From an Idea to Disney, writen by Lowey Bundy Sichol, reviewed by Katy Golden

Summary:  This well-researched narrative of the Walt Disney Company from Walt's birth in 1901 to the opening of Shanghai Disney in 2016 is a perfect non-fiction book for those who love Disney or are interested in learning about how a business is formed. The company's development and growth is told as a simple, easy-to-follow narrative, and business terms are bolded and defined in small boxes on the same page ("mortgage", "revenue", "bankruptcy", to name a few). The pages are also decorated with black-and-white cartoon sketches, quotes by Walt Disney himself, and "fun facts", trivia about the company and the parks. Extra material includes a bibliography, timeline, and source notes. The first half of the book reads like a biography of Walt Disney, and the second half runs through the next two CEOs.

Straight Talk for Librarians:  Sichol certainly skips over some of Disney's - and big business's - unsavory sides (the closest she comes to criticism is stating that Walt's smoking was a "dangerous habit"), but as an introduction to how a company is formed and an homage to Disney, this book is an excellent fit. Use for reports on Walt Disney or as a simple introduction to a mini society unit. Of note: this was written in 2019, and so some sections - notably the description of Bob Iger's tenure and the statement that the only cause of Disney World's closures has been hurricanes - will require supplemental research.