C-3PO Does NOT Like Sand! by Caitlin Kennedy
C-3PO Does NOT Like Sand! written by Caitlin Kennedy, illustrated by Brian Kesinger
This children's book was simply precious!! The story contained many funny, cute moments and the artwork was adorable. I would absolutely recommend this one for young readers who have an interest in our favorite droids or for anyone looking for a light-hearted short read.
C-3PO, R2-D2, and BB-8 are on a mission from General Leia to Tatooine to scan the planet and collect data for the Resistance. I'm assuming this book occurs post-The Last Jedi since R2-D2 is very much active and awake. We have C-3PO trudging along in the sand and hating every minute of it while R2-D2 and BB-8 are having a blast. C-3PO keeps reminding them that they are on a mission and need to focus, but the two astromechs are having too much fun to care. R2-D2 and BB-8's antics are adorable and C-3PO's anxiety, worry, and frustration are perfect. At one point, C-3PO says, "It's everywhere" about the sand and I definitely got Anakin vibes!! BB-8's childlike nature shines through and carries R2-D2 right along with it. Even though this is a children's book, the characters act just as you would expect them to and it is wonderful.
The droids have a variety of encounters including one with a ronto, a podrace, jawas, and a bantha. At one point, BB-8 and R2-D2 make a sand castle version of Jabba's palace (see below) and BB-8 makes a sand bantha (like a snow angel) in the ground. I love how buddy-buddy these two guys are! Absolutely hoping for more of this in The Rise of Skywalker!! Some of the encounters are drawn out in really funny ways like the bantha that slowly overtakes the pages until he fills up the entirety of two of them (see below for the pages just before this happens). It really is quite ingenious.
I do have a couple of complaints though. Number one: the droids make it back to their ship and C-3PO exclaims about how happy he is the mission is over...but they never actually do any scanning or data collecting so it's as if they never even carried out their mission. This left me a little confused and a bit frustrated. Number two: why are they on Tatooine?? We never find out what the purpose or goal of this data collection is and I would very much like to know why the droids had to return to the planet they had left so long ago. But these are probably adult concerns and wouldn't bother a child one bit.
So definitely check this one out if you have a little one around or just enjoy super cute artwork and great character portrayal. If you're a droid fan, you just might love this book.
C-3PO, R2-D2, and BB-8 are on a mission from General Leia to Tatooine to scan the planet and collect data for the Resistance. I'm assuming this book occurs post-The Last Jedi since R2-D2 is very much active and awake. We have C-3PO trudging along in the sand and hating every minute of it while R2-D2 and BB-8 are having a blast. C-3PO keeps reminding them that they are on a mission and need to focus, but the two astromechs are having too much fun to care. R2-D2 and BB-8's antics are adorable and C-3PO's anxiety, worry, and frustration are perfect. At one point, C-3PO says, "It's everywhere" about the sand and I definitely got Anakin vibes!! BB-8's childlike nature shines through and carries R2-D2 right along with it. Even though this is a children's book, the characters act just as you would expect them to and it is wonderful.
The droids have a variety of encounters including one with a ronto, a podrace, jawas, and a bantha. At one point, BB-8 and R2-D2 make a sand castle version of Jabba's palace (see below) and BB-8 makes a sand bantha (like a snow angel) in the ground. I love how buddy-buddy these two guys are! Absolutely hoping for more of this in The Rise of Skywalker!! Some of the encounters are drawn out in really funny ways like the bantha that slowly overtakes the pages until he fills up the entirety of two of them (see below for the pages just before this happens). It really is quite ingenious.
So definitely check this one out if you have a little one around or just enjoy super cute artwork and great character portrayal. If you're a droid fan, you just might love this book.
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