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Star Wars: Ewok Adventures
The Adventures of Teebo: A Tale of Magic and Suspense
Teebo the daydreaming Ewok finds the peace of his village destroyed when Vulgarr the Dulok reports that Teebo's sister Malani has been stolen by the giant Grudakk.
41 pages, Hardcover
First published April 12, 1984
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Joe Johnston
19 books6 followersJoseph Eggleston Johnston II is an American film director, producer, writer, and visual effects artist. He is best known for directing effects-driven films, including Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989); The Rocketeer (1991); Jumanji (1995); Jurassic Park III (2001); The Wolfman (2010); and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011).
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June 20, 2022
[8.0/10] This is an excellent children’s book for anyone who enjoys Star Wars in general or the furry little teddy bears from Return of the Jedi in particular.
I’ll confess, I read this one since I learned it was the inspiration for both the Ewoks T.V. movies and the 1980s saturday morning cartoon. And you can certainly see the roots of both projects. At a basic level, it introduces characters like the precocious but unusual Teebo, the mysterious shaman Master Logray, the village chief Chirppa, and the lanky enemy Duloks. Practical elements like gliders and spears, and more fanciful elements an important spiritual tree and villains being turned into arbors after great battles found their way into the televised project as well. And the simple idea of a giant hiding loved ones away in a deep cavern is plainly a forerunner to the story in Caravan of Courage.
Yet, if you’ve never watched any of those films or T.V. episodes (which are of mixed-at-best quality), Adventures of Teebo stands alone as an impressive and engrossing piece of children’s literature. Joe Johnston, who is a tremendous part of Star Wars across the board, writes with evocative language that draws young readers into the world of his characters. His illustrations bring the scenes to life. And the story is a compelling one. There is genuine suspense and danger with Ewok-eating foes, spider-riding dastards, trickery, wizardry, and surprises.
Rooting everything around the titular Teebo -- a misfit who finds his almost magical relationship with the forest serves him well on a foolhardy, youthful adventure -- provides a place for kids to latch onto the story. The way the thing that makes him an outcast among his peers, that spiritual connection to their environment, not only helps him and his countrymen saves the day, but positions him to walk in Master Logray’s footsteps, makes it an uplifting story of oddballs and daydreamers finding their vaunted place in the world.
Overall, this one really surprised me. I expected a silly, light, goofball romp about a little Ewok’s escapades, along the lines of the show and movies the book inspired. Instead, it’s a heartfelt, dramatic, and truly wholesome expansion of the world of the Ewoks, channeled through one sympathetic young soul who discovers his unusual way of seeing the world is a boon, not a curse.
I’ll confess, I read this one since I learned it was the inspiration for both the Ewoks T.V. movies and the 1980s saturday morning cartoon. And you can certainly see the roots of both projects. At a basic level, it introduces characters like the precocious but unusual Teebo, the mysterious shaman Master Logray, the village chief Chirppa, and the lanky enemy Duloks. Practical elements like gliders and spears, and more fanciful elements an important spiritual tree and villains being turned into arbors after great battles found their way into the televised project as well. And the simple idea of a giant hiding loved ones away in a deep cavern is plainly a forerunner to the story in Caravan of Courage.
Yet, if you’ve never watched any of those films or T.V. episodes (which are of mixed-at-best quality), Adventures of Teebo stands alone as an impressive and engrossing piece of children’s literature. Joe Johnston, who is a tremendous part of Star Wars across the board, writes with evocative language that draws young readers into the world of his characters. His illustrations bring the scenes to life. And the story is a compelling one. There is genuine suspense and danger with Ewok-eating foes, spider-riding dastards, trickery, wizardry, and surprises.
Rooting everything around the titular Teebo -- a misfit who finds his almost magical relationship with the forest serves him well on a foolhardy, youthful adventure -- provides a place for kids to latch onto the story. The way the thing that makes him an outcast among his peers, that spiritual connection to their environment, not only helps him and his countrymen saves the day, but positions him to walk in Master Logray’s footsteps, makes it an uplifting story of oddballs and daydreamers finding their vaunted place in the world.
Overall, this one really surprised me. I expected a silly, light, goofball romp about a little Ewok’s escapades, along the lines of the show and movies the book inspired. Instead, it’s a heartfelt, dramatic, and truly wholesome expansion of the world of the Ewoks, channeled through one sympathetic young soul who discovers his unusual way of seeing the world is a boon, not a curse.
May 16, 2023
I almost categorized this as a young reader novel instead of a picture book because there is a lot more story here than is normally in a picture book. The prose was surprisingly good and the illustrations were great as well. That being said I enjoyed this mostly as some vintage nostalgia because I was never a big fan of the ewoks or any of the ewok spinoffs of Star Wars. The plot was generic but overall I enjoyed reading it.
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