Star Wars: Creatures Big & Small

by Calliope Glass

Rathtars, rancors, purrgil, and porgs,

Tookas, tauntauns, wampas, and gorgs.

The animals of Star Wars are oh so unique--

Like pigs that puff up or the three-horned reek.

Think you can name every creature?

Come along and let this book be your teacher!

Genres: Star Wars, Picture Books, Childrens, Animals, Pop Culture, Fiction, Science Fiction

48 pages, Hardcover

Published October 1, 2019

About the author

Calliope Glass is an editor and the writer of several popular titles for licenses like Star Wars, Marvel, and the Disney Princesses. She lives in New York City with her family.

Reviews

[Laura McLoughlin · Rating 3 out of 5]

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).

[Crystal · Rating 2 out of 5]

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!

[Deanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty sure this book came from Dad. We learned a lot today! Mom sounded out some interesting words and our favorite creature is by far the Purrgil! Who doesn’t love a space whale?

[Ken Yuen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wish the text had more Star Warsy reference. The illustrations were cute

[Allie · Rating 1 out of 5]

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 Darth Vader and Son, the DC superhero picture books like Be a Star, Wonder Woman!, or Fresh Princess) 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.

[Ryan · Rating 3 out of 5]

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

[Anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this! The illustrations are flippin' great and of course they are when they're done by Katie Cook! Love her art. I learned a lot about the creatures of Star Wars and it was actually really nice learning about them. It's not written in the form of just straight up information. It's written as a poem of each creature or creatures and it rhymes! It's great!

[Tim · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is just too cute !

[kim · Rating 2 out of 5]

cute illustrations but i'm not nerdy enough to enjoy the text

[Robin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Surprisingly dull considering the source material and cute illustrations. The rhymes feel forced and uninspired.

[Ehren Malone · Rating 5 out of 5]

We loved this whole series! My daughter loves the pictures, and my husband loves that she is learning so much about Star Wars

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute, the kids made me read it several times.

[Brooke · Rating 3 out of 5]

The rhymes are absolutely terrible, but we loved everything else about this book!

[Lynnette · Rating 3 out of 5]

Adorable pictures, funny little poems (some have an odd meter), and overall great idea. Spoilers, as there would kind of have to be with a book like this.

[Therese Thompson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow! I learned a lot about Star Wars creatures!! I’m a Star Trek girl myself, so I don’t have the depth of knowledge regarding the Star Wars universe, so this was an excellent intro for me and Parker.

I was really impressed with this book’s vocabulary, different rhyming schemes, and absorbing illustrations. Parker made pterodactyl noises throughout (and it was fairly lengthy), a sure sign of satisfaction.

We need a return visit soon!

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[Melanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.