Leading up to a Pixar film’s release in theaters there are two days that we always look forward to — the toy release and the first wave of book releases (May 7). We were excited to scour the shelves and see what we could find today at Barnes & Noble, Target, and more.
From the always-essential, The Art of Toy Story 4, to the Toy Story 4 Junior Novelization, or even the Toy Story 4 Little Golden Book, we dive in and offer a spoiler-free look at 25 different titles released today. We always make sure to note that you probably won’t want to read the books prior to the film hitting theaters on June 21, 2019 — otherwise, you’ll reveal the dramatic and potentially emotional ending.
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When we preview the books, we show just a few pages so you get a sense for the artwork and style of the book to see which ones you’d like to order. That being said, there are a few books that you could purchase ahead of time that wouldn’t reveal the ending — Bonnie’s First Day of School, as well as Forky in Craft Buddy Day. These two books are original stories that contain the characters of the film but don’t follow the official storyline.
Watch our video preview below (or directly on our YouTube channel) — Links to purchase the books, as well as the timecodes in the video, are listed in the video description on YouTube (as well as below the video in this post). Finally, our Top 5 favorite books are notated with *** after the timecode — we can’t recommend these books enough.
- 00:19 — Toy Story 4: The Official Guide – Purchase on Amazon or Barnes & Noble
- 01:12*** — Toy Story 4: Little Golden Book — Purchase on Amazon or Barnes & Noble
- 01:49 — Toy Story 4: Old Friends, New Friends (Step Into Reading Level 1) — Purchase on Amazon or Barnes & Noble
- 01:49 — Toy Story 4: Made To Play! (Step Into Reading Level 2) — Purchase on Amazon or Barnes & Noble
- 02:43 — Toy Story 4: Bonnie’s First Day of School — Purchase on Amazon or Barnes & Noble
- 03:17 — Toy Story 4: Ultimate Sticker Book — Purchase on Amazon or Barnes & Noble
- 03:54 — Disney Pixar Ultimate Sticker Book — Purchase on Amazon or Barnes & Noble
- 04:28*** — Disney Pixar Character Encyclopedia (New Edition) — Purchase on Amazon or Barnes & Noble
- 05:27*** — Welcome to Andy’s Room and Beyond — Purchase on Amazon or Barnes & Noble
- 06:35 — Toy Story 4: The Toys Are Back (Buttons and Sounds) — Purchase on Amazon or Barnes & Noble
- 06:35 — Toy Story 4: No Toy Left Behind (Buttons and Sounds) — Purchase on Amazon or Barnes & Noble
- 07:06 — Toy Story 4: Movie Storybook — Purchase on Amazon or Barnes & Noble
- 07:57 — Toy Story: Storybook Collection — Purchase on Amazon or Barnes & Noble
- 08:59 — Toy Story 4: Deluxe Junior Novelization — Purchase on Amazon or Barnes & Noble
- 09:52 — Toy Story 4: Read-Along Storybook — Purchase on Amazon or Barnes & Noble
- 10:22*** — Toy Story 4: Forky in Craft Buddy Day — Purchase on Amazon or Barnes and Noble
- 11:06 — Toy Story 4: Toy Box Words to Play By — Purchase on Amazon or Barnes & Noble
- 11:29*** — The Art of Toy Story 4 — Purchase on Amazon or Barnes & Noble
- 12:34 — 5-Minute Disney Pixar Stories — Haven’t found this one available for online purchase outside of Target’s website — Purchase on Target
- 13:10 — Toy Story 4: Toy Story in A Box (Toy set) — Purchase on Amazon or Barnes & Noble
- 14:02 — Toy Story 4: Imagine Ink Activity Book — Purchase on Amazon or Barnes & Noble
- 14:32 — Toy Story 4: Super Coloring and Sticker Activity Book — Haven’t found this activity book available for online purchase yet.
- 14:55 — Toy Story 4: Coloring and Activity Book — Purchase on Barnes & Noble
- 15:22 — Disney Pixar Tales of Teamwork (Lift-and-Seek Book) — Purchase on Amazon or Barnes & Noble
- 16:22 — Toy Story 4: Junior Novelization (Paperback) — Purchase on Amazon or Barnes & Noble
