Welcome to my brainchild, I have created a monster! It's beautiful Disney/book mash-up and I'm fully in love with the idea. I spent the better part of my free time this past week working on this new project. I took all the full-length animated theatrical releases Disney has to offer and separated them into different reading tracks. The main one is a list of the main Disney movies not including Pixar.
In an effort to keep the main list smaller (lol), I created side tracks that come under the Disney umbrella ranging from Pixar and TV spin-offs to specific series with multiple movies. Each of these movies on the lists were then assigned a reading prompt. Guys, there are so many movies, it was sometimes a bit difficult to come up with a prompt that fit the movie well. I've done my best and I'm really quite proud of what I've produced.
So here's the idea: This will be my long standing challenge, I will choose 1-3 movies each month at random. I will read a book that corresponds to the prompts and then I will watch the movies. It's fun because I'm challenging myself reading-wise and I get to watch Disney movies in the process! There are some movies on this list I haven't seen in a very long time and I'm just as excited to revisit them as I am to read all these books.
I will (hopefully) be posting a monthly TBRs with the chosen prompts/movies and then do a monthly recap on both movies and books. I think this will be a fun way to go through this project. It's an as-long-as-it-takes Disney read-a-thon!
Below is this full list of prompts and anyone who'd like to is welcome to join me!
MAIN TRACK
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) - Read a book featuring roommates
Pinocchio (1940) - Read a book with an unreliable narrator
Fantasia (1940) - Read a book of short stories
Dumbo (1941) - Read a book featuring a circus
Bambi (1942) - Read a book featuring animals
Fun and Fancy Free (1947) - Read a book featuring music
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) - Read a thriller
Cinderella (1950) - Read a Cinderella story
Alice in Wonderland (1951) - Read a book featuring a portal
Peter Pan (1953) - Read a children's book
Lady and the Tramp (1955) - Read a book where opposites attract
Sleeping Beauty (1959) - Read a book featuring a dragon
One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) - Read a book with lots of chapters
The Sword in the Stone (1963) - Read an Arthurian book
The Jungle Book (1967) - Read a book set in the jungle
The Aristocats (1970) - Read a book featuring a kidnapping/disappearance
Robin Hood (1973) - Read a book featuring an vigilante hero
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) - Read your favorite book growing up
The Rescuers (1977) - Read a book featuring unlikely heroes
The Fox and the Hound (1981) - Read a book featuring unlikely friendship
The Black Cauldron (1985) - Read an underrated book
The Great Mouse Detective (1986) - Read a book with Sherlockian ties
Oliver & Company (1988) - Read a book that's set in a big city
The Little Mermaid (1989) - Read a book featuring mermaids
The Rescuers Down Under (1990) - Read a book set in Australia
Beauty and the Beast (1991) - Read a book about books
Aladdin (1992) - Read a rags to riches story
The Lion King (1994) - Read a book featuring a dysfunctional family
Pocahontas (1995) - Read a book featuring Native/Indigenous people
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) - Read a book with a differently-abled main character
Hercules (1997) - Read a book about Greek mythology
Mulan (1998) - Read a gender-bent book or Read a book with a character in disguise
Tarzan (1999) - Read a book featuring foster care/adoption
Fantasia 2000 (1999) - Read someone else's favorite book
Dinosaur (2000) - Read a book set in the past
The Emperor's New Groove (2000) - Read a book featuring a redemption story
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) - Read a book set in a different world
Lilo & Stitch (2002) - Read a book featuring aliens
Treasure Planet (2002) - Read a book featuring pirates
Brother Bear (2003) - Read a book featuring siblings
Home on the Range (2004) - Read a book that takes place on a ranch or features a cowboy
Valiant (2005) - Read a WWII book
Chicken Little (2005) - Read a book featuring dancing
Meet the Robinsons (2007) - Read a book set in the future
Bolt (2008) - Read a book featuring the film industry
The Princess and the Frog (2009) - Read a book featuring a funny best friend
Tangled (2010) - Read a book featuring a prisoner
Winnie the Pooh (2011) - Read a book featuring red on the cover
Wreck-It Ralph (2012) - Read a book featuring an anti-hero
Frozen (2013) - Read a book featuring a character that has superhuman abilities
Big Hero 6 (2014) - Read a book featuring superheroes
Zootopia (2016) - Read a diverse book
Moana (2016) - Read a book that takes place on the sea
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) - Read a book featuring the Internet
PIXAR SIDE TRACK
Toy Story (1995) - Read the first book in a series
