Who's Who in the Galaxy: Character Storybook by Ella Patrick
Who's Who in the Galaxy: Character Storybook written by Ella Patrick, illustrated by PowerStation, Pilot Studio, and Leigh Zieske
While quite repetitive throughout, this was still an adorably illustrated and fun book to read. And the cover is shiny and gorgeous! It tells the story of The Phantom Menace to The Last Jedi mostly through the different characters involved in the stories. There are character pages that give generally brief but sometimes more detailed descriptions followed by story pages with full-page illustrations. The narrative goes back and forth between these character pages and story pages as the Skywalker Saga tale is told.
Some of my favorite parts were:
-The implication that Palpatine forced Padme and Anakin together because he knew they would fall in love! "Palpatine orders Anakin Skywalker to stay with Padme to protect her while Obi-Wan is away." "The more time Anakin and Padme spend together, the more they like each other. Pretty soon, they fall in love." Just look at that devious Sith Lord go!
-A beautiful full-page illustration of Anakin and Padme's wedding with, "In the midst of the battles, there is a moment of peace. Padme and Anakin decide to get married in secret. Even though the galaxy is at war, there is still hope." *tear* See the image below!
-A nod to the members of Rogue One! "Leia has just received plans for the Empire's superweapon, the dreaded Death Star, from a group of brave rebel spies." I love how all canon set during the Galactic Civil War era calls out the courage and sacrifice of the Rogue One crew now!
-Jabba's description: "Jabba the Hutt is an evil gangster. He is big and slimy." Hahaha!
-My favorite line in all of The Force Awakens: "C-3PO suspects that they might not recognize him now, though, since he has a new red arm." I'm so happy this bit was included! Too cute.
The story does skim a bit (by its nature) and muddles some parts that don't exactly happen the way it's told. But this is a children's book and I can accept that out of necessity for making it an easier and less convoluted story.
One part though that threw me off was this: "Kylo is strong in the Force, but Rey is stronger." in reference to the fight in the forest on Starkiller. I don't think that Rey was stronger in the Force, I just think that Kylo was already injured and was in emotional turmoil that caused him to be uber distracted. I could be wrong, but that's how I've always thought about it.
So a super cute book told in an engaging and informative format. Like I said at the beginning, a lot of it is repetitive in regards to the character pages. There's only so many times I need to read that R2-D2 is a trusty astromech droid before I've memorized it. But perhaps this makes it so that the stories can be read individually without needing to read each and every one of them--like each movie could be a bedtime story and the repetitiveness could just serve as reminders for the next night's tale. Regardless, this was enjoyable and worth the read! I'll be curious to see if they come out with an updated version once The Rise of Skywalker is released...
Some of my favorite parts were:
-The implication that Palpatine forced Padme and Anakin together because he knew they would fall in love! "Palpatine orders Anakin Skywalker to stay with Padme to protect her while Obi-Wan is away." "The more time Anakin and Padme spend together, the more they like each other. Pretty soon, they fall in love." Just look at that devious Sith Lord go!
-A beautiful full-page illustration of Anakin and Padme's wedding with, "In the midst of the battles, there is a moment of peace. Padme and Anakin decide to get married in secret. Even though the galaxy is at war, there is still hope." *tear* See the image below!
-Jabba's description: "Jabba the Hutt is an evil gangster. He is big and slimy." Hahaha!
-My favorite line in all of The Force Awakens: "C-3PO suspects that they might not recognize him now, though, since he has a new red arm." I'm so happy this bit was included! Too cute.
The story does skim a bit (by its nature) and muddles some parts that don't exactly happen the way it's told. But this is a children's book and I can accept that out of necessity for making it an easier and less convoluted story.
One part though that threw me off was this: "Kylo is strong in the Force, but Rey is stronger." in reference to the fight in the forest on Starkiller. I don't think that Rey was stronger in the Force, I just think that Kylo was already injured and was in emotional turmoil that caused him to be uber distracted. I could be wrong, but that's how I've always thought about it.
So a super cute book told in an engaging and informative format. Like I said at the beginning, a lot of it is repetitive in regards to the character pages. There's only so many times I need to read that R2-D2 is a trusty astromech droid before I've memorized it. But perhaps this makes it so that the stories can be read individually without needing to read each and every one of them--like each movie could be a bedtime story and the repetitiveness could just serve as reminders for the next night's tale. Regardless, this was enjoyable and worth the read! I'll be curious to see if they come out with an updated version once The Rise of Skywalker is released...
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