[Book] The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen

Title Illustration I read somewhere that the story of Disney's Frozen was based on this book, so I decided to read and review it for this blog.   I want to be clear that there is almost nothing that the story of Frozen has left in common with this original fairytale, except for a talking reindeer.  This is a short read, and I've linked to the full text via Project Gutenberg in the book information block below....

3 Oct 2019 · 2 min · Gary Allen Vollink

[Book] How To Be A Snow Queen by Mari Schuh

Book cover This is a children's (6 to 10 years) book about leadership, the subtitle is Leadership With Elsa.  While recapping the story of Disney's Frozen, it is a combination of pointing out leadership traits within the story, and pop-up video style call-outs to movie related facts.  Because this is an educational title riding on top of the fictional story of Frozen, it is categorized as a non-fiction book....

28 Aug 2019 · 2 min · Gary Allen Vollink

[Book] The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

Book cover This is a book that I've known about for most of my life, and Tom Sawyer is a character that I've heard referenced through my entire life.  A fairly large area of Disney's Magic Kingdom is dedicated to this book; one of my favorite places to hang out for an hour.  Yet, nothing of the story was spoiled for me. First and foremost, the "...

21 Aug 2019 · 3 min · Gary Allen Vollink

[Book] Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie

Book cover Originally a play, then released in book form as Peter and Wendy, this book is the basis of Disney's cartoon movie, Peter Pan.  The movie is surprisingly faithful to the book with the exception that Disney's version doesn't portray deaths that the book does. Problematic doesn't begin to describe this experience.  Like a lot of classic literature, defenders will point out that this is a product of its time....

7 Aug 2019 · 2 min · Gary Allen Vollink