"The Animator's Survival Kit"
Richard Williams

Richard Williams is highly regarded as the greatest living animator and this book illustrates his points with hundreds of drawings, distilling the secrets of the masters into a indispensable book.

"Cartoon Animation"
Preston Blair

This book demonstrates the fundamentals of drawing for the screen, offering tips on two-and four-legged figure construction, body and facial movements, and realistic dialogue, and illustrating concepts such as speed, impact, weight, and recoil.

"Muybridge's Complete Human and Animal Locomotion"
Eadweard Muybridge

Almost 100 years after completion, this series of photographs is still one of the most useful sources of animation reference.

"Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life"
Tom Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas

Thomas and Johnston, two of Disney's original animators, here give the inside scoop on how the studio created the works that have charmed the world.

"Stop Staring: Facial Modeling and Animation Done Right"
Jason Osipa

This is the only book to focus on computer facial modeling and animation. It offers a practical, heavily illustrated guide to one of the most challenging aspects of 3D animation.