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Peter Pan
The classic J M Barrie story retold by the Walt Disney Studios, using the characters from the 1953 Walt Disney film 'Peter Pan'.
44 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1960
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Walter Elias “Walt” Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist. Disney is famous for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. As the co-founder (with his brother Roy O. Disney) of Walt Disney Productions, Disney became one of the best-known motion picture producers in the world. The corporation he co-founded, now known as The Walt Disney Company, today has annual revenues of approximately U.S. $35 billion.
Disney is particularly noted for being a film producer and a popular showman, as well as an innovator in animation and theme park design. He and his staff created some of the world's most famous fictional characters including Mickey Mouse, a character for which Disney himself was the original voice. He has been awarded four honorary Academy Awards and has won twenty-two competitive Academy Awards out of fifty-nine nominations, including a record four in one year, giving him more awards and nominations than any other individual. He also won seven Emmy Awards. He is the namesake for Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort theme parks in the United States, as well as the international resorts Tokyo Disney, Disneyland Paris, and Disneyland Hong Kong.
Disney died of lung cancer in Burbank, California, on December 15, 1966. The following year, construction began on Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. His brother Roy Disney inaugurated the Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971.
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) (commonly referred to as Disney) is the largest media and entertainment conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt Disney and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, the company was reincorporated as Walt Disney Productions in 1929. Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into live-action film production, television, and travel. Taking on its current name in 1986, The Walt Disney Company expanded its existing operations and also started divisions focused upon theatre, radio, publishing, and online media. In addition, it has created new divisions of the company in order to market more mature content than it typically associates with its flagship family-oriented brands.
The company is best known for the products of its film studio, the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, today one of the largest and best-known studios in Hollywood. Disney also owns and operates the ABC broadcast television network; cable television networks such as Disney Channel, ESPN, and ABC Family; publishing, merchandising, and theatre divisions; and owns and licenses 11 theme parks around the world. On January 23, 2006, it was announced that Disney would purchase Pixar in an all-stock transaction worth $7.4 billion. The deal was finalized on May 5. On December 31, 2009, Disney Company acquired the Marvel Entertainment, Inc. for $4.24 billion. The company has been a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average since May 6, 1991. An early and well-known cartoon creation of the company, Mickey Mouse, is the official mascot of The Walt Disney Company.
--from Wikipedia
Walter Elias “Walt” Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist. Disney is famous for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. As the co-founder (with his brother Roy O. Disney) of Walt Disney Productions, Disney became one of the best-known motion picture producers in the world. The corporation he co-founded, now known as The Walt Disney Company, today has annual revenues of approximately U.S. $35 billion.
Disney is particularly noted for being a film producer and a popular showman, as well as an innovator in animation and theme park design. He and his staff created some of the world's most famous fictional characters including Mickey Mouse, a character for which Disney himself was the original voice. He has been awarded four honorary Academy Awards and has won twenty-two competitive Academy Awards out of fifty-nine nominations, including a record four in one year, giving him more awards and nominations than any other individual. He also won seven Emmy Awards. He is the namesake for Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort theme parks in the United States, as well as the international resorts Tokyo Disney, Disneyland Paris, and Disneyland Hong Kong.
Disney died of lung cancer in Burbank, California, on December 15, 1966. The following year, construction began on Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. His brother Roy Disney inaugurated the Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971.
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) (commonly referred to as Disney) is the largest media and entertainment conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt Disney and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, the company was reincorporated as Walt Disney Productions in 1929. Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into live-action film production, television, and travel. Taking on its current name in 1986, The Walt Disney Company expanded its existing operations and also started divisions focused upon theatre, radio, publishing, and online media. In addition, it has created new divisions of the company in order to market more mature content than it typically associates with its flagship family-oriented brands.
The company is best known for the products of its film studio, the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, today one of the largest and best-known studios in Hollywood. Disney also owns and operates the ABC broadcast television network; cable television networks such as Disney Channel, ESPN, and ABC Family; publishing, merchandising, and theatre divisions; and owns and licenses 11 theme parks around the world. On January 23, 2006, it was announced that Disney would purchase Pixar in an all-stock transaction worth $7.4 billion. The deal was finalized on May 5. On December 31, 2009, Disney Company acquired the Marvel Entertainment, Inc. for $4.24 billion. The company has been a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average since May 6, 1991. An early and well-known cartoon creation of the company, Mickey Mouse, is the official mascot of The Walt Disney Company.