A Bug's Life (1998) - Read a book featuring a "big bad"
Toy Story 2 (1999) - Read a sequel
Monsters, Inc. (2001) - Read a book that makes you laugh
Finding Nemo (2003) - Read a book nominated for an award
The Incredibles (2004) - Read a book featuring a character with a secret identity
Cars (2006) - Read a book from a celebrity book club
Ratatouille (2007) - Read a book featuring cooking/baking
WALL-E (2008) - Rad a dystopian/post-apocalyptic book
Up (2009) - Read a book featuring an epic love story
Toy Story 3 (2010) - Read a coming of age story
Cars 2 (2011) - Read a book featuring a world adventure
Brave (2012) - Read a book featuring fate/destiny
Monsters University (2013) - Read a prequel
Inside Out (2015) - Read a book featuring mental health
The Good Dinosaur (2015) - Read a book featuring an alternate reality
Finding Dory (2016) - Read a book you forgot was on your TBR
Cars 3 (2017) - Read a book featuring a comeback kid
Coco (2017) - Read a book dealing with death
Incredibles 2 (2018) - Read the book you've had on your TBR the longest
Toy Story 4 (2019) - Read the last book in a series
Onward (2020) - Read a book you don't know much about
TV SIDE TRACK
DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990) - Read a book featuring an Indiana Jones-like adventure
A Goofy Movie (1995) - Read a book featuring a parent/child relationship
Doug's 1st Movie (1999) - Read a book featuring a monster
Recess: School's Out (2001) - Read a middle grade book
Teacher's Pet (2004) - Read a book set in a school
TINKER BELL SIDE TRACK
Tinker Bell (2008) - Read a book featuring fairies
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (2009) - Read a book featuring a nature word in the title
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (2010) - Read a book featuring a real/fantasy world crossover
The Secret of Wings (2012) - Read a book featuring long lost siblings
The Pirate Fairy (2014) - Read a book featuring a badass female character
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast (2015) - Read a book featuring a legend come to life
100 ACRE WOOD SIDE TRACK
The Tigger Movie (2000) - Read a book featuring a found family
Piglet's Big Movie (2003) - Read a companion book
Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005) - Read a book featuring misconceptions
STOP-MOTION SIDE TRACK
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) - Read a holiday book
James and the Giant Peach (1996) - Read a Roald Dahl book
Frankenweenie (2012) - Read a book with Halloween vibes (zombies/ghosts)
LITTLE TOASTER SIDE TRACK
The Brave Little Toaster (1987) - Read a book featuring a road trip
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998) - Read a book featuring space
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1999) - Read a book featuring a science lab
SEQUEL SIDE TRACK
Return to Never Land (2002) - Read a book set in London
The Jungle Book 2 (2003) - Read a book featuring green on the cover
Bambi II (2006) - Read a book featuring a number in the title
So here's the idea: This will be my long standing challenge, I will choose 1-3 movies each month at random. I will read a book that corresponds to the prompts and then I will watch the movies. It's fun because I'm challenging myself reading-wise and I get to watch Disney movies in the process! There are some movies on this list I haven't seen in a very long time and I'm just as excited to revisit them as I am to read all these books.
Below is this full list of prompts and anyone who'd like to is welcome to join me!
MAIN TRACK
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) - Read a book featuring roommates
Pinocchio (1940) - Read a book with an unreliable narrator
Fantasia (1940) - Read a book of short stories
Dumbo (1941) - Read a book featuring a circus
Bambi (1942) - Read a book featuring animals
Fun and Fancy Free (1947) - Read a book featuring music
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) - Read a thriller
Cinderella (1950) - Read a Cinderella story
Alice in Wonderland (1951) - Read a book featuring a portal
Peter Pan (1953) - Read a children's book
Lady and the Tramp (1955) - Read a book where opposites attract
Sleeping Beauty (1959) - Read a book featuring a dragon
One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) - Read a book with lots of chapters
The Sword in the Stone (1963) - Read an Arthurian book
The Jungle Book (1967) - Read a book set in the jungle
The Aristocats (1970) - Read a book featuring a kidnapping/disappearance
Robin Hood (1973) - Read a book featuring an vigilante hero
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) - Read your favorite book growing up
The Rescuers (1977) - Read a book featuring unlikely heroes
The Fox and the Hound (1981) - Read a book featuring unlikely friendship
The Black Cauldron (1985) - Read an underrated book
The Great Mouse Detective (1986) - Read a book with Sherlockian ties
Oliver & Company (1988) - Read a book that's set in a big city
The Little Mermaid (1989) - Read a book featuring mermaids
The Rescuers Down Under (1990) - Read a book set in Australia
