tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post8734556790812293547..comments2024-03-27T13:58:14.345-05:00Comments on Vintage Kids' Books My Kid Loves: Star Wars: The Mystery of the Rebellious RobotBurgin Streetmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13473712188879858952noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post-41289611997804785632011-07-11T04:34:24.809-05:002011-07-11T04:34:24.809-05:00Wow what a find, those illustrations are fantastic...Wow what a find, those illustrations are fantastic. Looks way better than the rubbish Star Wars tie-in books I've owned (may still own) in years past.ReadingJuicehttp://www.readingjuice.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post-63113562203950227912011-07-08T23:34:05.923-05:002011-07-08T23:34:05.923-05:00Those are some GREAT illustrations!Those are some GREAT illustrations!Antmusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02367691742635002918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post-68840398738535545252011-07-08T16:04:11.367-05:002011-07-08T16:04:11.367-05:00I have to say this looks pretty awesome. I still ...I have to say this looks pretty awesome. I still fondly remember my R2D2 underoos. Wish I still had them some days... And now my daughter proudly totes a Star Wars lunch box to school.Chandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07166022222097462784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post-79639913253602681862011-07-07T18:43:56.133-05:002011-07-07T18:43:56.133-05:00thanks Allen. yes, i do know all about the novels....thanks Allen. yes, i do know all about the novels... my son has already been checking out the legions of books at the book store in the sci-fi section, but he's still too little to fully appreciate. i was more talking about picture books and stories for small children, which tend to be poorly-written rehashes of the movies.Burgin Streetmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13473712188879858952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post-57010409274712956042011-07-07T17:12:26.187-05:002011-07-07T17:12:26.187-05:00The thing that makes this particular movie tie-in ...<i>The thing that makes this particular movie tie-in different, is that not only is it actually pretty good, but it features a completely new, made up story not featured in any of the films.</i><br /><br />You know there are dozens of Star Wars novels, right? Check out the lightsaber combat entry, just to get a sense of the massive scale of the Star Wars canon outside the films.<br /><br />http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Lightsaber<br /><br />Weird fact: the Star Wars Christmas Special with Harvey Korman <i>is canon</i>.Allen Knutsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15616422252030334511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post-50712096408515520812011-07-07T13:14:57.981-05:002011-07-07T13:14:57.981-05:00My husband just saw a glimpse of these pictures an...My husband just saw a glimpse of these pictures and pronounced them "AWESOME" -- the appeal of 'Star Wars' is ever enduring it seems....Melissa@Julia's Bookbaghttp://www.juliasbookbag.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post-67850784215411511662011-07-07T11:17:52.507-05:002011-07-07T11:17:52.507-05:00The illustrations by Corcoran are really good!The illustrations by Corcoran are really good!Jil Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01753282207863478870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post-53230801149711771132011-07-07T10:41:38.958-05:002011-07-07T10:41:38.958-05:00yes drawing, but... the droids, oh the droids, oh ...yes drawing, but... the droids, oh the droids, oh the droids droids droids!Burgin Streetmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13473712188879858952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938617987945183593.post-74275146693661433952011-07-07T10:26:37.849-05:002011-07-07T10:26:37.849-05:00Love the vintage star wars. I know what you mean ...Love the vintage star wars. I know what you mean about keeping some things at bay but once our kids embrace something well there is no stopping them. We went through a star wars phase and the good thing I can say about it is there was a lot of drawing going on.Luisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16772017428252497318noreply@blogger.com