A Busy Day (Discover and Play

by Walt Disney Company, Lara Bergen

Soar to infinity and beyond with this exciting novelty book that features Woody, Buzz, and the rest of the gang! Young fans will love discovering all the fun tactile elements of this busy Toy Story day!

12 pages, Board Book

First published June 15, 2010

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

[Chris Campos]

It's a pretty good book for kids. Exciting and makes the kids think what might happen next or what they for for fun. How Woody and his friends feels about their new home and how they make the best out of the time they have there. This book has a lot of "Secret Windows" where you either slide them up or to the side and the characters from Toy Story are there beneath this "Secret Window" either saying something or doing something. The book is made out of a cardboard material and isn't that long but for sure is an interesting book for kids that are starting off to read that way reading will become very interesting for them and make them want to read.

[Tommy Morales]

Well I liked the book it was funny because I helped woody find his friends while they were playing hide an seek.It was somewhat fun in a way but I liked it.It had a lot of picture well probably because it was a picture book.But anyways this book was about woody an the gang in there new home they have a lot of fun with there new owner(bonnie).They haven't had that much fun in a very long time and they seem to be happy now.

[Avel Rudenko]

I read this wonderful children's book to my little niece and she thought the world if it. It's very interactive and visually pleasing. Since it is a 'pop-up' book, there are many mysterious surprises to be scavenged and found amongst the pages. Can't recommend this enough!

[Luis Gonzalez]

This book is very interesting. The pictures are very colorful. It is very nice and doesn't have anything bad. The pop up pictures invite one to open them. The main idea was about how toys daily lives work out. This book is recommendable.

[Ruben]

This is a good book for people who like the movie "Toy Story". It tells you what happened after the last movie. The book is filled with animation, and colors that will make kids intrested and want to read more. I would recommend reading it to children who are intrested into cartoons or animation.

[Katterley]

Disney has some wonderfully interactive stories, set with everyone's favorite characters, and this is one of them. I used to keep it in my story time area, just so I had a second book that was always a hit when my crowd was riveted.

[Arionne Mccray]

I like this book a lot. I like how the characters look . It has a lot of pretty colors . In the movie the toys actually talk which is really cool. The book is ever cool