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Essential Reading for Animators and Animation Enthusiasts - Page 9

A dizzying catalog of books detailing the craft, art, and history of animated films. This list was compiled from a variety of sources, but mostly from GoodReads. I made this list for personal reference but I hope this is helpful for anyone interested in animation :)
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Tex Avery, King of Cartoons (Joe Adamson)
Tex Avery, King of Cartoons
321
Joe Adamson
Tom & Jerry: Fifty Years of Cat and Mouse (T.R. Adams)
Tom & Jerry: Fifty Years of Cat and Mouse
322
T.R. Adams
The Walter Lantz Story (Joe Adamson)
The Walter Lantz Story
323
Joe Adamson
The Soul of Anime: Collaborative Creativity and Japan's Media Success Story (Ian Condry)
The Soul of Anime: Collaborative Creativity and Japan's Media Success Story
324
Ian Condry
Enchanted Drawings: The History of Animation (Charles Solomon)
Enchanted Drawings: The History of Animation
325
Charles Solomon
Felix: The Twisted Tale of the World's Most Famous Cat (John Canemaker)
Felix: The Twisted Tale of the World's Most Famous Cat
326
John Canemaker
Winsor McCay: His Life and Art (John Canemaker)
Winsor McCay: His Life and Art
327
John Canemaker
Wide Awake in Slumberland (Katherine Roeder)
Wide Awake in Slumberland
328
Katherine Roeder
Mickey Mouse, Vol. 1: Race to Death Valley (Floyd Gottfredson)
Mickey Mouse, Vol. 1: Race to Death Valley
329
Floyd Gottfredson
Two Guys Named Joe: Master Animation Storytellers Joe Grant & Joe Ranft (John Canemaker)
Two Guys Named Joe: Master Animation Storytellers Joe Grant & Joe Ranft
330
John Canemaker
Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration (Ed Catmull, Amy Wallace)
Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
331
Ed Catmull, Amy Wallace
The Disney That Never Was (Charles Solomon)
The Disney That Never Was
332
Charles Solomon
Birth of an Industry: Blackface Minstrelsy and the Rise of American Animation (Nicholas Sammond)
Birth of an Industry: Blackface Minstrelsy and the Rise of American Animation
333
Nicholas Sammond
Shadow of a Mouse (Donald Crafton)
Shadow of a Mouse
334
Donald Crafton
Genius, Animated: The Cartoon Art of Alex Toth (Bruce Canwell)
Genius, Animated: The Cartoon Art of Alex Toth
335
Bruce Canwell
The Poetics of Slumberland: Animated Spirits and the Animating Spirit (Scott Bukatman)
The Poetics of Slumberland: Animated Spirits and the Animating Spirit
336
Scott Bukatman
Chinese Animation: A History and Filmography, 1922-2012 (Rolf Giesen)
Chinese Animation: A History and Filmography, 1922-2012
337
Rolf Giesen
Saturday Morning Fever: Growing Up With Cartoon Culture (Timothy Burke)
Saturday Morning Fever: Growing Up With Cartoon Culture
338
Timothy Burke
The History of Walt Disney Animation (S.B. Jeffery)
The History of Walt Disney Animation
339
S.B. Jeffery
Animation Under the Swastika (Rolf Giesen)
Animation Under the Swastika
340
Rolf Giesen
It's Saturday Morning!: A Look Back at Four Decades of Animation, Pop Culture, and Tradition (Joe Garner)
It's Saturday Morning!: A Look Back at Four Decades of Animation, Pop Culture, and Tradition
341
Joe Garner
Saturday Morning Censors: Television Regulation Before the V-Chip (Heather Hendershot)
Saturday Morning Censors: Television Regulation Before the V-Chip
342
Heather Hendershot
Turning Point: 1997-2008 (Hayao Miyazaki)
Turning Point: 1997-2008
343
Hayao Miyazaki
The Anime Machine: A Media Theory of Animation (Thomas Lamarre)
The Anime Machine: A Media Theory of Animation
344
Thomas Lamarre
That's Enough Folks: Black Images in Animated Cartoons, 1900-1960 (Henry T. Sampson)
That's Enough Folks: Black Images in Animated Cartoons, 1900-1960
345
Henry T. Sampson
Hippo in a Tutu: Dancing in Disney Animation (Mindy Aloff)
Hippo in a Tutu: Dancing in Disney Animation
346
Mindy Aloff
The Moose That Roared (Keith Scott)
The Moose That Roared
347
Keith Scott
Walt Disney and Assorted Other Characters: An Unauthorized Account of the Early Years at Disney (Jack Kinney)
Walt Disney and Assorted Other Characters: An Unauthorized Account of the Early Years at Disney
348
Jack Kinney
Morpho: Anatomy for Artists (Michel Lauricella)
Morpho: Anatomy for Artists
349
Michel Lauricella
Morpho: Simplified Forms: Anatomy for Artists (Michel Lauricella)
Morpho: Simplified Forms: Anatomy for Artists
350
Michel Lauricella
Morpho: Fat and Skin Folds: Anatomy for Artists (Michel Lauricella)
Morpho: Fat and Skin Folds: Anatomy for Artists
351
Michel Lauricella
Morpho: Skeleton and Bone Reference Points: Anatomy for Artists (Michel Lauricella)
Morpho: Skeleton and Bone Reference Points: Anatomy for Artists
352
Michel Lauricella
Morpho: Hands and Feet: Anatomy for Artists (Morpho: Anatomy for Artists) (Michel Lauricella)
Morpho: Hands and Feet: Anatomy for Artists (Morpho: Anatomy for Artists)
353
Michel Lauricella
Morpho: Joint Forms and Muscular Functions: Anatomy for Artists (Michel Lauricella)
Morpho: Joint Forms and Muscular Functions: Anatomy for Artists
354
Michel Lauricella
Morpho: Clothing Folds and Creases: Anatomy for Artists (Michel Lauricella)
Morpho: Clothing Folds and Creases: Anatomy for Artists
355
Michel Lauricella
Morpho: Muscled Bodies: Anatomy for Artists (Morpho: Anatomy for Artists) (Michel Lauricella)
Morpho: Muscled Bodies: Anatomy for Artists (Morpho: Anatomy for Artists)
356
Michel Lauricella
Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing From Life (George B. Bridgman)
Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing From Life
357
George B. Bridgman
Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist (Stephen Rogers Peck)
Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist
358
Stephen Rogers Peck
Reframe Your Artistry: Mindful Tools for Art Making at Any Age (Jessica Honig)
Reframe Your Artistry: Mindful Tools for Art Making at Any Age
359
Jessica Honig
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