Still Golden

Little Golden Books have been a childhood staple for 75 years

Growing up, I loved Little Golden Books. They consisted of The Little Engine That Could and Little Pokey Puppy. Little Golden Books still has those offerings, but now they have so much more. Since they started offering licensed characters, they have broadened their releases to include some of the biggest stories in pop culture. For me there is none bigger than Star Wars.

Classic titles inside the Little Golden Books trailer

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Little Golden Books started releasing books from the original trilogy, then continued with the prequels. They then started to release the “I Am A” series covering everything from princesses to Jedi, droids to pilots. The artwork is beautiful, the stories are light and help expose a younger generation to the wonders of a galaxy far, far away. —LV

Luis read both of these books shortly after they hit store shelves

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ROGUE RELEASES

Two of my favorite books from 2017 both took place in the world created from the brilliant Rogue One. Disney Publishing was out in full force in support of Rogue One, releasing books for a variety of different age groups. Rebel Rising tells the story of a young Jyn Erso and bridges the gap from the time Saw Gerrera rescues Jyn to when we fi nd her incarcerated at the very beginning of the fi lm. Guardians of the Whills recounts the fi rst meeting of Chirrut Imwe and Baze Malbus and how their partnership came to be. Well-crafted and written in great detail, it’s hard to believe this book is written for a pre-teen. Their introduction and team-up while helping refugees on Jedha is excellent. Both of these books (as well as Catalyst—a story on the life of Galen Erso) help fi ll in the blanks on the brilliant Rogue One. I can’t wait till my kids pick up these books and take these wonderful journeys for themselves. —LV

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Kal doesn't find much in this section

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Books in the Disney section were expanding on movies Kal hadn’t seen yet, like Aladin and Rogue One. Books we hadn’t seen before by Leslie Patricelli were more exciting to us.

Kal recognizes Peg + Cat

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