R2-D2's Mission: A Little Hero's Journey/Book and Figure (Star Wars (Econo-Clad Hardcover)) [Hardcover]

Funworks (Author), Mouse Works (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1997 | Series: Star Wars (Econo-Clad Hardcover)

Little R2-D2 is determined to get Princess Leia's message to Obi-Wan Kenobi and neither storm troopers nor Darth Vader will stop him! An action figure sits in the spine of this cool, die-cut board books, allowing young fans to play with their favorite character as they interact with the story. Full color.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 8 pages
• Publisher: Mouse Works; Bk&Acces edition (September 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570826129
• ISBN-13: 978-1570826122
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,621,108 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Star Wars: R2-D2's Mission (Wr, Jane Paley, Ill. Ken Steacy), May 20, 2002

By 

Charles Tatum - See all my reviews

This review is from: R2-D2's Mission: A Little Hero's Journey/Book and Figure (Star Wars (Econo-Clad Hardcover)) (Hardcover)

While I usually do not review my children's books, this one deserves a mention, especially at the price on the back cover of the copy we have.

This is a board book, with thick cardboard pages. The difference is there is a plastic R2D2 suspended in the spine of the book by a piece of nylon string. When you open the book, there he is, as if in the action being illustrated on the pages. Cute, huh?

The very, very basic story is the first "Star Wars" film , or should I write the first half of the first "Star Wars" film retold from R2D2's point of view. We see Princess Leia put in the data, he is bought by Luke Skywalker, they are saved by Obi-Wan Kenobi, who dutifully retrieves the data. The end.

The book is pretty harmless for kids, not dragging in any violence, battles, or even Darth Vader. Actually, younger kids might get a shock if they think "Star Wars" is about a cute robot and nothing more.

The plastic figure suspended on the string makes it difficult to shelve this little book. I am counting the days when the string will snap, and the story will be read with a gaping hole in the pages. The toy itself is nothing to look at, soft plastic and an assembly line paint job. The illustrations border on the "Saturday Night Live" adventures of the Ambiguously Gay Duo, not meant to do anymore than basically draw the characters to be vaguely identifiable. Obi-Wan looks like Santa Claus and Luke Skywalker looks like Princess Diana.

...This book is just sixteen pages. ..., and you get the little rubber toy for that poor 3-D effect, but isn't it sad that parents who are trying to please their children and their interests must pay this amount? Thank goodness we received this in a box of discarded toys from a cousin who had grown out of it. Any "Star Wars" fan would like this, other beware.