Books with author Cathy Hapka Disney Book Group

Captain Jack Sparrow was once a teenager too! This series tells original stories about the scrapes the young pirate found himself in, and how he got out. Books 10-12 finish up a time-stopping story arc—literally! As Fitzwilliam's timepiece exhibits strange powers, Jack and his crew must make their way back to the present...and prevent their enemies from getting their hands on this dangerous technology!

Now readers can help Ariel get ready for a grand ball, choose Cinderella’s outfit for the day, dress Aurora for her wedding, and more! This sticker-activity book has been updated with four new backgrounds, eight new outfits, and some new accessories. Plus there’s a beautiful new cover with glitter! With six backgrounds and 130 reusable vinyl stickers that include royally elegant dresses, jewelry, shoes, and tiaras, readers will have hours of fun dressing up their favorite princesses.

Disney characters invite children to discover the world of words in a new and magical way with My First 1000 Words. Thematic environments such as Beauty and the Beast's "Be Our Guest" and The Lion King's "Jungle Animals" bring a real-life context to language learning. Accompanied by lively and colorful illustrations, each featured word also provides children with a visual and contextual clue about important word meanings. Additional Search-and-Find activities included in each section further serve to engage children in language learning. My First 1000 Words has been created as an essential beginning reference tool for preschoolers to help develop language skills, such as letter and word recognition, reasoning ability, sequencing, and categorizing.

Famed for making dreams come true, the Disney Imagineers are world renowned for their incomparable creativity and their ability to turn fanciful ideas into reality. How do they do this? By approaching all projects, problems, and questions with the knowledge that they will undoubtedly accomplish the task set before them. Now for the first time, the Imagineers off a detailed look at their principles and processes that allow Disney to do what it does so well. Beyond paper and canvas, beyond wood, steel, and concrete, there is magic at the heart of every Imagineering project. In The Imagineering Way, the Imagineers reveal the secrets to creating an environment that fosters explosive creativity, with clear examples of how to adapt the most creative thinking in the world to your home and work life. The difference between the Imagineers and the rest of the world is that the Imagineers assume they can do what they dream.

Start from the beginning when Peter Parker was just an average teenager and learn how a bite from a radioactive spider changed his fate and turned him into the famous, web-slinging hero known as the Amazing Spider-Man! These twenty tales include Spider-Man's epic battles against his greatest foes, including Doctor Octopus, Green Goblin, and the Lizard, as well as action-packed adventures that retells Peter's rise from High School student to the spectacular Spider-Man.

Dim the lights and set the stage! Now every little girl will have the chance to become a real Disney princess while acting out different scenes from some of the most beloved Disney movies-including Aladdin, Cinderella, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. With a beautifully illustrated 3-D pop-up stage, stand-up characters, and scripts from best-loved film scenes, young children will have hours of fun putting on their own shows.