Secondhand Picture Book Bargain Book Box SP4273

Secondhand Picture Book Bargain Book Box SP4273

Twelve film and superhero storybooks, all hardback: Disney’s Bambi, The Lion King, Moana, Lilo & Stitch and Inside Out, plus Shrek, Sing 2, Marvel origin stories for Thor and Hulk, and two five-minute story collections. Each retells its film in pictures and a short text, for a child who wants the movie again at bedtime.

1. Bambi — Disney — The young deer, Thumper, Flower and the forest fire, in the black gift edition bordered with flowers and butterflies. The saddest scene is handled gently.
2. Inside Out — Disney Pixar Movie Collection — Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust run eleven-year-old Riley’s head, until Joy and Sadness get lost. A good book for talking about feelings.
3. Moana — Disney Storytime Magic — Moana sails beyond the reef to find the demigod Maui and return the stolen heart of Te Fiti. The film’s story in full, with stills on every page.
4. Lilo & Stitch — Disney Movie Collection — A lonely Hawaiian girl adopts a “dog” who is really an escaped alien experiment. Ohana means family, and the book keeps that line.
5. The Lion King — Disney Movie Collection — Simba runs from the Pride Lands after his father’s death and has to come back to face Scar. The whole film, from Pride Rock to Pride Rock.
6. Sing 2: The Big Time! — Buster Moon and his cast of singing animals bluff their way into a big-city show. A short storybook from the sequel.
7. Thor: An Origin Story — Marvel — How the arrogant prince of Asgard was sent to Earth to learn humility and earn his hammer. Comic-style art, with text short enough for a five-year-old.
8. 5-Minute Spider-Man Stories — Marvel — Twelve short adventures, each timed for bedtime, with a different villain in every one. The padded hardback.
9. Shrek — DreamWorks — An ogre who wants his swamp to himself, a talking donkey and a princess with a secret. The first film as a picture book.
10. Hulk: An Origin Story — Marvel — Bruce Banner saves a boy from a gamma bomb test and pays for it every time he gets angry. The companion volume to Thor.
11. LEGO DC Super Heroes: 5-Minute Super Hero Stories — Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman as LEGO minifigures, up against the Joker and Harley Quinn. Played for laughs.
12. The Lion King: Hakuna Matata — Brittany Rubiano — Timon and Pumbaa teach young Simba their no-worries philosophy in the jungle. A separate story from the photo-real film, illustrated by Therese Larsson.