Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Books for Fans of INSIDE OUT #SummerReading


Summer is a great time to catch up on some of the biggest blockbuster movies that have recently been released either in theaters or to DVD. This week I'm featuring movie tie-in edition books for some of these movies. Today I'm featuring books for another favorite Disney movie of our, INSIDE OUT. One of the things I love about movies, are the books inspired by the movie. Today I'm featuring a few Disney books that are great for fans of Inside Out.

THE EMOTIONS IN CHARGE TODAY


By: Disney
Published by: Disney Press
Released on: May 5th, 2015
Ages: 3-5
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Dive inside Riley's mind and get to know the Emotions that know her best with this unique format. With five fun storybooks, each devoted to a different Emotion, as well as a die-cut slipcase, fans of Pixar's upcoming film, Inside Out, will treasure this special collection of Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger, and Disgust.


For fans of Inside Out, this set of board books allows readers to get to know their favorite Emotion a little bit better. From Anger, Disgust, Fear, Joy and Sadness, each book features one of the Emotions. Readers will find out what makes them happy, sad, fearful, disgusted and angry. Anger wouldn't be happy to know this, but his book had us laughing out loud. We really enjoyed reading each of their books. They may end up being our favorite of the Inside Out Books. These books are also a great way for kids to learn more about each emotion. 


INSIDE OUT - Read-Along




Narrated by: Cindy Robinson, along w/ the cast from the movie 
Published by: Disney Press
Released on: May 5th, 2015
Ages: 6 & up
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An emotional roller coaster! Jump inside Riley's mind and get to know the Emotions who know her best: Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust. Relive all of the adventure from the Disney-Pixar film, Inside Out with this storybook-and-CD set. The CD includes word-for-word narration, thrilling sound effects, and original character voices from the movie!


Fans of Inside Out will love seeing the movie come to life within the pages of this book. Not only does this book feature the voice talents of the actors from the movie, the cd also has includes sound effects. As readers listen to the CD, they can follow along to the story and enjoy illustrations featured from movie. This book is perfect for fans of the movie. We love the Disney movie tie-in read-alongs, as they not only stay true to the movie, and follow it word for word, they keep the keep the same character voices! This is definitely a book worth picking up. 


INSIDE OUT: Driven By Emotions, Five Stories Told From The Mind



By: Elise Allen
Illustrated by: Jerrod Maruyama
Published by: Disney Press
Released on: May 5th, 2015
Ages: 8-12 
Purchase from: Amazon | B&N
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This unique chapter book reveals unseen stories from Inside Out. Each chapter offers a different retelling of the film from one of Riley's Emotions: Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger, and Disgust.


Ever wondered what all five of the Emotions thought during Riley's move with her family from Minnesota to San Fransisco, California? Well know you'll know. Fans of the movie Inside Out will enjoy getting a different look into the movie, as each of the Emotions, Joy, Anger, Disgust, Fear and Sadness, tell their side of the story of the events that took place during the movie. Driven by Emotions features a chapter dedicated to each Emotion, allowing the particular Emotion to tell the story without interruption. While this chapter book is a fun read, I think some readers will find it lacks illustrations. The only illustrations found through out the book are featured on the select character's new chapter. Overall, we thought this was an okay read, though we liked getting to read the story from each Emotions's point of view. 


INSIDE OUT: Sadly Ever After?



By: Elise Allen
Illustrated by: Daniel Holland
Published by: Disney Press
Released on: May 5th, 2015
Ages: 3 & up 
Purchase from: Amazon
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Sadness is always obsessing over the weight of life's problems. She is Sadness, after all. But her fellow Emotions in Headquarters are determined to get Sadness to feel something-anything-other than sad! After recalling some of Riley's best memories, will Sadness finally have happy ending? 


Our favorite Emotions, Joy, Disgust, Anger, Fear and Sadness, are together again (not like they're ever not together), for a whole new story. Each Emotion does their best to cheer up Sadness. The story is told prior to Riley's move to San Fransisco, and begins with Riley ice-skating. Doing what they can to cheer up Sadness, each emotion reflects on a memory from Riley's first day at the park. Each Emotion remembers that day a little differently, which doesn't make Sadness feel any better. After she picks a new memory, to which everyone again recounts different events from the day, Joy does what she does best, and reminds everyone why it was the BEST DAY EVER, despite the mishaps that happened. Joy definitely knows how to make Sadness happy, even if it's for a very brief moment. 


Our favorite Emotions definitely provided a few laughs in this book. It's a book we enjoyed reading. With cute illustrations, and fun story, this a picture book I'd recommend picking up. Also included with this book is a free e-book for Lava, the featured short at the beginning of the movie. 


* Each of the books reviewed in this post were received from the publisher in exchange for my honest review. 
I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves. ~ Anna Quindlen

Good children's literature appeals not only to
the child in the adult, but to the adult in the child.
~ Anonymous ~