--from Wikipedia
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July 19, 2022
التخلص من قيود الرجولة والعودة لانطلاق الطفولة هو الحلم الكامن في أعماق الرجال و حققه لهم بيتر بان "الصبي الابدي"👿 بطل أرض المستحيل :لا للابد..نيفر نيفر لاند
الكل منطلق يلعب ويلهو و ينغمس في المغامرات للابد
حتى تاتي هادمة المغامرات و مفرقة العصابات : ويندي ..سرعان ما تمل من حياتهم و تقرر العودة للعالم الواقعي مصطحبة معها كل الأولاد عدا من؟ بيتر بان الذي يصبح رمزا ابديا لهذا النوع من الرجال الذي يأبى النضوج و الزواج و توابعه
و بصراحة انا احترمه جدا و اهنئه على صراحته العذبة التي لو تمتع بها نصف رجال الارض لاختلفت للافضل بما لا يقاس
و✒ اهنيء ماثيو باري على براعته في عرض فكرة ابدية ببساطة السهل الممتنع ..ليصبح بيتر رمز لكل من يطارد أحلامه حتى يصطادها ...ليصل لسر سعادته
الكل منطلق يلعب ويلهو و ينغمس في المغامرات للابد
حتى تاتي هادمة المغامرات و مفرقة العصابات : ويندي ..سرعان ما تمل من حياتهم و تقرر العودة للعالم الواقعي مصطحبة معها كل الأولاد عدا من؟ بيتر بان الذي يصبح رمزا ابديا لهذا النوع من الرجال الذي يأبى النضوج و الزواج و توابعه
و بصراحة انا احترمه جدا و اهنئه على صراحته العذبة التي لو تمتع بها نصف رجال الارض لاختلفت للافضل بما لا يقاس
و✒ اهنيء ماثيو باري على براعته في عرض فكرة ابدية ببساطة السهل الممتنع ..ليصبح بيتر رمز لكل من يطارد أحلامه حتى يصطادها ...ليصل لسر سعادته
June 2, 2020
Using the characters from the 1953 movie 'Peter Pan', the Disney Studios have created a shortened version of 'Peter Pan and Wendy' in glorious full colour with the storyline following the original of J M Barrie.
The Darling family lived in London with Mr and Mrs Darling having three children, Wendy, John and Michael, and they had a nurse called Nana. She was a large St Bernard dog who walked the children back and forward to school every day, made sure that they ate all their spinach at dinner and slept by their bed every night.
Wendy always told stories to her brothers at bedtime and her best story was about Peter Pan who lived in Neverland. Neverland was a magic place where there were fairies, wild animals and pirates and it was where children never grew up.
One night Mr and Mrs Darling went to a party so they stopped the children playing at pirates in their bedroom, took Nana downstairs and tied her up in the yard and told Wendy to look after her brothers. Nana was not happy at being away from the children and lay down in a sulk.
It was after the Darlings had left the house that the fun started. Peter Pan and the fairy Tinker Bell flew in through the children's bedroom window and then their adventures began. They flew away to Neverland where they encountered the nasty Captain Hook, who, when he saw them on a cloud, instructed his mate Mr Smee to fire the cannon at them.
The cannon ball missed them but Peter decided it was too dangerous to be there so he told Tinker Bell to take the children to the Lost Boys while he kept an eye on Hook. The Lost Boys lived in a secret cave under an old tree and they were pleased to see Wendy as they did not have a mother of their own. Wendy began to tell them stories but Tinker Bell was unhappy as she felt left out.
She decided to take some revenge and went back to see Captain Hook and told him how Wendy had left her out of things and that if he wanted to find them she would show him how to get there. This led to Hook going to the cave and tying up the children and he took them on his ship, intending to make them walk the plank into the sea.
