small and the font not great.

The first edition I reviewed: The Lion King (Wonderful World of Reading) by Walt Disney Company (4 stars) - This is the Disney's Wonderful World of Reading edition of The Lion King. Because there are so many, and they vary so much, I think it's important not to confuse them. Some parents might be reluctant to introduce their child to the story because of the murder of Simba's father and the later killing of Scar. If that's a concern for you, this book might be best passed by for now.

The illustrations are absolutely beautiful, even a step above Disney's usual standard excellence. The story is very slightly disjointed because it's condensed, but the high points are covered and those who have seen the movie will have no trouble following. On the other hand, those who haven't seen the movie might not even notice what's missing! Either way, a chance to read with your child should never be missed and a wonderful Disney tale is always worthwhile.

Disney's The Lion King (A Golden Look-Look Book) (5 stars) - This is the second version of Disney's The Lion King that I've read. All three tell the same story, but this one is a bit better. Hover's adaptation includes more detail and flows more smoothly. The illustrations by the team of Judy Barnes and Robbin Cuddy are very good and the mood of the moment is captured in fantastic colors.

Simba's birth is cause for celebration in the jungle - the future king is presented to one and all, and all show up. Except, that is, Scar. Scar is Simba's uncle, brother of King Mufasa and, until Simba's birth, next in line for the throne. Scar hatches several plans to get rid of Simba and reclaim his place, finally resorting to killing his brother and encouraging Simba to give in to his guilt and run away.

Befriended by Timon and Pumbaa, Simba grows to his full size. He misses his loved ones and, thanks to a chance encounter with his childhood friend Nala and the guidance of Rafiki, Simba returns home to take back his place as king.

- AnnaLovesBooks

This is my daughter's favorite book, only because she's in a lion king obsession right now. The illustrations are nice, but there is way too much wording, and the narrative is a bit awkward. I make up the words and she loves the book in that way. But it's a great quality book with beautiful illustrations, so I defnitely recommend it.

Very minor point but the Amazon page shows the new cover for this book but when it arrived it had the old cover on it. Again, this is very unimportant in the overall scheme of things but I am just bringing it up now so other customers know the same thing might happen. Of course the old-style cover might be better.

Of course this is a great story- but this abridged version doesnt quite flow if you dont already know the story.
The language is also a little 'old'. I have to censor it a bit for my 3 year old. The Disney pictures however are great, and if you have the energy to 'tell' the story rather than 'read' it then this works great.