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I'm talking about these books by Jeffrey Brown.The books have brightly colored pictures that are easily appealing to kids. Funny things happen, like Luke hitting Lobot in the head with pasta sauce at dinner, which are also appealing to kids. However, it takes a certain knowledge of Star Wars and of being a parent for these books to really hit home.I love Darth Vader and Son. It captures a moment when Luke is probably around six or so and is a great picture of what it's like to be a dad. As in the scene with the pasta sauce: Vader's hand is to his forehead in that great "I can't believe he just did that" pose. It takes a classic situation and puts a great Star Wars spin on it. The whole book is like that.Vader's little princess is good, too, but it doesn't quite live up to Vader and Son. Mostly, it's because he used all the great kid moments in the one about Luke. Because of that, the one with Leia is less focused and strays up into teenagerdom and young adulthood. I have to say, though, that some of the dating stuff with Han is pretty funny.The books are a lot of fun if you're Star Wars fan and worth having around as conversation pieces, if nothing else. But, if you're not going to buy them, you should at least make a special trip to the bookstore to check them out. They don't take long to read, and it's totally worth it.
Well I feel a bit like a grinch being the only person on the first page below 4 stars. I just found the humor kinda corny. It was inventive at the same time but I just didn't enjoy it as much as his other books so far. And I am a total Star Wars fan too. I found the humor to be the eye-rolling male humor that when I hear it I often want to.....well, roll my eyes when I hear it. Maybe I am a grinch after all! ;-)
Good father-and-son book, especially for Star Wars fans.
Cutie. Enough said.