But Peter and a reformed Tinker Bell thought otherwise and fought tooth and nail against the pirates who were defeated with Hook having to swim for his life to escape the jaws of a crocodile. When it was over Peter threw some fairy dust on the children and they all flew back to London where Peter left them as they returned to their beds.
The following morning a delighted Nana was allowed back in the house and the children were happy to see her again but they never forgot their trip to Neverland ... as those of us who have read and enjoyed Peter Pan over the years will not fail to do so either!
May 2020
I have always been a fan of Peter Pan ever since I was scared by the crocodile that ate the ticking clock as a boy. This versions doesn't seem so menacing although Captain Hook does look petrified as he desperately tries to swim away from that pesky crocodile!
I thought I would read it again just for old times sake and JM Barrie's fairytale is told in true Disney fashion as Wendy Darling tells her brothers John and Michael the story of Peter Pan. They thoroughly enjoy the story but are amazed when suddenly they hear a voice outside their window and it turns out to be Peter Pan!
A caring Wendy sews Peter's shadow back on - he had previously lost it when flying by - and after John and Michael question him about Never Land he agrees tot ake them there. And their amazing adventures begin.
They meet the Lost Boys, Tinker Bell, and an Indian Princess named Tiger Lily. It is the last named that starts their exciting adventures as she is kidnapped by Captain Hook so Peter and the rest go in search of her. In rescuing her from Captain Hook and his pirates, Peter sprinkles pixie dust on the pirates' ship and in it they all fly back to Wendy's home after an adventure that they will never forget.
This is an excellent adaptation of a classic tale, enhanced by the usual superb Walt Disney illustrations.
The Darling family lived in London with Mr and Mrs Darling having three children, Wendy, John and Michael, and they had a nurse called Nana. She was a large St Bernard dog who walked the children back and forward to school every day, made sure that they ate all their spinach at dinner and slept by their bed every night.
Wendy always told stories to her brothers at bedtime and her best story was about Peter Pan who lived in Neverland. Neverland was a magic place where there were fairies, wild animals and pirates and it was where children never grew up.
One night Mr and Mrs Darling went to a party so they stopped the children playing at pirates in their bedroom, took Nana downstairs and tied her up in the yard and told Wendy to look after her brothers. Nana was not happy at being away from the children and lay down in a sulk.
It was after the Darlings had left the house that the fun started. Peter Pan and the fairy Tinker Bell flew in through the children's bedroom window and then their adventures began. They flew away to Neverland where they encountered the nasty Captain Hook, who, when he saw them on a cloud, instructed his mate Mr Smee to fire the cannon at them.
The cannon ball missed them but Peter decided it was too dangerous to be there so he told Tinker Bell to take the children to the Lost Boys while he kept an eye on Hook. The Lost Boys lived in a secret cave under an old tree and they were pleased to see Wendy as they did not have a mother of their own. Wendy began to tell them stories but Tinker Bell was unhappy as she felt left out.
She decided to take some revenge and went back to see Captain Hook and told him how Wendy had left her out of things and that if he wanted to find them she would show him how to get there. This led to Hook going to the cave and tying up the children and he took them on his ship, intending to make them walk the plank into the sea.
But Peter and a reformed Tinker Bell thought otherwise and fought tooth and nail against the pirates who were defeated with Hook having to swim for his life to escape the jaws of a crocodile. When it was over Peter threw some fairy dust on the children and they all flew back to London where Peter left them as they returned to their beds.
The following morning a delighted Nana was allowed back in the house and the children were happy to see her again but they never forgot their trip to Neverland ... as those of us who have read and enjoyed Peter Pan over the years will not fail to do so either!
May 2020
I have always been a fan of Peter Pan ever since I was scared by the crocodile that ate the ticking clock as a boy. This versions doesn't seem so menacing although Captain Hook does look petrified as he desperately tries to swim away from that pesky crocodile!
I thought I would read it again just for old times sake and JM Barrie's fairytale is told in true Disney fashion as Wendy Darling tells her brothers John and Michael the story of Peter Pan. They thoroughly enjoy the story but are amazed when suddenly they hear a voice outside their window and it turns out to be Peter Pan!
