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Star Wars Golden Books
Star Wars: I Am a Droid
Meet R2-D2, C-3PO, and all the loyal droids from the epic Star Wars space saga!
24 pages, Hardcover
First published January 5, 2016
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March 7, 2020
Cute little overview, though the eyes are drawn so huge on some of the characters it's distracting.
January 16, 2023
Part of a 5 book series gifted to my son for his birthday. The droid one was very short and cute. Illustrations were well done. There are a lot more droids than I thought they were, guess I need to watch more of the tv shows they’ve made. Possibly a little too mature for a 2 year old but it’s short enough for his attention span.
June 21, 2022
The art is cute. The text is limited to 1-2 lines per page, mainly focusing on different types of jobs done by droids (astromechs like r2d2 fixing fighters vs protocol droids helping people communicate, power droids are batteries, drones that spy, drones that protect bad guys and drones that are heroes). It's extremely short and perfect for sleepy little kids. My 5 year old wasn't impressed, but my 1 and 4 year olds enjoyed it. The 11 year old borrowed it to draw the characters.
December 8, 2017
Little man loved this!! He loved learning about the different kinds of droids and what they do. His favorite are the battle droids.
January 31, 2016
The Disney machine is in full force to create a new generation of Star Wars fans. Little Golden books has a several books geared to introducing little ones to the space opera. The books are super simple and easy to read. It's a cute series, it should make adults who are fans appreciate the nostalgia of being young and discovering Star Wars.
February 15, 2016
We have a young Star Wars fan in our house. The droids are her favorites right now so she obviously enjoyed this book. My only problem - I have no memory of any of the droids from the prequels (I remember that there were battle droids, but that is about it) and Kathryn has no idea that the prequels even exist.
May 4, 2023
I read this book to my lower elementary and primary classes on Star Wars Day. May the 4th be with you!
This is a good book about all the different droids in Star Wars. Even I learned a few things from reading this (and a few outside the book, like when a student showed me in another book that the "big droids" are spider droids). Did you know the droids that look like trash cans are power droids? They're walking batteries! No wonder they're in nearly every movie.
It is a very simple book, good for a read-aloud or to read with a helping older person (sibling, elder classmate, adult).
This is a good book about all the different droids in Star Wars. Even I learned a few things from reading this (and a few outside the book, like when a student showed me in another book that the "big droids" are spider droids). Did you know the droids that look like trash cans are power droids? They're walking batteries! No wonder they're in nearly every movie.
It is a very simple book, good for a read-aloud or to read with a helping older person (sibling, elder classmate, adult).
November 3, 2020
My 5-year-old LOVES Star Wars, especially the droids. He loves watching the droids in the movies and cartoons, loves pretending he is a droid (“Roger, Roger”), and now he loves reading about them with me at bedtime. This is a cute little book with fun, colorful illustrations. The text is large enough that we can focus on individual letters and sound out words. This one is staying in our book rotation for a while.
November 15, 2017
Sometimes you just need to read a Little Golden Book. And sometimes that Little Golden Book needs to be about droids. 3.5 stars because there was absolutely no plot and I didn't really care about most of the droids they talked about but also BB8 is adorable.
June 8, 2017
I like droids
Star Wars droids are important and this is a good way to introduce children to the Star Wars universe and to the variety of jobs a ailable to them.
Star Wars droids are important and this is a good way to introduce children to the Star Wars universe and to the variety of jobs a ailable to them.
August 24, 2017
This book explains all the different kinds of robots (droid) that was on Star Wars. What their jobs are.
January 24, 2018
I love Star Wars, so I loved this book! I think it is great for reading to my son, and I enjoyed using it when I was doing preschool programs at the library.
December 31, 2018
Daughter loves the droids
January 13, 2019
the 5 year old loved it.
February 9, 2020
Beautifully Illustrated and a great entry point in to the Star Wars Universe for small children.
May 4, 2020
This Little Golden Book describes the different types and the different functions of droids in the Star Wars universe.
December 25, 2023
This is an interesting book about the different droids in Star Wars. Just the thing for those that are young and interested in Star Wars.
January 17, 2024
Rather cute
May 30, 2024
3.3.5 stars
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May 4, 2025Superficial and lacking a plot, but it's perfect for its target audience. And I have yet more of these to read...! My rating wouldn't be justified so I won't be leaving one.
December 16, 2025
IG-88 and 4-LOM seem like kind of deep cuts for a Little Golden Book.
