Jungle Cruise (Disney Classic)

by Golden Books, Brooke Vitale, Walt Disney Company (Illustrations)

This Little Golden Book takes readers through the iconic Disney Parks' Jungle Cruise attraction!

Climb aboard the Jungle Cruise and get ready for the adventure of a lifetime! Featuring terrifying tigers, mysterious ruins, and the eighth wonder of the world, readers can experience Disney Parks' world-famous Jungle Cruise attraction like never before in this new Little Golden Book, perfect for Disney and Little Golden Book fans of all ages!

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

24 pages, Hardcover

First published May 25, 2021

About the author

In 1942, the launch of Little Golden Books revolutionized children’s book publishing by making high-quality picture books available at affordable prices. More than 60 years later, many of the original Golden Book titles are still wildly popular, with The Poky Little Puppy topping the list of ten bestselling children’s books of all time. Golden Books’ backlist is teeming with classics such as Dorothy Kunhardt’s Pat the Bunny, and features the stories and artwork of children’s book legends Mary Blair, Margaret Wise Brown, Richard Scarry, Eloise Wilkins, Garth Williams, and many more. Today, the Golden Books imprint includes an array of storybooks, novelty books, and coloring and activity books featuring all of the most popular licenses, including Disney, Nickelodeon, Barbie, Thomas & Friends, The Cat in the Hat, Sesame Street, Marvel Super Heroes, and DC Super Friends. Golden Books continues to reissue the best of its backlist in a variety of formats, including ebooks and apps, as well as bringing out brand-new books in these evolving new formats.

Reviews

[Sheri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Truly captures the essence of the Disney attraction – right down to the bad jokes and corny puns! A delightful reminder of your trip to see the Eighth Wonder of the World. 😉

[Danielle Grimes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun book to read for Safari day ❤️

[Catarina · Rating 5 out of 5]

A perfect book to get your little one ready for Disney! Has similar jokes that the skippers use on the ride and there was an actual beginning and end. Illustrations were precious as well.

[Daniel Butcher · Rating 5 out of 5]

From betweendisney.com

laugh at Jungle Cruise jokes, and so should you…and your kids!

Jungle Cruise a Little Golden Book by Brooke Vitale, illustrated by Paul Conrad and the Disney Storybook Art Team, and designed by Winnie Ho, is a delightful homage and tribute to the world-famous attraction. The book follows a family guided by Skipper Albert on the Amazon Belle through the jungle. Albert spiels as he passes familiar scenes. Conrad and the art team's images are fun and delightful original depictions of show scenes. The book is a true tribute to the ride, with even dock jokes provided to readers.

This book is a delight for Jungle Cruise fans. First and foremost, Vitale adapts traditional Jungle Cruise jokes to a younger audience, and most importantly, the essential jokes are there. And like any good skipper, Vitale makes sure to include the most essential jokes, like the Backside of Water! The team understood the assignment!

The ride featured here is clearly the Magic Kingdom, due to the inclusion of a temple. But the featured boat is Disneyland Park exclusive. In the end, the visuals are definitely Florida, but both coasts are included. Skipper Albert, that can't be important, right? It is if you listen to the radio broadcasts as you travel through the queue.

The book is a time capsule, as the scenes are kid-safe versions of the pre-2021 attraction. Alberta Falls and the Society of Adventurers and Explorers are not present in this edition. But I would argue this is just a good reason to update the Little Golden Book!

Jungle Cruise a Little Golden Book by Brooke Vitale and illustrated by Paul Conrad with the Disney Storybook Art Team, is a delight. When this grown adult says he laughs at Jungle Cruise jokes…well, I chuckled and smiled. I think this is a great introduction to the attraction for the youngster or a way to bring a favorite Disney experience home!

[Kyle Hough · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoy this book as someone who loves the Jungle Cruise ride, but the jokes all go right over my 3 year old's head and there isn't much of a story to the book otherwise. He still enjoys it though so 3 stars

[Kissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you ever wanted a Disney franchised-themed book that is filled with "Dad" jokes, this is the one for you. The story concept is fun but sometimes the textual aspect isn't as enjoyable because of their "dad joke" quality.

[Cory · Rating 5 out of 5]

Meg got me this fun Little Golden Book for Christmas and we just had a fun reading of it where I read it like a kindergarten teacher! It has all of the stupid fun puns from the ride. Behold! The eighth wonder of the world: THE BACKSIDE OF WATER! Very fun, makes me want to go to Disney again.

[Robin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Like riding on the Disney attraction, complete with cheesy jokes from the boatman.

[Sam · Rating 4 out of 5]

*read during Dewey's Summer Reverse Readathon 2021*

[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

The jokes were all over my kids' heads

[Kelly Chester · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a great book

[Chance · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hahaha this was a wacky word play book that and 3-6 year old will love to be read too.

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute! I see you, hidden Orange Bird! The inclusion of elements from both coasts would have confused me as a little kid, but I never was the typical audience.

[Bright Book Reviews · Rating 4 out of 5]

What I liked most about this book is it included some of the spiel from the captains.