A caring Wendy sews Peter's shadow back on - he had previously lost it when flying by - and after John and Michael question him about Never Land he agrees tot ake them there. And their amazing adventures begin.
They meet the Lost Boys, Tinker Bell, and an Indian Princess named Tiger Lily. It is the last named that starts their exciting adventures as she is kidnapped by Captain Hook so Peter and the rest go in search of her. In rescuing her from Captain Hook and his pirates, Peter sprinkles pixie dust on the pirates' ship and in it they all fly back to Wendy's home after an adventure that they will never forget.
This is an excellent adaptation of a classic tale, enhanced by the usual superb Walt Disney illustrations.
August 25, 2020
This beautifully illustrated but drastically abridged retelling is heavily based on the Disney film. It bears only a passing resemblance to the original classic work(s) by J.M. Barrie. There is no mention of the Darling children's parents, the children's canine nanny who realizes her charges have flown the coop, the treacherous mermaids who would like nothing better than to drown Wendy, the episode in which a heroic Tinker Bell takes Peter's medicine, the eventual fate of the Lost Boys or the growing pains and nostalgia experienced by Wendy in later life.
One thing this book does preserve is the caricature of indigenous people, which was found not only in the Disney film but in Barrie too. Sigh.
One thing this book does preserve is the caricature of indigenous people, which was found not only in the Disney film but in Barrie too. Sigh.
November 5, 2025
How can you not like the adventure's of Peter Pan and Wendy?
February 15, 2018
I LOVE Peter Pan and I collect all kinds of various Peter Pan books, Disney or not. I have been wanting to read this book for awhile and been looking to own it as well and by luck I found it today! It's super short and an easy fast read. The illustrations are a bit similar to today's Disney version with some slight differences. For an example, the whole family has blonde hair except for Mr. Darling (black hair) and John (orange hair).
March 28, 2019
The story may have been drastically shortened, the artwork may not match the film, and the colour reproduction may be atrocious, but that didn't stop this short book from bringing me joy. There's something about the Peter Pan story that just gets to me, no matter how much it's been changed form J.M. Barrie's original.
December 16, 2019
كانت رواية لطيفة وكانت اول رواية اقراها وأنا صغيرة
October 14, 2020
What a great book a classic story great pictures
March 18, 2023
Super short. Always a classic however. I used to love this story as a kid, but as I've gotten older it seems too rushed.
May 24, 2023
I did some on the spot editing when we hit the depiction of the Chief. Unfortunately the illustrations are part of the problem.
January 15, 2025
Think happy thoughts so you can fly.
August 9, 2025
Nice illustrations, and the story had a decent flow culminating in a charming conclusion, which some of these books seem to lack.
March 3, 2014
From Mom: Only did one reading. His cousins turned him on to Jake and the Neverland Pirates, a show I despise, but since I was an animator I let him choose what he likes on weekends as long as we watch together. One good thing that came out of it is an interest in Peter Pan, so while waiting for the novel to come in at the library we got this one.
He enjoyed it and asked questions, but he didn't seem to care about the Darlings much as he hadn't met them before-- and Wendy had "hot dog hair".
Kid's Question after Tiger Lily is rescued: "Why is the Chief still have the Mad Face?" I just said it was because Peter was wearing his hat.
He enjoyed it and asked questions, but he didn't seem to care about the Darlings much as he hadn't met them before-- and Wendy had "hot dog hair".
Kid's Question after Tiger Lily is rescued: "Why is the Chief still have the Mad Face?" I just said it was because Peter was wearing his hat.
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January 23, 2010I read this with both my children.
March 28, 2013
The ending of this was bittersweet.
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June 28, 2013very nice book
May 19, 2014
This book is awesome
April 18, 2015
This is a book version of Disney's Peter Pan.
Wendy and her brothers James and Michael travel with Peter Pan to Neverland but are soon captured by Captain Hook.
Wendy and her brothers James and Michael travel with Peter Pan to Neverland but are soon captured by Captain Hook.
January 15, 2016
SO GREAT. SO GREAT.
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November 16, 2015Cute!
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