Review of "I Am Walt Disney," by Grace Norwich

Review of

I Am Walt Disney, by Grace Norwich ISBN 9780545629188

Five out of five stars

Great short biography of the entertainment giant

 This is an excellent book about the entertainment genius Walt Disney. His story is also an inspiration to two groups of dreamers, those that dream and imagine and those that have dreams of success. Disney was both and he grew up in very difficult circumstances and in his early years of his entertainment business there was very little money. He was an indifferent student at best, spending his time drawing rather than paying attention to the instruction.

 He even suffered a setback when his character “Oswald the Lucky Rabbit” was sold out from under him. It was at this time that he thought up a new character that he originally named Mortimer Mouse. A quick name change and the famous “Mickey Mouse” was born.

 There was no greater creative force in entertainment than Walt Disney. He suffered before he succeeded and there is no question that his early struggles helped forge the strong personality that created the Disney entertainment empire.