Books in Essential Guide series

Since ancient times, stories of epic battles and mystical legends have been passed through the generations across the rugged and mysterious Highlands of Scotland. In "Brave," a new tale joins the lore when the courageous Merida confronts tradition, destiny, and the fiercest of beasts. Merida is a skilled archer and impetuous daughter of King Fergus and Queen Elinor. Determined to carve her own path in life, Merida defies an age-old custom sacred to the uproarious lords of the land: massive Lord MacGuffin, surly Lord Macintosh, and cantankerous Lord Dingwall. Merida's actions inadvertently unleash chaos and fury in the kingdom, and when she turns to an eccentric old witch for help, she is granted an ill-fated wish. The ensuing peril forces Merida to discover the meaning of true bravery in order to undo a beastly curse before it's too late. Full of beautiful movie stills, vivid character photography, and tons of interesting and fun movie facts, the captivating movie companion, Brave: The Essential Guide, will take you along with Merida on her journey to battle against the forces of nature, magic, and a dark ancient curse. © 2012 Disney

Winnie the Pooh is back, in his first feature film in years! Revisiting the Hundred Acre Wood, Disney's writers have created a classic style for Pooh's latest adventures by weaving together several stories from the original A.A. Milne books. The new movie is sure to captivate the audience and inspire a new generation of Pooh fans. Packed with beautiful stills and watercolor art, Winnie the Pooh: The Essential Guide is a gorgeous guide to the long awaited Disney movie! © 2012 Disney

"Happy Feet: The Essential Guide" is a non-fiction book based on the movie, "Happy Feet". The story begins when a baby Emperor Penguin called Mumble is born. All the Emperor Penguins are taught to find their life-mate through their heartsong. The only problem is that Mumble can't carry a note. He comes out of the egg a born dancer, but the other penguins urge him to stop 'the freaky thing with the feet'. When the penguins suffer a food famine, Mumble is blamed with his non-penguin ways. He sets out to find the cause of the food shortage, and embarks on a wild adventure. He meets all sorts of animals along the way, including the Adelie Penguins, leopard seals and whales until he discovers the source of the famine. This essential guide is packed with full-colour images from this delightful movie as well as fascinating facts about all the wonderful characters such as the Emperor Penguins Mumble, Gloria, Elvis, Norma Jean and Noah, and the Adelie Penguins, the Skua birds, whales and leopard seals. The essential guide also includes specially commissioned artworks and maps of Antarctica and Mumble's journey.

Join rats Roddy and Rita in the bustling world under London's streets and find out all about the ultimate rat race - if you dare! How do the daring duo escape being iced by the evil Le Frog? Visit Ratropolis with the help of a handy sewer map and explore the dangers from the world above. Get the lowdown on the lovable and downright horrible characters from DreamWorks and Aardman's exciting movie, where uppercrust meets underworld. It's a sewer load of fun!

Since 1995, Toy Story has brought joy, wonder, and laughter to people around the world. In 2010, Toy Story 3 will make its theatrical debut and DK publishing is revamping its beautifully illustrated and very successful Toy Story book program in order to prime fans everywhere. Toy Story: The Essential Guide gets a makeover, with all new images from the first two movies. Woody, Buzz, and the gang are featured in stills, along with incredible animation info, behind-the-scenes stories, and gorgeous imagery that kids will love. (c) 2008 Disney/PIXAR