There are many things that could be the start of a person's love of Disney. For me it was the Disney Book of the Month club, something I loved long before ever even knowing a Walt Disney World or Disneyland existed. I received my first book when I was just four and remember my mom reading me these stories over and over. As I got older, I remember reading them to my dolls, my brother and even to the other children in my neighborhood. Recently, I even found out that one of my Disney friends was also a part of this book club! Beth at A Disney Mom's Thoughts just posted a similar article about these books. She and I have connected online through our love of Disney and the more we talk, the more we find we have in common. Head over to her post
Disney Book Club to see her favorites and her childhood memories of these books. As she said when I e-mailed her about posting a similar article ~ great minds think alike!
I can tell from the covers of the books, which were my favorites. Of the 60 or so books I have,
Cinderella,
Sleeping Beauty,
101 Dalmatians and
Brer Rabbit Saves His Skin were my favorites. These four books had ripped bindings, scuffed covers, pages falling out and curled up corners. These injuries weren't from lack of care, but from an excessive love of reading them.
Sleeping Beauty and
101 Dalmatians, sadly, have not stayed together long enough to read them more than a handful of times to my own children, but I still have plenty others to share with them.
I am so happy that I have held onto these books through the years. Pierre and I read to the kids every night, and though Joey, Hayley and Emily have hundreds of books to choose from, they rarely choose something other than one of these Disney books. Each of them has their favorites, but they mostly are the Mickey, Donald and Goofy stories, though the Robin Hood books are close behind.