Star Wars ABC

Star Wars Board Books

by Scholastic Inc.

From Anakin, Boba Fett, and C-3PO to X-Wings, Yoda, and Zam Wesell, no one can do the ABC's like STAR WARS!

Star Wars: ABC is an alphabetical adventure through the imaginative and intergalactic world of Star Wars featuring the names and images of the most popular characters, droids, spaceships, and creatures in this galaxy far, far away.

With artistic alliterative text that describes each image and emphasizes each letter, Star Wars: ABC is a completely new way to learn about the legendary story of Star Wars.

Book Details:

Format: Board Book Publication Date: 7/1/2010 Pages: 26 Reading Level: Age 2 and Up

Genres: Star Wars, Picture Books, Childrens, Science Fiction, Space

26 pages, Board Book

First published July 1, 2010

About the author

For more than 100 years, Scholastic has been meeting children where they are – at school, at home and in their communities – by creating quality content and experiences, all beginning with literacy. Scholastic delivers stories, characters, and learning moments that empower all kids to become lifelong readers and learners through bestselling children's books, literacy- and knowledge-building resources for schools including classroom magazines, and award-winning, entertaining children's media.

Reviews

[Jenn · Rating 5 out of 5]

'F' yes.

[Ubalstecha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Adorable ABC book for the geek in training. Each letter is decorated to match up with the character it is representing. A must for Star Wars parents looking to indoctrinate, I mean, educate their little jedis.

[Baby Bookworm · Rating 2 out of 5]

This review was originally written for The Baby Bookworm. Visit us for new picture books reviews daily!

Hello, friends! Today’s book is Star Wars ABC by Scholastic Inc., an oversized board book that takes an alphabetic look at the characters and things of a galaxy far, far away (and yes, I know this is the third Star Wars book this month, but we’ve been on a bit of a Star Wars kick here at the Baby Bookworm household).

Starting with A is for Anakin, each page has a character (Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo), or thing (Millennium Falcon, the Force, Jedi) that corresponds to its letter of the alphabet. Accompanied by a photo of the subject and a one-sentence description, each page brings the Star Wars universe to life for little fans, helping them learn their alphabet along the way.

So, of the three Star Wars books we read this month, I have to say that this one was the most “meh.” There were plenty of well-recognizable characters, but there were also some pretty definite fillers that would likely leave even die-hard fans scratching their heads (IG-88? Kaminoans? Zam Wesell?). Also, many of the photos chosen were oddly grainy or out of focus, leading to an overall inconsistency in the visuals page to page. It was definitely a fun novelty read, and little Star Wars fans would likely get a kick out of it, but it definitely lacked a substance and polish that we’ve seen with other fandom children’s books. Overall, a bit disappointing but still enough fun for what it’s trying to be, so we’ll call this one Baby Bookworm approved.

Be sure to check out The Baby Bookworm for more reviews!

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

ABCs via Star Wars characters? Yes please. Each letter is designed to represent the character, like the W for Wookiee is all hairy. Each getting a one sentence description. Some are characters, some are spaceships. But General Grievous is described has having glowing lightsabers? That’s all you have to say about him? Booooo

[Orion Kopf · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute! Some letters are a bit of a stretch but that’s normal for ABC books

[P.S. Winn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great learning fun for kids, the book gives kids the star wars characters they love, but also teaches them.

[Kiyoko · Rating 4 out of 5]

fun ABC book of facts for the young reader

[Martin Samo]

its good

[J. Kropla]

yeah im counting even though this isnt the exact star wars abc book i read its a literary masterpiece

[Steven R. McEvoy · Rating 4 out of 5]

From Anakin and Boba Fett to Yoda and Zam, this large format board book is an awesome alphabet book for children and their parents. Each page has a large letter, the name or title of the person, creature or robot, and ships, and also a sentence about them. Each letter is a different style, and the pages are color designed. The letters are fun and the book is a blast to read with children. This book is pleasing to look at and could almost be a coffee table book for adults who are fans of the series. Children will love exploring the pictures and all the different things as they learn the alphabet. Great fun for the whole family, little droids and all.

Read the review and with links to other reviews of books in the Star Wars on my blog Book Reviews and More.

[Ellee · Rating 3 out of 5]

It only gets 3 stars because it has some stuff from the "first three" movies, which I can't stand. Luke, Han, Leia, and no CG Yoda. Darth Vader and the Emperor - really? do you need more sith lords? I didn't think so. That's what all the published fiction is for.

Anyway, it has R2-D2, so Seth is happy. And he wants to know the names of the individual stormtroopers. Maybe I'll have him write to George Lucas about that. ;D

Otherwise, it's fine - I have no other complaints. Geek parents and their geeklings will love it. :D

[jacky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Since we are working on the alphabet, I was interested in getting this for Natalie. I read it at Target, and I'm glad I didn't buy it on line before reading it. It is a good book, but not for Natalie. Some of the letters were a stretch, and some of the aliens included were a bit scarey. This really shouldn't be a board book. Anyone old enough to understand the pictures should be able to care for a paper book.

[Laura Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is for the science fiction lover in everyone! I love the pictures and especially the words they use to represent the letters. Why not expand your child's beginning vocabulary? C3PO is a wonderful first "C" word!

[Mary Sutterluety · Rating 5 out of 5]

ABC Books

My husband is a Star Wars junkie, so this book was a natural choice for him to share with our daughter. Even he didn't know some of the characters/military vehicles used in the book! Beautiful color photographs and think binding--perfect for a young Jedi!

[Ashley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Daddy is very happy that this ABC book is helping Alice to identify the common and obscure characters from Star Wars :) She mostly just wants to flip through the pages while singing the alphabet song right now.

[Charlie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like this book because it shows you some of the Star Wars things and people. It shows you them in ABC order. It shows you Jedi's, Bounty Hunters, Sith lords, Droids, Ships, Princess's/Queen's, and even more!

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ralph loves it. He will sit in the floor and flip through the pages talking about what he sees.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yes, the force is with this book for the youngest Star Wars fans. It is a nice trip to meet many of the characters.

[Randie D. Camp, M.S. · Rating 3 out of 5]

The perfect book for Star Wars fans, especially young Jedis (like my son, lol).

[Paul Hankins · Rating 5 out of 5]

What's not to love here? My colleague gave me this book as part of my birthday present!

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute ABC book that will help me in my quest to turn my niece into a Star Wars nerd. My favorite part of this book is "B is for Boba Fett.". Awesome.

[Rae Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cole enjoys looking at the pages and sometimes let us read it to the end.

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

We found this winner at Target. I had fun quizzing Matt to see if he could guess what each letter stood for. It'll have to be our future children's first ABC book for sure!

[Kathy (Kindle-aholic) · Rating 5 out of 5]

With an ABC book, you want the kid to be able to associate the letter and word, as well as have fun, of course.

A month later, the kid is still reciting the ABCs of the Star Wars Universe.

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

Maybe I need to try this one with an older baby, but my ten month old never wanted to even look at this one.

[Jennifer Conrad · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was absolutely perfect for our Star Wars loving family!

[Beth]

This is a different approach to learning the alphabet. Ewoks fight for the right side and there are off the beaten path options like Urgnaught and Zam.

[dobbs the dog · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm a huge Star Wars fan, as are my kids, and my 6 year old is in love with this book!
What a great way to teach the alphabet!

[Nathan Turner · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's just good parenting. I did remove 1 star for its references to Episodes I - III, though.

[Annika · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best way to teach your kid the ABC's. Parenting win.