Jess is an Aussie, an attorney and a die-hard Disney fan. She grew up in a city not too far from P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney; and she still enjoys running around in Snow White pajamas and serenading her family members with Sleeping Beauty’s “Once Upon A Dream” (though, unlike Princess Aurora, she is not blessed with the gift of song). She became an Honorary Princess of the Magic Kingdom after her Flynn-Rider lookalike fiancé proposed at Cinderella’s Happily Ever After Dinner at Walt Disney World in 2018. Jess is an Elvis-lover like Lilo, and is otherwise singing along to her Frozen, Moana and Coco soundtracks (anyone listening will wish Ursula would pay her a voice-taking visit). When she doesn't have her nose stuck in a book, Jess delights in writing for The Disney Blog and sharing with fellow fans all things Disney.
As Old as Time, written by Liz Braswell and based on Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, is one of many books in the bestselling Disney Twisted Tale series. The series from Disney Books ‘twists’ well-known Disney films, giving readers an all-new adventure based on classic… Read More »‘As Old as Time’ from Disney Books Explores the Curse Beyond Beast’s Castle
If you are anything like us, your reading list may already be dwindling since we are homebound and with much more reading time on our hands these days. Not sure what to read next? Disney has the answer – and its free! Today through April 26th,… Read More »Disney Books offers “Fairest of All” from Serena Valentino for download
Are you having Disney withdrawals? Missing the costumes and characters that make you feel at home at Disney Parks? Well, there are likely many Disney characters in your wardrobe. A Disney-bound (also referred to as a “Bound”) is an outfit—but not a full costume—inspired by… Read More »Disney Parks closed? You can still DisneyBound at Home
Magic. Hope. Love. These three themes radiate in Elizabeth Lim’s So This Is Love and challenge Cinderella to chart her own course beyond the fairytale ending we know from Disney’s Cinderella. So This is Love is the ninth book in Disney’s Twisted Tales series and… Read More »So This Is Love: Interview with Disney Twisted Tales Author Elizabeth Lim
Ella Enchanted meets The Parent Trap. Frozen meets Harry Potter. Along with the feel of these great stories, author Elise Allen brings readers a whole new world filled with high-stakes adventure, magic spells, daring twists, and all the spark of sisterhood in the Disney book… Read More »Disney’s new Twinchantment series is double the fun of any other YA adventure series
A new Disney book series, Disney Chills, will have thrill-seeking middle grade readers sufficiently spooked. Part of Your Nightmare, the first book in the series written by Vera Strange, sees 11-year-old Shelly Anderson desperately trying balance school and family life. A science nerd at heart,… Read More »Disney Chills Series: Part of Your Nightmare
Be like Timmy. Before Timmy Failure dies, he wants to achieve greatness. If he does achieve it, and then loses it, he wants to reclaim greatness. Be like Timmy. Timmy Failure is an 11-year-old boy and the world’s greatest detective… at least, he likes to… Read More »Timmy Failure: Zero to Hero Interview with Stephan Pastis
Please note: this is an advanced reader review of “Evil Thing” by Serena Valentino and thus does not contain spoilers but it does provide some description and analysis of aspects of the story. Please proceed accordingly. In the end, everything isn’t always as black-and-white as… Read More »Why ‘Evil Thing’ is my favorite Disney Villains novel by Serena Valentino