Book review: ‘Art of Toy Story 5’ adds to the story

The book has plenty of spoilers, but they aren’t spelled out. Instead, you see new characters, new situations and new adventures without details. When you see the film, you get the intentions and understand who Smarty Pants, Lilypad and Atlas are. In the book, they’re Disney/Pixar’s latest. There’s a Lilypad-shaped insert that talks about the electronic world Lily inhabits. It’s detailed (and talks about the online world where users can converse).

Once you see the film, you’ll want those answers and others. Thanks to Disney artists, you’ll also get a look at characters who don’t have lines or big scenes. Jimmy Dean (the pig) gets to wallow here and the Shed Toys get a spread that lets you appreciate what others might have discarded. Those toys have roots in others you may recognize. Matt Nolte and Jason Deamer are two of the artists who dreamed up those who call the family garage their home.

More familiar characters get exposure, too. Woody may not be a big part of the film, but you get a closeup look in the book at the poncho he sports. Buzz has a secret that’s revealed early on and a look at his doppelgangers.

Directors Andrew Stanton and Kenna Harris get a chance to recount their histories with “Toy Story” (Stanton was with it from the beginning; Harris fell in love with “Toy Story 2” as a child) and talk about the family atmosphere that exists at Pixar.

There are hints, too, about Jessie’s lineage. (But you need the clues from the movie.) And you get a look inside a time capsule that charts toy history and Jessie’s family.

See the film first, then dive into the book. You might just say, “Woody, who?”