The Legend of Mulan Legend of Mulan: A Folding Book of the Ancient Poem That Inspired the Disney Animated Film

I love Disney & what they have done with the books they have made into movies and how they added their touch, often changing the ending to fit their ideas. Having said that it is also nice & very important for us to read or the author's original story. Hans Christian Anderson's was a gifted writer & story teller of many wonderful books. In his book the Little Mermaid it has a much sadder ending than Disney's. But again, it's important to know the original story. This is one of my favorite Mulan books, simply because it was done not as a traditional book, but as a Chinese folding style book. The book has 2 red covers - red is a very special color for the Chinese. The paper that was chosen looks like it is handmade paper and that just add to the beauty of this book. I also like that the poem is in English and also Chinese Characters. The author put alot of thought into this book, and it really shines! This is definately one of my most treasured books!

There's and old quote that says that the greatest perfumes come in small bottles. This applies for this little, but beautiful book about an ancient Chinese poem that serves as the inspiration for Disney's Mulan. First you get a little red box, inside you find a scroll made in the typical Chinese way. You unfold little by little the pages that reach almost 240 inches long. And while you read the poem, one really get in the mood because it includes the poem in chinese characters as well. And if you are looking for illustrations, the book includes some in color, some made by pencil and even a couple of what seems original Chinese paintings. You get that much in a little book! isn't it great?

if i could only buy one book in my whole life, this would be it

Most of the reasons I get any Disney book is because I want to know how to draw the characters(and because I just like the movie).For Mulan, I heard it was an ancient poem before a movie, so I wanted to read the actual poem. I was browsing around in the Disney store when, low and behold, there was the poem. Inside was also a lot of rough pencil drawigs to help me draw the characters. This is a collectible book for any Disney or Mulan fan.

The best thing about this book is the ancient Chinese poem included. The characters were beautifully done.