Walt Disney's Story Land: 55 Favorite Stories
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Walt Disney's Story Land: 55 Favorite Stories is a series of books published over the years from 1962-1999 by Golden Press.
First edition | |
| Author | The Walt Disney Company |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Publisher | Golden Press |
Publication date | 1962 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 320 |
| ISBN | 978-0-307-16547-3 |
These 55 stories were either adapted from the Walt Disney's movies or original. All of the material was previously published as either separate individual books by Golden Press/Simon & Schuster or books by other publications that the publishers had access to. The previous versions are listed in ().
- Bambi (Big Golden Book, 1949, Melvin Shaw)
- Hiawatha (Little Golden Book, 1953)
- Donald Duck, Private Eye (Little Golden Book, 1961, Carl Buettner, illustrations by AI White)
- Toy Sailboat (Little Golden Book, 1954, Annie North Bedford and illustrations by Samuel Armstrong)
- Bongo (Big Golden Book, 1947, illustrations by Edgar Starr)
- Pedro (Golden Book Walt Disney's Treasure Chest, 1948, Dick Kelsey & Dick Moores)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Golden Book compilation, Walt Disney's Treasury: 21 Best-Loved Stories, 1953, Jane Werner Watson a.k.a. Annie North Bedford, illustrations by Campbell Grant, Dick Kelsey & Dick Moores)
- Once Upon a Wintertime (Little Golden Book, 1950, illustrations by Tom Oreb)
- Chip n' Dale at the Zoo (Little Golden Book, 1954, Annie North Bedford, illustrations by Bill Bosche)
- The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Walt Disney's Treasure Chest, 1948)
- Perri (Big Golden Book, 1957, Emily Broun, illustrations by Dick Kelsey)
- The Grasshopper and the Ants (Walt Disney's Treasure Chest, 1948, Margaret Wise Brown, illustrations by Dick Kelsey & Dick Moores)
- The Adventures of Mr. Toad (Giant Golden Book, 1949, John Hench)
- The Orphan Kittens (D. C. Heath and Company book Little Pig's Picnic And Other Stories, 1939, Margaret Wise Brown)
- Pilgrim's Party (D. C. Heath and Company book Mickey Sees The U.S.A., 1944, Caroline D. Emerson)
- Ben and Me (Walt Disney's Treasury: 21 Best-Loved Stories, 1953, illustrations by Campbell Grant, Dick Kelsey & Dick Moores)
- Goliath II (Little Golden Books, 1959, Bill Peet)
- The Lonely Little Colt (D. C. Heath and Company book Little Pig's Picnic And Other Stories, 1939, Margaret Wise Brown)
- Dumbo of the Circus (Walt Disney's Treasury: 21 Best-Loved Stories, 1953, illustrations by Dick Kelsey)
- Paul Revere (inspired by film Johnny Tremain; Little Golden Books, 1957, Irwin Shapiro, illustrations by Paul Luhrs)
- Alice in Wonderland Meets the White Rabbit (Little Golden Book, 1951, Jane Werner Watson a.k.a. Annie North Bedford, illustrations by Al Dempster)
- Donald Duck, Prize Driver (Little Golden Book, 1956, Annie North Bedford, illustrations by Neil Boyle)
- Goofy, Movie Star (Little Golden Book, 1956, Annie North Bedford, illustrations by Samuel Armstrong)
- Babes in Toyland (Little Golden Book, 1961, Barbara Shook Hazen, illustrations by Earl & Carl Marshall)
- Forest Friends (based on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs; previously part of the D. C. Heath and Company book Water Babies' Circus And Other Stories, 1940)
- The Flying Mouse (D. C. Heath and Company book Little Pig's Picnic And Other Stories, 1939, Margaret Wise Brown)
- Through the Picture Frame (Little Golden Book, 1944, Robert Edmonds adapted from Hans Christian Andersen)
- The Runaway Lamb (an excerpt from So Dear to My Heart, previously published as a Grosset & Dunlap book Runaway Lamb At The County Fair, 1949, Sterling North, illustrations by Julius Svendsen)
