The humor. The thrills. The emotion. The magic. THE QUEST. Rediscover the adventure to find the Phoenix Gem in this Disney·Pixar Onward Little Golden Book released on February 4th!
Little Golden Books, like with many people, are a classic part of my childhood; so naturally when Pixar themed Little Golden books (based on the feature length and short films as well as some original stories) began to be published back in 2003 (Finding Nemo was the very first), I jumped right on the chance to collect them all. To this day, I still get super excited for each new release year after year. They're one of the most consistent additions to my collection—I can always count on a new Little Golden Book to coincide with the release of every new Pixar film these days! They're always so well done and this one is no exception.
The story of Onward was wonderfully adapted here by Courtney Carbone (who did a fabulous job at condensing and simplifying the film's main story points for little ones), illustrated by the great Nick Balian (along with the Disney Storybook Art Team) and designed by Tony Fejeran. It's pretty remarkable, each of these books has a different illustrator, yet there's a consistent look that's present across all of them. Balian's style fits perfectly with the timeless charm of Little Golden Books (as well as the rest of the Pixar collection) and I'm sure he'd be happy to know that he's done the series justice. The art is honestly the reason I love collecting and look forward to these books, so I'm glad they nailed it here by hiring the right guy once again. Amazing work, Nick! The epic spread across the fist two pages (partially seen below; a depiction of the film's prologue) is reason enough to snag this book. Just WOW.
The first Little Golden Books were published back in 1942, so needless to say, this collection has really stood the test of time. Hundreds of titles later and it's still going strong! I love how even the modern Little Golden Books (like this one here) tap into the nostalgia of their old time publications and are still created in a similar, [now considered] "retro", fashion.
Now let's continue your exclusive sneak peek inside...
This hardcover book is the standard Little Golden Book size of 8" tall x 6.5" wide, is 24 pages long and retails for $4.99. If you and/or your little ones at home love Onward like I do, you'll certainly want to pick this up for your collection. It's perfection, sure to be a hit at story time! I picked mine up at Barnes & Noble (it's in stores and online), but you can also find it on Amazon using the link below. It's also available digitally, but I'm all about hard copies.
What are your thoughts? Anyone else out there as excited as I am about this release? Shout it all out down in the comments and hopefully we can get a conversation going.
Final note: You can explore my entire Pixar Little Golden Book collection HERE! There's one for every single Pixar film so far except A Bug's Life (I know, sad but true). Hopefully we'll get that one someday!
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