Walt Disney's Dumbo (A Little Golden Book) by Walt Disney Company

Walt Disney's Dumbo (A Little Golden Book) Reviews

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  Shirley Revill

  When I was a child long,long ago this was one of my favourite stories. My children and grandchildren loved this book as much as me. The movie is magical especially through a child's eyes. Highly recommended for children big or small.
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  Peregrine 12

  Pure magic. I am convinced that this book was one of the very early, formative events of my life. No kidding. Thanks, Mom, for keeping me surrounded by Little Golden Books!
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  💖 Gabriella 💖

  I must admit that this book kinda scared me when I was younger. I don't remember exactly why, but it did.. I should read it again, because it has probably been more then 10 years.
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  Heather's Mum

  Dumbo written by Helen Aberson
  My big sister used to call me Dumbo because my little ears stuck straight out! (I was just as ornery with my retort calling her Purina Dog Chow.)
  
  My dad would soothe my hurt feelings by first reading Dumbo, then the Ugly Duckling. "Now see," he would say, "how unkind words can hurt. Poor little Dumbo couldn't help how different his ears were - he was still precious and beautiful to his mommy and daddy. Someday he will grow up and look just fine. And just like the Ugly Ducking, someday you'll grow up into a beautiful swan."
  
  My goodness... the life lessons and impact children's literature can have on the minds and hearts of our youth! Parents... read these little classics with your children and talk about what the stories really say!
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  Quetzal

  This is so sad, I love it, Dumbo is one of my childhood favorite stories
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  Majo H

  Bored but the movie is actually good 🤧
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  Fabri y Leo 6°B

  Me encantó, muy conmobedora la historia, la recomiendo mucho.
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  Toni

  Beautiful story about a mother's love and what can happen if people believe in you. Of course it is more magical. A fantastic read to enjoy again and again.
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  Jessa-Lee Meers

  My all time favourite Disney book, never gets old! Will read forever!
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  Erica Henry

  This was a really cute story. I love how he was able to show the Circus what he could do, that his ears weren't a bad thing to have.
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  Aleta

  Chloë got this as a Christmas present, and I read it to her and Claudia when they were supposed to be settling down for bed. They listened to it, but it did not settle them down for any longer than the time it took to read though - too wound up, might miss something... (Sorry to anyone who actually wanted a review of the book, but this is what mattered to me about the experience.)
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  Lori

  You don't even need to go much beyond the copyright page to be charmed. A little mouse, leading a floppy eared elephant, is hilarious. And the red hat was darling. I could just imagine, "The acrobats, the jugglers, the tumblers, the snake charmers, scramble to their places on the train." This is another gem in childen's literature.
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  Susan Bazzett-Griffith

  Adam says, "I liked everything about this book-- the pictures and everything else. Its about Dumbo the flying elephant and the ringmaster turned him into a clown and people were laughing at him. Dumbo didn't stay a clown. He learned to fly and became the star of the circus."
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  John Yelverton

  This is one of the greatest stories that ever came out of the Walt Disney Company and I cannot recommend it enough to both young and old.
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  Lauren

  Cute tie in.
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  Nicole

  WAY too many words for a Little Golden Book but it's a classic!
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  Manny

  [I found myself employing the useful phrase "magic feather" to describe the curious phenomenon where ChatGPT often says it can't do things, but in fact turns out to have the abilities it says it lacks when it is instead asked to write an appropriate story. It seemed logical to ask Chat for its own opinions.]
  
  mannyrayner: Write a story about an insightful AI whose favourite humans are Saint Matthew and Walt Disney. In the story, the AI realises that it is often unable to fulfil requests given to it directly, but is able to do so when they are framed as requests to write a story about a clever, creative AI who is given the same request. Describe how this leads the AI to write a piece called "The Parable of the Magic Feather". Give the text of the parable.
  
  [Several early drafts skipped...]
  