- Grandpa Bunny (an excerpt from Funny Little Bunnies; Little Golden Book, 1951, Jane Werner Watson (Annie North Bedford), illustrations by Bill Justice & Dick Kelsey)
- The Ugly Duckling (Little Golden Book, 1952, illustrations by Don MacLaughlin; Walt Disney's Treasury: 21 Best-Loved Stories, 1953, illustrations by Dick Kelsey & Dick Moores)
- Uncle Remus/De Tar Baby (Giant Golden Book, 1946, illustrations by Al Dempster & Bill Justice; Little Golden Book, 1947, illustrations by Bob Grant)
- Elmer Elephant (Walt Disney's Treasure Chest, 1948)
- Lady and the Tramp (Walt Disney's Treasury: 21 Best-Loved Stories as a pre-release "Lady", 1953, illustrations by Dick Kelsey & Dick Moores, and Big Golden Book, 1955, illustrations by Claude Coats)
- Scamp (Little Golden Book, 1957, Annie North Bedford, illustrations by Norm McGary & Joe Rinaldi)
- Donald the Explorer (based on Polar Trappers; D.C. Heath & Co. book Donald Duck And His Friends, 1939, Jean Ayer)
- Mrs. Cackle's Corn (based on The Wise Little Hen; previously published as part of a Thomas Nelson & Sons book Mickey And His Friends, 1937, Jean Ayer)
- Mickey Mouse and Pluto Pup (Little Golden Book, 1953, Elizabeth Beecher, illustrations by Campbell Grant)
- Pigs Is Pigs (Walt Disney's Treasury: 21 Best-Loved Stories, 1953, illustrations by Dick Kelsey & Dick Moores)
- Peter Pan (Walt Disney's Treasury: 21 Best-Loved Stories, 1953, illustrations by Dick Kelsey & Dick Moores)
- Cinderella (Big Golden Book, 1950, Jane Werner Watson a.k.a. Annie North Bedford, illustrations by Retta Scott Worcester)
- Mickey Mouse Goes Christmas Shopping (Little Golden Book, 1953, Annie North Bedford, illustrations by Bob Moore)
- Pluto Pup Goes to Sea (Little Golden Book, 1952, Annie North Bedford, illustrations by Yale Gracey)
- Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (Little Golden Book, 1955, Irwin Shapiro, illustrations by Mel Crawford)
- Darby O'Gill (Little Golden Book, 1959, Annie North Bedford, illustrations by David Gantz)
- The Old Mill (D.C. Heath & Co. book Little Pig's Picnic And Other Stories, 1939, and Walt Disney's Treasure Chest, 1948, illustrations by Dick Kelsey & Dick Moores)
- Johnny Appleseed (Little Golden Book, 1949, Ted Parmalee)
- The Grand Canyon (D. C. Heath and Company book Mickey Sees The U.S.A., 1944, Caroline D. Emerson)
- Beaver and His Brothers (D. C. Heath and Company book Water Babies' Circus And Other Stories, 1940, Georgiana Brown)
- Peter and the Wolf(Walt Disney's Treasury: 21 Best-Loved Stories, 1953, illustrations by Dick Kelsey & Dick Moores)
- Brave Little Tailor (Walt Disney's Treasure Chest, 1948)
- 101 Dalmatians (Big Golden Book, 1961, Carl Buettner, illustrations by Norman McGary & Sylvia Mattinson)
- Sleeping Beauty (excerpted from "The Sleeping Princess" section of Walt Disney's Treasury: 21 Best-Loved Stories, 1953, illustrations by Frank Armitage, Walter Peregoy, Dick Kelsey & Dick Moores; also one image from the Big Golden Book version published in 1957, while the film was in production, Julius Svendsen)
- Three Little Pigs (Little Golden Book, 1948, AI Dempster & Milt Banta)
- The Country Cousin (Walt Disney's Treasure Chest, 1948)
- Pinocchio (Walt Disney's Treasury: 21 Best-Loved Stories, 1953, illustrations by Campbell Grant, Dick Kelsey & Dick Moores)
1987 edition
In addition to a new cover, this update eliminated a few titles from the 1962 version to include a few more titles, including:
- Donald Duck's Toy Train (a Little Golden Book, 1950, illustrations by Dick Kelsey)
- Mickey's Christmas Carol (Little Golden Book, 1983, illustrations by Ron Dias)
- Goofy's Buried Treasure (Annie North Bedford, illustrations by Samuel Armstrong)
- Mickey Mouse's Picnic (Little Golden Book, 1950, Jane Werner Watson a.k.a. Annie North Bedford).