Beauty and the Beast (1991) - Read a book about books
Aladdin (1992) - Read a rags to riches story
The Lion King (1994) - Read a book featuring a dysfunctional family
Pocahontas (1995) - Read a book featuring Native/Indigenous people
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) - Read a book with a differently-abled main character
Hercules (1997) - Read a book about Greek mythology
Mulan (1998) - Read a gender-bent book or Read a book with a character in disguise
Tarzan (1999) - Read a book featuring foster care/adoption
Fantasia 2000 (1999) - Read someone else's favorite book
Dinosaur (2000) - Read a book set in the past
The Emperor's New Groove (2000) - Read a book featuring a redemption story
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) - Read a book set in a different world
Lilo & Stitch (2002) - Read a book featuring aliens
Treasure Planet (2002) - Read a book featuring pirates
Brother Bear (2003) - Read a book featuring siblings
Home on the Range (2004) - Read a book that takes place on a ranch or features a cowboy
Valiant (2005) - Read a WWII book
Chicken Little (2005) - Read a book featuring dancing
Meet the Robinsons (2007) - Read a book set in the future
Bolt (2008) - Read a book featuring the film industry
The Princess and the Frog (2009) - Read a book featuring a funny best friend
Tangled (2010) - Read a book featuring a prisoner
Winnie the Pooh (2011) - Read a book featuring red on the cover
Wreck-It Ralph (2012) - Read a book featuring an anti-hero
Frozen (2013) - Read a book featuring a character that has superhuman abilities
Big Hero 6 (2014) - Read a book featuring superheroes
Zootopia (2016) - Read a diverse book
Moana (2016) - Read a book that takes place on the sea
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) - Read a book featuring the Internet
PIXAR SIDE TRACK
Toy Story (1995) - Read the first book in a series
A Bug's Life (1998) - Read a book featuring a "big bad"
Toy Story 2 (1999) - Read a sequel
Monsters, Inc. (2001) - Read a book that makes you laugh
Finding Nemo (2003) - Read a book nominated for an award
The Incredibles (2004) - Read a book featuring a character with a secret identity
Cars (2006) - Read a book from a celebrity book club
Ratatouille (2007) - Read a book featuring cooking/baking
WALL-E (2008) - Rad a dystopian/post-apocalyptic book
Up (2009) - Read a book featuring an epic love story
Toy Story 3 (2010) - Read a coming of age story
Cars 2 (2011) - Read a book featuring a world adventure
Brave (2012) - Read a book featuring fate/destiny
Monsters University (2013) - Read a prequel
Inside Out (2015) - Read a book featuring mental health
The Good Dinosaur (2015) - Read a book featuring an alternate reality
Finding Dory (2016) - Read a book you forgot was on your TBR
Cars 3 (2017) - Read a book featuring a comeback kid
Coco (2017) - Read a book dealing with death
Incredibles 2 (2018) - Read the book you've had on your TBR the longest
Toy Story 4 (2019) - Read the last book in a series
Onward (2020) - Read a book you don't know much about
TV SIDE TRACK
DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990) - Read a book featuring an Indiana Jones-like adventure
A Goofy Movie (1995) - Read a book featuring a parent/child relationship
Doug's 1st Movie (1999) - Read a book featuring a monster
Recess: School's Out (2001) - Read a middle grade book
Teacher's Pet (2004) - Read a book set in a school
TINKER BELL SIDE TRACK
Tinker Bell (2008) - Read a book featuring fairies
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (2009) - Read a book featuring a nature word in the title
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (2010) - Read a book featuring a real/fantasy world crossover
The Secret of Wings (2012) - Read a book featuring long lost siblings
The Pirate Fairy (2014) - Read a book featuring a badass female character
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast (2015) - Read a book featuring a legend come to life
100 ACRE WOOD SIDE TRACK
The Tigger Movie (2000) - Read a book featuring a found family
Piglet's Big Movie (2003) - Read a companion book
Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005) - Read a book featuring misconceptions
STOP-MOTION SIDE TRACK
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) - Read a holiday book
James and the Giant Peach (1996) - Read a Roald Dahl book
Frankenweenie (2012) - Read a book with Halloween vibes (zombies/ghosts)
LITTLE TOASTER SIDE TRACK
The Brave Little Toaster (1987) - Read a book featuring a road trip
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998) - Read a book featuring space
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1999) - Read a book featuring a science lab
SEQUEL SIDE TRACK
Return to Never Land (2002) - Read a book set in London
The Jungle Book 2 (2003) - Read a book featuring green on the cover
Bambi II (2006) - Read a book featuring a number in the title
There you have it, lots of movies and lots of book prompts. I'm excited to get started.
As always, happy reading.
As always, happy reading.