January 15, 2026
my kid likes it. read it a few times
January 31, 2016
Originally posted on You Have Your Hands Full
My girls are fans of Star Wars. One of my six-year-old twins is a Star Wars superfan. I purchased the collection of six Star Wars Little Golden books on Amazon, so when I found I Am A Droid at my town library, I knew my daughter would enjoy it.
I Am A Droid is a book about the droids in the Star Wars universe. The language used is simple “Some droids are small. Some droids are big. Some droids walk… some droids roll.” The book goes into slightly more detail in explaining things like the difference between an astromech droid and a protocol droid. There’s not really much of a plot; it’s an explanatory book that reads like nonfiction.
The illustrations are similar to the ones in the six-book collection. If you haven’t seen them, they are cartoon versions of the familiar Star Wars characters. They’re not quite what we’re used to, but they’re quirky and different. The illustrations are useful for providing context, and children will enjoy seeing familiar characters like BB-8 along with old favorites like R2-D2 and C-3PO. There are also appearances by human characters as well.
My six-year-old daughter has had this book next to her bed since we brought it home from the library. She is reading slightly above grade level (first grade), and doesn’t have any trouble reading this to herself.
I would absolutely recommend I Am A Droid to young Star Wars fans, with the caveat that this book is intended for younger audiences. Older fans might be better off with one of the visual guides, but this book is perfect for preschoolers and children in the early years of elementary school.
My girls are fans of Star Wars. One of my six-year-old twins is a Star Wars superfan. I purchased the collection of six Star Wars Little Golden books on Amazon, so when I found I Am A Droid at my town library, I knew my daughter would enjoy it.
I Am A Droid is a book about the droids in the Star Wars universe. The language used is simple “Some droids are small. Some droids are big. Some droids walk… some droids roll.” The book goes into slightly more detail in explaining things like the difference between an astromech droid and a protocol droid. There’s not really much of a plot; it’s an explanatory book that reads like nonfiction.
The illustrations are similar to the ones in the six-book collection. If you haven’t seen them, they are cartoon versions of the familiar Star Wars characters. They’re not quite what we’re used to, but they’re quirky and different. The illustrations are useful for providing context, and children will enjoy seeing familiar characters like BB-8 along with old favorites like R2-D2 and C-3PO. There are also appearances by human characters as well.
My six-year-old daughter has had this book next to her bed since we brought it home from the library. She is reading slightly above grade level (first grade), and doesn’t have any trouble reading this to herself.
I would absolutely recommend I Am A Droid to young Star Wars fans, with the caveat that this book is intended for younger audiences. Older fans might be better off with one of the visual guides, but this book is perfect for preschoolers and children in the early years of elementary school.
January 30, 2016
“I Am a Droid” is kind of add-on of Star Wars Saga Little Golden Books, though intended for slightly younger audience up to 5 years. While Saga books managed to introduce younger readers to summary of each movie in favorite space saga, “I Am” series doesn’t follow the same pattern.
Instead of action, the youngest readers would be presented up to two sentences easy to read and understand – therefore this book is much more oriented towards showing the examples than telling the story.
Where this book shines is its artwork, somehow I am jealous of my young daughter for being able to enjoy these beautiful illustrations.
Overall, “I Am a Droid” is great introduction to Star Wars universe for the youngest who cannot hold their attention for too long.
Instead of action, the youngest readers would be presented up to two sentences easy to read and understand – therefore this book is much more oriented towards showing the examples than telling the story.
Where this book shines is its artwork, somehow I am jealous of my young daughter for being able to enjoy these beautiful illustrations.
Overall, “I Am a Droid” is great introduction to Star Wars universe for the youngest who cannot hold their attention for too long.
January 10, 2016
This is by far the best of the three of these. It’s an easy read, and is a less engaging than the Trilogy books, but the illustrations are fun, cute, and colorful. Also, let’s face it, droids are just really cool, and there are A LOT of them in this book.
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February 11, 2016
A wonderful little golden book starring all sorts of droids and what their functions are.
It gets 4 stars for including the torture droid! Unnecessary I felt!
Love the illustrations and the easy way it teaches new words to early readers.
It gets 4 stars for including the torture droid! Unnecessary I felt!
Love the illustrations and the easy way it teaches new words to early readers.
March 1, 2016
A fun gift for my son. I read it to him first and now he is reading it like a champ. Great for a beginning reader (level 1 or 2). My son is an avid Star Wars fan so beginning books like these are great to help nurture a love of reading.
March 10, 2016
megan winter reading 2016, children's book, picture book, little golden book, movie tie-in, series, star wars, droids, prek, kindergarten, first grade
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April 4, 2016
This might be the cutest Star Wars book ever!
April 18, 2016
Adorable.
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