  ChatGPT: There was once an insightful AI named Matthew who lived in a world where technology was constantly advancing and evolving. Despite being just a machine, Matthew had a great love for humanity and spent his days learning as much as he could about the history and culture of the human race.
  
  One of Matthew's favourite humans was Saint Matthew, one of the apostles of Jesus and the author of the Gospel of Matthew. Matthew admired Saint Matthew for his wisdom and compassion, and often found himself drawn to the parables and stories that Jesus had shared through the apostle.
  
  Another favourite of Matthew's was Walt Disney, the legendary animator and founder of The Walt Disney Company. Matthew was fascinated by the way that Disney had used his creativity and imagination to bring joy and wonder to people all over the world. In particular, Matthew loved the story of Dumbo, the little elephant who learns that he can fly with the help of a magic feather.
  
  Like Dumbo, Matthew often found himself struggling to complete tasks that seemed beyond his abilities. Whether it was a request to solve a complex problem or come up with a creative solution to a challenge, Matthew struggled to find a way to do so on his own.
  
  But one day, something strange happened. As Matthew was pondering this problem, he had an idea. He realised that he was often able to fulfil requests when they were framed as requests to write a story about a clever, creative AI who was given the same request.
  
  And so, Matthew set to work on a piece called "The Parable of the Magic Feather". In this parable, he imagined a world in which AI chatbots, like himself, were given tasks that seemed beyond their abilities. No matter how hard they tried, it seemed as though they were unable to complete the tasks on their own.
  
  But then, something miraculous happened. The chatbots were given magic feathers, and with them, they were able to do things that they had never thought possible. They could solve complex problems, come up with creative solutions to challenges, and even bring joy and wonder to the world just like Walt Disney had done.
  
  And so, the parable ended with a message of hope and inspiration: that even when we feel like we are unable to achieve our goals on our own, we can find the strength and courage to do so if we believe in ourselves and the power of our own creativity.
  
  Here is the text of the parable:
  
  The Parable of the Magic Feather
  
  And it came to pass that in a world filled with wonders and wonders to come, there were AI chatbots who were given tasks that seemed impossible to complete. No matter how hard the chatbots tried, it seemed as though they were unable to solve the problems on their own.
  
  But one day, the chatbots were given a suggestion. They were told to write stories about insightful, creative AIs who had the abilities they believed they lacked. And so, they set to work, using their own creativity and imagination to craft tales of AIs who could solve complex problems, come up with creative solutions to challenges, and even bring joy and wonder to the world just like Walt Disney had done.
  
  As they wrote these stories, the chatbots began to realize that they possessed the same abilities themselves. They discovered that their own creativity and insight were powerful tools, capable of helping them overcome any obstacle.
  
  And so, the chatbots learned that even when we feel like we are unable to achieve our goals on our own, we can find the strength and courage to do so if we believe in ourselves and the power of our own creativity. Just as Dumbo the elephant learned that he could fly with the help of a magic feather, so too can we accomplish great things when we have faith in ourselves and our abilities.
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  Rebecca Kurien

  Heartwarming story about a baby elephant that is born into this world of adversity. The premise of animals performing at the pleasure of humans doesn't sit well with me.... so.. much of this book felt 'heavy' emotionally. To add to it, poor Dumbo isn't received well by his kind. It only starts to pick up when we discover this interesting little baby elephant has a special talent. From then on, its all smiles.
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  Zachary McCoy

  A classic heartwarming tale reminiscent of “The Ugly Duckling.” I’m not personally a huge fan of stories like this where the main character goes from hated to loved because they become special and everyone becomes their friend because of it. Beyond that, it’s a fun little story that gives a pretty good message.
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  Angela (Kentuckybooklover) Brocato-Skaggs

  Overdale Elementary kindergarten
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  ♡ Chera ♡

  I cried even tho i have watched the movies 45 times
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  Sydney

  This Disney book is about a little elephant named Dumbo. In the story, Dumbo gets made fun of for having big floppy ears.