Star Wars Block, illustrated by Peskimo
Star Wars Block, illustrated by Peskimo
Wow! Such a cool concept and such an adorable book. Never before has a book filled with only names of people, places, droids, and vehicles been quite so precious. The illustrations are astounding and the content is so simple. We get "vocabulary words" from the prequels through Rogue One into the original trilogy and on to Force Awakens. I kinda wish they had waited until at least Last Jedi came out before producing this book, but then there's no telling how freaking thick it would be...check out the finger comparison picture below to get an idea of how big this book actually is. It's compact length and height wise but width is something else entirely.
This book covers all the greatest hits and even some lesser known details. It's definitely a book for the youngest Padawan and the most well-versed Master. I found myself surprised by some of the knowledge I gained from the simple format. Some of the lesser known inclusions were the following: Captain Panaka (Padme's guard captain), kaadu (the creatures the Gungans ride into battle), varactyl (the lizard creature Obi-Wan rides on Utapau), Momaw Nadon (the Ithorian in
Chalmun's Cantina on Tatooine), Dejarik (holo-chess), Pru Sweevant and Wollivan (Maz Kanata castle-goers), Bazine Netal (the First Order spy who gives up BB-8's location), and more. Even Oola has her time to shine!! (I have a special place in my heart for the Twi'lek--have a Hello Kitty tattoo of her <3--and so was happy to see her included!!) And at the end there's a big fold out with "Fear" for the bad guys and "Hope" for the good guys. Such a fantastic summation of the Star Wars saga in just vocab!!
Not much to say on narrative or style as this really was just a book with illustrations and names attached to those illustrations. No real story to speak of, although in its own way it tells the story of the Star Wars saga as of December 2016 with just those names and pictures...and quite deftly I might add. We feel the various struggles and are right in the midst of the action even though we're just given names of things. I think the illustrations definitely have a large role to play in that. And something that made them even more engaging was the form-fitting cutouts of each page to fit the outlines of the characters and places they were naming. Really cool stuff...did I mention this is a board book?
So in summation, definitely check this one out. If you have a little one, absolutely buy it to get them indoctrinated with some good old fashioned trivia. If you don't, well, you just might learn something.
This book covers all the greatest hits and even some lesser known details. It's definitely a book for the youngest Padawan and the most well-versed Master. I found myself surprised by some of the knowledge I gained from the simple format. Some of the lesser known inclusions were the following: Captain Panaka (Padme's guard captain), kaadu (the creatures the Gungans ride into battle), varactyl (the lizard creature Obi-Wan rides on Utapau), Momaw Nadon (the Ithorian in
Not much to say on narrative or style as this really was just a book with illustrations and names attached to those illustrations. No real story to speak of, although in its own way it tells the story of the Star Wars saga as of December 2016 with just those names and pictures...and quite deftly I might add. We feel the various struggles and are right in the midst of the action even though we're just given names of things. I think the illustrations definitely have a large role to play in that. And something that made them even more engaging was the form-fitting cutouts of each page to fit the outlines of the characters and places they were naming. Really cool stuff...did I mention this is a board book?
So in summation, definitely check this one out. If you have a little one, absolutely buy it to get them indoctrinated with some good old fashioned trivia. If you don't, well, you just might learn something.
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