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STORIES FOR YOUNGLINGS

Chewbacca’s partnership, revealing 06
how the smuggler saved Chewie
from slavery. It also includes the
surprising revelation that Wookiees
are telepathic, with Malla and 07
Chewie able to communicate
over vast distances by using their
“thought waves.”

Ewok Adventures
The next slew of original juvenile
adventures was inspired by
another race of furry, tree-dwelling
aliens. In 1984, The Adventures
of Teebo featured Return of the
Jedi’s Ewoks, and was written
and illustrated by Lucasfi lm art
director, Joe Johnston. The 40-page
“tale of magic and suspense” saw
Ewok dreamer Teebo attempting
to save his sister from the evil
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Duloks—villains who would go
on to menace the forest moon of
Endor in the Ewoks animated TV
series. Teebo’s adventures were a
hit, leading to another six Ewok
storybooks in 1984 alone.
The initial popularity of the
Ewoks on TV kept the books
coming, but when the show
came to an end in 1986, the
steady stream of original Star
Wars storybooks for younger
readers dried up, too. It wasn’t
until 1998 and Golden Books’
publication of Meltdown on
Hoth and Adventures in Beggar’s
Canyon that younglings were
once again treated to brand new
print adventures. Lucasfi lm started
publishing jacketed, hardcover
picture books again in 2014 with
Pablo Hidalgo’s Star Wars Rebels:
A New Hero, followed by Tony
DiTerlitizzi’s The Adventures
of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight,
which tells Luke’s story from A
New Hope through Return of
the Jedi, utilizing classic Ralph
McQuarrie concept art. Today,
such picture books form a key
part of Lucasfi lm’s publishing

“Star Wars is for

the 12-year-old
06 Tales featuring cuddlier creatures have always been popular, such as The Wookiee Storybook.
in all of us. 07 The Adventures of Teebo was written by none ther than Joe Johnston.

08 Chewie and the Porgs star in a cute new storybook by Kevin Shinick, illustrated by Fiona Hsieh.

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