The Mandalorian and Child

by Jeffrey Brown

Author of the bestselling Darth Vader and Son series (more than 3 million copies sold), Jeffrey Brown, brings his charmingly funny take on the Star Wars galaxy to The Mandalorian !

Din Djarin, the terse Mandalorian bounty hunter, travels the galaxy with the adorable Grogu in tow. Whether he is keeping Grogu from messing with the ship's controls or stopping him from using the Force to steal extra snacks, Mando’s lessons as a caretaker will be instantly fun and recognizable to all families.

Brown’s colorful all-ages style and spin complement the show’s gritty milieu while accentuating the sweetness of the found family at the heart of the story. His unexpectedly funny touches and twists, and lighthearted interpretations of favorite characters, including Bo-Katan, Moff Gideon, The Armorer, Luke Skywalker, Ahsoka Tano, IG-11, Peli Motto, and many more, will thrill fans and give them a way to appreciate all three seasons of the show in a whole new way.

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THE CHILD IS BELOVED BY Grogu became a massive fan favorite, inspiring new toys, merchandise, thousands of pieces of fan art, and an unquenchable desire for the fan-dubbed “Baby Yoda.”

THE PERFECT SUBJECT FOR JEFFREY The Mandalorian’s relationship with the child is the perfect playground for Brown’s charming take on fatherhood. Like Brown’s Darth Vader, Mando is a brooding, serious, masked character with a dark past, but he opens up to the joys of found fatherhood in the presence of Grogu.

Perfect

Genres: Star Wars, Humor, Graphic Novels, Picture Books, Science Fiction, Fiction, Childrens

64 pages, Hardcover

First published November 7, 2023

About the author

Jeffrey Brown was born in 1975 in Grand Rapids, Michigan and grew up reading comic books with dreams of someday drawing them, only to abandon them and focus on becoming a 'fine artist.' While earning his MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Brown abandoned painting and began drawing comics with his first autobiographical book 'Clumsy' in 2001. Since then he's drawn a dozen books for publishers including TopShelf, Fantagraphics, Drawn & Quarterly, McSweeney's and Chronicle Books. Simon & Schuster published his latest graphic memoir 'Funny Misshapen Body.' In addition to directing an animated video for the band Death Cab For Cutie, Brown has had his work featured on NPR's 'This American Life' His art has been shown at galleries in New York, San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles and Paris. Jeffrey's work has also appeared in the Best American Comics series and received the Ignatz Award in 2003 for 'Outstanding Minicomic.'
He currently lives in Chicago with his wife Jennifer and their son Oscar.

Reviews

[Caitlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is so important actually

[Nata · Rating 5 out of 5]

Of course I am going to give a Jeffrey Brown book about Mando and Grogu five stars. Have you not met me?????

[Adam Rodgers · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jeffrey Brown continues his amusing Star Wars books, this time with the Mandalorian.

While still displaying his trademark charm and art style, this latest entry doesn't quite match up to his earlier Star Wars books featuring Darth Vader as the struggling single dad. While Brown creates lots of nods to various scenes from the TV series I think the main reason for this not being as entertaining as say, Vader's Little Princess, is that Din Djarin pretty much has the relationship with Grogu that is depicted here. These scenes aren't that far away from what actually happens, which steals the humourous absurdity that prevailed in the earlier books.

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute vignettes featuring Din Djarin and the Child. Adults who are a fan of The Mandalorian television show will appreciate this book.

[michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

*4.5/5
cute book with cute illustrations :)

[Joano · Rating 5 out of 5]

A short little book with graphics of the characters of the Mandalorian TV series. Drawings are some parts of tv series- seasons 1 and 2 as well as the book of boba fett. This little book is 64 pages of cute with a different take to fatherhood yet the sentiment is the same. A great little book for fans of the TV series as well as fans of the author’s Darth Vader and children series.

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mando has his hands full with Grogu/the Child/Baby Yoda. (I still think of him as the last.) This was very cute! Most of the characters from the series were a part of this book. It's very clear that the author is a dad! And the coffee cup holder on the back of Grogu's floating stroller while on Tatooine was a very nice touch ;)

I hope that he keeps making these.

[Diana Montes · Rating 5 out of 5]

I feel it's unfair to write a review of this book since I basically like everything that Jeffrey Brown draws. I like his style and I like the characters very much. The most enjoyable part is to see those references to parenthood within each of his books . Yet I'm not being impartial to his works.

[Susana Calvo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me ha parecido un cómic entrañable, simpático y ácido en ocasiones. Capta a la perfección la esencia de la maternidad/paternidad y la de la serie «The mandatoria», incluidos sus puntos débiles. Muy recomendable.

[Alex Castillo Barona · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 estrellas. Buenas viñetas y algunos gags simpáticos. La serie comienza a sentirse repetida después de los tres libros dedicados a Darth Vader. Un personaje tan adorable como Grogu, ayuda.

[Alyce Caswell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute, though Darth Vader and Son and Darth Vader's Little Princess were better - I think because the kids could actually answer back.

[Patricia Q · Rating 5 out of 5]

So cute and funny.

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super cute!

[Rick Larsen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Funny and adorable, just like me!

[Sombraline · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very cute and very fun read. <3

[Michael Rudzki · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jeffrey Brown never fails to delight.

[Daena · Rating 4 out of 5]

Adorable book, I love the art style and real life silliness.

[Eva B. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect, wonderful, adorable, no notes.

[Emma · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is cute art, but I didn't always get the humor.
It felt sometimes too much showing a regular father's experience applied a bit artificially to Star Wars' world.

[Amélie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cute but not transcendent.

[Jo · Rating 3 out of 5]

happy star wars day

[Amy KH · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute!

[Noniu2 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Paternidad explicada desde el universo de Starwars. No es de los mejores de la serie que tiene el autor, pero no deja de ser entrañable la pareja protagonista.

[Vivian Lu · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was cute. I don’t see a reason why I would reread this, but I enjoyed it.

[blueygurl2016 · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was cute and funny. I loved the adventures of exhausted dad Mando and baby Grogu.

[Sam Schnurbusch · Rating 5 out of 5]

CYUT Star Wars stories that are a must for any parent who love Star Wars.

[C2015 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quite clearly a father. I can imagine him sitting watching the Mandalorian and making notes. Fun.

[Colleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

wish there was a story. it's a collection of mostly single panel comics. otherwise it is cute.

[Kristian Johnson]

I did read this book it. I’m not the audience. I’ve got it to give to my mother and I think she will really enjoy. It will maybe come back and give a reading when she tells me how she feels about it.

[Corey Infinger · Rating 5 out of 5]

very cute children's book. very funny even for adults