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barbarianlibarian's review against another edition
2.0
cute illustrations but i'm not nerdy enough to enjoy the text
neilrcoulter's review against another edition
1.0
This is a fun idea, but the rhymes are terrible. Here's an example, from the page about "crystal foxes" (which are actually named "vulptex/vulptices"):
For me, this lacks all the charm of better Star Wars picture books such as Chewie and the Porgs, The Mighty Chewbacca in the Forest of Fear, and, especially, Are You Scared, Darth Vader?
They're not very cuddly.It's not Dr. Seuss.
And they're not very soft.
They're better to see than to touch.
But when you hear the chime
Of their crystal fur ringing,
You won't mind that they're spiky—
At least, not much.
For me, this lacks all the charm of better Star Wars picture books such as Chewie and the Porgs, The Mighty Chewbacca in the Forest of Fear, and, especially, Are You Scared, Darth Vader?
libraryrobin's review against another edition
2.0
Surprisingly dull considering the source material and cute illustrations. The rhymes feel forced and uninspired.
laura_mcloughlin's review against another edition
3.0
Cute. Leans a bit too much on some of the newer Star Wars canon (lots of stuff from Ep. 8 and the animiated TV shows).
crystalm17's review against another edition
2.0
Some little rhymes were cute, some were just not right. Also, I'd need to double check how to pronounce a lot of these things!
antlersantlers's review against another edition
1.0
I can't really imagine a scenario where this would be read. It's so long and clunky and not very fun! There are definitely some fun (i.e. decent, not the frequently churned out 8x8's or easy readers) media tie-in books (Jeffrey Brown's [b:Darth Vader and Son|13163846|Darth Vader and Son|Jeffrey Brown|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1392020416l/13163846._SX50_.jpg|18342898], the DC superhero picture books like [b:Be a Star, Wonder Woman!|34139162|Be a Star, Wonder Woman!|Michael Dahl|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1490200090l/34139162._SX50_.jpg|55176486], or [b:Fresh Princess|44063700|Fresh Princess|Denene Millner|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1556126658l/44063700._SX50_.jpg|68514325]) but this isn't it. It's definitely not as bad as almost all the media tie-in junk, but the cute illustrations and tease of something better makes it a bit of a bummer. ALSO because of the title I expected there to be a little more of an emphasis on the Big/Small of it all, but that wasn't really a thing at all. All the animals were drawn in isolation so big and small are kind of meaningless.
librarianryan's review
slow-paced
3.0
I’m giving this an interesting. The illustrations are so cute and cuddly I couldn’t help but pick up this book. Each creature is introduced to the reader in a poem or a limerick. Many of these have a tough flow. And it is tough to rhyme space alien words, and the author did a decent job, but still not my favorite Star Wars book for young readers.
#Wintergames #teamreadnosereindeer +16
melerihaf's review
5.0
This book made me happier than it has any right to, but the poems are cute and the pictures delightful. I'm also pretty proud of myself because there weren't any creatures I didn't recognize, so I feel that my Star Wars cred has risen. I don't like that they call Loth-cats tookas, but it is an alternate name, so it's fair.
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