Disney's, The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Esmeralda's Lucky Charm

by Margo Lundell, Cardona Studio (Illustrator), Walt Disney Company

Esmeralda and her goat, Djali arrive in Paris, friendless and penniless and are helped by the Huntchback.

Genres: Childrens

28 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1996

Reviews

[Set · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've always liked Esmeralda as a child. She was half gypsy and half French but Disney decided to make her extremely olive toned. I always strived for that perfect tan and always got that red tomato look instead. lol I really like the illustrations but the story doesn't make much sense since Esmeralda arrived to Paris... Where did she come from? Isn't she half French and half gypsy (Romani)? This is the origin story of how she met Clopin and found the underground Gypsy network.

[Cyrus]

I like this book a lot