Maddie Moo Kids Book Review: BB-8 On the Run
Written by: Drew Daywalt
Illustrated by: Matt Myers
The day Madeline got a BB-8 sticker at school, I had no idea just how in love with him she was going to become. She said, "Look, Momma, it's a robot!" and I told her, "It's actually a droid, and his name is BB-8. Would you like to see him?" She was very interested by this offer, so I found a youtube video on my phone of all his scenes cut together and handed it to her to watch while I drove us to the bookstore as planned for that day.
When she asked for me to replay the video, I told her, "We are going into the bookstore now, and I bet you they have a book about BB-8. Would you like to get it?"
"Oh, yes!" she said. And when I found it and showed her, she hugged it close. And when we got into the car after our visit to the store, she insisted that I read it to her before we drove home. She then requested it for a bedtime read for several nights in a row. And now anything BB-8 related is immediately the best thing ever. She even watched The Force Awakens a few nights in a row because of him. I sat with her the first night and explained everything that was happening so she wouldn't be scared. The next night she took to explaining it all to me as she watched ("There's the shining girl who saves BB-8!" shining girl was her name for Rey. And weeks later she pointed out my Finn funko and said "That's the red stripe one! The Good Stormtrooper!")
All this to say, she loves this book. But what about how it reads for an adult? Well, I'm pleased to tell you that, after a klunky first reading (my own fault. I've since learned to read a whole story to myself first to get a feel for the pace before I read it to her), I've actually come to really enjoy the story. I simplified certain things to help her understand clearly (like changing "Jakku" to "the planet" and other small things of that nature), but otherwise, it's a good story and a nice message, and I now consider it cannon. When I watch The Force Awakens, I know that while BB-8 is off camera, he's getting into an adventure we read about in Madeline's book! Also, I have to say, I really enjoy the style of the artwork in this book.
This is definitely a very favorite of hers, and one I see us wearing down from over-use by the time she gets to chapter books.
Illustrated by: Matt Myers
The day Madeline got a BB-8 sticker at school, I had no idea just how in love with him she was going to become. She said, "Look, Momma, it's a robot!" and I told her, "It's actually a droid, and his name is BB-8. Would you like to see him?" She was very interested by this offer, so I found a youtube video on my phone of all his scenes cut together and handed it to her to watch while I drove us to the bookstore as planned for that day.When she asked for me to replay the video, I told her, "We are going into the bookstore now, and I bet you they have a book about BB-8. Would you like to get it?"
"Oh, yes!" she said. And when I found it and showed her, she hugged it close. And when we got into the car after our visit to the store, she insisted that I read it to her before we drove home. She then requested it for a bedtime read for several nights in a row. And now anything BB-8 related is immediately the best thing ever. She even watched The Force Awakens a few nights in a row because of him. I sat with her the first night and explained everything that was happening so she wouldn't be scared. The next night she took to explaining it all to me as she watched ("There's the shining girl who saves BB-8!" shining girl was her name for Rey. And weeks later she pointed out my Finn funko and said "That's the red stripe one! The Good Stormtrooper!")
All this to say, she loves this book. But what about how it reads for an adult? Well, I'm pleased to tell you that, after a klunky first reading (my own fault. I've since learned to read a whole story to myself first to get a feel for the pace before I read it to her), I've actually come to really enjoy the story. I simplified certain things to help her understand clearly (like changing "Jakku" to "the planet" and other small things of that nature), but otherwise, it's a good story and a nice message, and I now consider it cannon. When I watch The Force Awakens, I know that while BB-8 is off camera, he's getting into an adventure we read about in Madeline's book! Also, I have to say, I really enjoy the style of the artwork in this book.
This is definitely a very favorite of hers, and one I see us wearing down from over-use by the time she gets to chapter books.
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