Children’s Books by Animation Artists

2009 appears to be the year of illustrated books by animation artists. It’s hard to keep track there are so many of them. Below are some …

SDCC ’09: Van Eaton’s Book Booth

If you are going to the San Diego Comic Con, don’t miss Booth #501, Van Eaton Galleries. Forget the voluminous amount of vintage …

EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: What is Torch Tiger?

Following on the heels of last year’s successful graphic novel anthology Who is Rocket Johnson?, Disney story artists and directors have …

Who was Walt Disney?

Forget Barrier and Gabler, I found the real deal at the Columbus airport bookstore this weekend. The haunting cover art of Who Was Walt …

The story behind Underdog

If Jay Ward, Hanna Barbera and Rankin-Bass rate biographical tomes, certainly the output of Total Television deserves a historical …

Hidden Oswald in UP Little Golden Book

This has to be the most trivial post I’ve ever written – and I’ve written some pretty trivial posts – but at least it gives me the chance …

A plug for Mo Willems

One person who doesn’t need a plug on Cartoon Brew is Mo Willems. Successful animator turned popular children’s book author, Willems now …

Let’s Do Nothing! by Tony Fucile

Apparently it’s the season for children’s books by animation artists. A couple weeks ago, we wrote about the new kids’ book by Tom …

Pixar opening shorts studio in Canada

Pixar is opening a satellite studio in Vancouver which will be dedicated to producing short subjects. According to a story in The …

Two Books You Must Have in October

Come October, I know I’ll definitely be adding two new books to my bookshelf: South of the Border with Disney: Walt Disney and the …

‘White is for Witching’ Trailer

I’ve linked to a number of animated book trailers in recent months, and the trend appears to be growing. In the overcrowded fiction …

1000 Times No

Just published this week from HarperCollins is Mr. Warburton’s first childrens book 1000 Times No. Warburton (Code Name: Kids Next …

Last Part of Amid’s Book Sale

I’ve posted the last part of my 2009 animation and cartoon book sale. Rare goodies straight ahead on the book sale page.

Amid’s Animation Book Sale, Part II

I’m continuing the great animation book purge of 2009. Everything I posted earlier today is already sold, but I’ve just posted more cool …

Upcoming Disney Books

I got a peek at the latest Disney Book Group catalog, prepared for this week’s London Book Fair. There are plenty of things coming up …

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