The worlds of Pixar Animation Studios movies brought to the universe of literature through junior novelizations.


WALL·E. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Wall-E: The Junior Novelization
Irene Trimble, 2008
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Andrew Stanton, 2008

In the 29th century, rampant consumerism and environmental neglect have turned Earth into a garbage-strewn wasteland; humanity has been evacuated by the megacorporation Buy-N-Large ( BnL ) on giant starliners seven centuries earlier. Frustrated, EVE tries to send WALL-E home on an escape pod, but they are interrupted when AUTO’s first mate GO-4 arrives and stows the stolen plant in a pod set to self-destruct.


Toy Story. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Toy Story: The Junior Novelization
Cathy East Dubowski, 1995
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
John Lasseter, 1995

In a world where toys are living things but pretend to be lifeless when humans are present, a group of toys, owned by young Andy Davis, are caught off-guard when Andy’s birthday party is moved up a week, as his family are preparing to move the following week. Sheriff Woody – the toys’ leader and Andy’s favorite toy – sends out army men, led by Sarge, to spy on the party and report the gift results to the others with baby monitors.


Toy Story 3. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Toy Story 3: The Junior Novelization
Jasmine Jones, 2010
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Lee Unkrich, 2010

Andy is 17 years old and preparing to leave for college. He has not played with his toys for years, and most have gone, except for Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jessie, Bullseye, Rex, Slinky, Hamm, Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head, the Aliens, and three toy soldiers. The toys narrowly escape and, believing Andy threw them away, get into a donation box in his mother’s car with Molly’s old Barbie doll, bound for Sunnyside Daycare.


The Incredibles. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Incredibles: The Junior Novelization
Irene Trimble, 2004
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Brad Bird, 2004

Public opinion turns against superheroes due to the collateral damage caused by their crime-fighting. After several lawsuits, the government initiates the Superhero Relocation Program, which forces supers to permanently adhere to their secret identities and abandon their exploits.


Ratatouille. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Ratatouille: The Junior Novelization
Kitty Richards, 2007
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava, 2007

Remy is a highly intelligent and idealistic young rat with unusually acute senses of taste and smell who dreams of becoming a chef like his idol, the late Auguste Gusteau. Skinner confronts Linguini for tampering with the soup, but when the soup is accidentally served and proves to be a success, Colette Tatou, the staff’s only female chef, convinces Skinner to retain Linguini.


Inside Out. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Inside Out: The Junior Novelization
Suzanne Francis, 2015
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen, 2015

Within the mind of a girl named Riley are the basic emotions that control her actions—Joy, Sadness, Fear, Disgust, and Anger. On Riley’s first day at her new school, Sadness retroactively turns joyous memories sad, which causes Riley to cry in front of her class and creates a sad core memory.


Toy Story 2. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Toy Story 2: The Junior Novelization
Leslie Goldman, 2011
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
John Lasseter, Ash Brannon, Lee Unkrich, 1999

Andy prepares to go to cowboy camp with Woody, but accidentally tears Woody’s arm during playtime. When Andy’s mother puts Wheezy in a yard sale, Woody rescues him from being sold, but is stolen in the process by a greedy toy collector named Al McWhiggin. Prospector explains the museum is only interested in the collection if it is complete, and without Woody, they will be returned to storage, which triggers Jessie’s claustrophobia.


Coco. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Coco: The Junior Novelization
Angela Cervantes, 2017
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina, 2017

In Santa Cecilia, Mexico, Miguel dreams of becoming a musician, even though his family strictly forbids it. His great-great-grandmother Imelda was married to a man who left her and their daughter Coco to pursue a career in music, and when he never returned, Imelda discarded all forms of music from her family’s life before starting a shoemaking business.


Brave. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Brave: The Junior Novelization
Irene Trimble, 2012
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, Steve Purcell, 2012

In Medieval Scotland, Princess Merida of the clan Dunbroch is given a bow and arrow by her father, King Fergus, for her sixth birthday to the dismay of her mother, Queen Elinor. Elinor explains that failure to consent to the betrothal could harm Dunbroch, reminding Merida of a legend of a prince whose pride and refusal to follow his father’s wishes destroyed his kingdom.


Cars. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Cars: The Junior Novelization
Lisa Papademetriou, 2006
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
John Lasseter, Joe Ranft, 2006

In a world populated by anthropomorphic talking vehicles, the final race of the Piston Cup season ends in a three-way tie for first place between retiring veteran Strip The King Weathers, frequent runner-up Chick Hicks, and brash rookie sensation Lightning McQueen; McQueen finishes repaving the road, reinvigorating the town’s residents, and decides to spend an extra day in Radiator Springs with his new friends, but his time there is cut short when Mack and the media descend on the town.


Monsters University. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Monsters University: The Junior Novelization
Irene Trimble, 2013
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Dan Scanlon, 2013

Young Mike Wazowski aspires to become a Scarer – a monster who enters the human world at night to scare children and harvests their screams for energy – after visiting Monsters, Inc. (Monstropolis’ most profitable scaring company) on a school field trip.


A Bug's Life. Poster of the 1998 movie and cover of the book novelization
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A Bug's Life
Justine Korman Fontes, 1999
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, 1998

Ant Island is a colony of ants led by the retiring Queen and her daughter, Princess Atta. One day, when individualist and inventor Flik, one of the ants, inadvertently knocks the offering into a stream with his latest invention, a grain harvesting device, Hopper demands twice as much food as compensation.

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“I never have any idea about who I would cast in my books. I don't think I could ever write a book thinking of it as a movie the whole time.”

JESS WALTER (Writer)