The Walt Disney Company has released some of the world’s finest animated short films and movies for over a century, including Oswald the Lucky Rabbit shorts, Mickey Mouse‘s first appearance in Steamboat Willie, and popular films such as Fantasia, Snow White, and Pinocchio, as well as more recent releases, such as Frozen and Moana.

Not long ago, it was difficult for children to see their favorite Disney characters regularly. Televisions were not widely owned, and stations only reached small portions of the country. VCRs, Betamax, and streaming services were not yet dreamed of. Many families struggled financially during World War II and afterwards, making spare money for movie tickets just not plausible.

Fortunately, young children had another option to become acquainted with their Disney favorites. That was the world of books, which served as a golden ticket to help them journey into Walt Disney’s magical kingdom. Walt Disney’s Children’s Classics 1937-1953, published by Taschen, brings to life these beautiful stories that helped inspire a generation of children to dream big and use their imaginations.

To understand the true value of the Disney franchise in the printed word, we need to examine its coveted home in another popular franchise, Little Golden........

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