Disney's Princess Collection: Love & Friendship Stories

by Walt Disney Company

The magic of Disney comes to life in this delightful collection of 19 easy-to-read stories.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Fiction, Own, Romance, Friendship, Fairy Tales

300 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1996

About the author

Note: The decision was made to consolidate all Disney publications under the name Walt Disney Company. This profile is for Walt Disney, the characters he created, and the company he founded. Any questions, please ask in the Librarian's Group.

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

Reviews

[Lindsay]

I got this book when I was little and just came across it today. Of course my favorite stories are Mulan and Pocahontas.

[Tiffany Spencer]

Disney’s Princess Storybook Collection: Love and Friendship Stories
Plot: This book contains the stories 1) Cinderella 2)Sleeping Beauty 3)The Little Mermaid 4)Beauty and the Beast 5) Mulan 6)Dumbo 7) The Fox and the Hound 8) A Bugs Life 9)Lady and the Tramp 10)The Rescuers 11)Bambi 12)Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 13) Aladdin 14)Pocahontas 15)The Lion King 16)Robin Hood 17)Lion King 2 18)Oliver and Company 19)Tarzan

My Thoughts: Pretty good edited versions of these stories. They give you exactly the *meat* of the story with all the details. Some of these I knew very well! Some of them I’d heard of when I was smaller and vaguely remembered some of the details (The Rescuers, The Fox, and the Hound) because I had the books with the records. Those I read kind of skimmed through. Because some of them I wasn’t *as* interested in as the more popular ones. Beauty and the Beast will always be my favorite of any bunch of Disney stories. Basically, I was partial to the ones about the Princesses and the others could have either been left out or gone in another collection. The e-book I read on Open Library had some of the stories missing, but luckily I have the actual book so I didn’t miss anything.

Rating: 7

[Anna Shiverdecker]

A good range of most of the best Disney movies. The text is very simple for children, obviously, and skips over or vaguely alludes to the darker, intense parts of the stories. All in all, it is a good resource for reading to children at bedtime or the like. It gives the stories, but in a very condensed way with nice pictures.

[Alida McDermott]

Cute

[brittany]

i’ve fallen down a children’s book rabbit hole and it’s the best thing that’s ever happened to me

I LOVED THIS

[Lindsey Byrne]

My little one loved it, it has a mix of Disney stories in it

[Clare]

Cute stories, don't know why Tarzan's in here

[Reader]

love

[Aleta]

I vividly remember my late grandpa and I sitting in his chair and him reading Tarzan to me when I was roughly five🥺🥺everytime I watch that movie, I always think of him

[Aly Engaged]

I grew up on this book. It feels great to read the stories to my daughter.

[Sarah A]

This is a big book containing shortened versions of many Disney princess stories. Some of them are not technically princess stories and some of the abbreviations unfortunately focus on the more negative side of the stories. Eg the story shortened from the Little Mermaid puts a lot of emphasis on Ariel doing it all for the love of Eric instead of also exploring her interest in all things human and the explorations of the human world and the ability to explore in itself.
It is nice looking with pretty illustrations. However the focus is not always what I want my daughter to remember from the overall story.

[Amy Ringquist]

This collection is a great way to introduce student writers to the idea of a "seed" story. Most elementary students are familiar with the characters and their fairy tales, while these stories focus on smaller moments. A nice model text that allows a teacher to focus on building understanding for small moments while easily activating prior knowledge of the original fairy tales. This also gives student ideas for writing their own stories as they think of daily snapshots within other favorite characters' lives.
Reading Equivalent = 1.8

[Lauren]

Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Disney princesses with this extensive collection featuring shortened versions of their beloved stories. While some of the tales may not strictly fall under the princess category, and a few of the abbreviated versions may highlight the challenges faced by the characters, this book offers a delightful glimpse into the diverse array of princesses and their captivating adventures. As a fan, I thoroughly enjoyed these bite-sized snippets that allowed me to relish the essence of each character's unique story.

[Isha Barrie]

This is one of my most treasured and favorite childhood books. It has all the great Disney princess stories and a lot of Pixar stories as well. I love this book I have many fond memories of my mother reading these book to me and it is something I will definitely be doing when I have kids of my own. GREAT BOOK!!!!!!!!

[Nikki]

The stories are cute retellings of the movies. The pictures are wonderful. The thing I did not like about it was that they were not all princess stories. It's a princess collection so it would be assumed they would all be princess stories but they are not. Still the stories are cute and children who love Disney will love this collection of stories.

[Heidi-Marie]

This is a nice addition to my children's library and hopefully will be much enjoyed by my daughters.

[Amanda]

While I love the Disney film versions of these fairytales the written versions are not great.

[Summer]

Read this to my sister and she really loves it.

[Theresa]

retelling of the movie with movie stills

[Esuominim]

It's a pretty good collection of SHORTENED stories for young princesses, but nothing fantastic or worth seeking-out.

[Jenni]

Read this in swedish. The title is: Den stora sagoskatten.

[Triston]

I didn't read the whole thing, but each story is basically a shorter version of the real story, but they still have the same endings and some details were the same also.

[Tanya]

Though I liked the stories in this book, I felt like when my daughters were young there were so many pages in it that they got distracted.

[Ife Okuofu]

This is awesome
Story 😍

[Lucy]

good