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  • Published: 30 November 2021
  • ISBN: 9781594749629
  • Imprint: Quirk Books Children's
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 128
  • RRP: $40.00

I Wish I Had a Wookiee



In the tradition of Shel Silverstein’s Where the Sidewalk Ends, an illustrated, whimsical, kid-friendly anthology of approximately seventy-five Star Wars-themed poems.

Inspired by the beloved world of Star Wars, this collection of over 75 whimsical and original poems is a celebration of childhood, creativity, imagination, and the early years of Star Wars fandom.

In “My Pet AT-AT,” a ten-year-old dreams of playing hide and seek and fetch with an AT-AT. In “Dad’s Luke Skywalker Figurine,” a child opens their dad’s untouched action figure but, instead of getting into trouble, helps their dad re-discover his own sense of play. In “T-16 Dreams,” a little girl imagines herself flying through the galaxy, the Empire hot on her trail, to help with her real-world fear of flying.

Set in the hearts and minds of young children who love Star Wars, and filled with the characters you know and love, I Wish I Had a Wookiee is the perfect gift for the young Star Wars fan—and the young at heart.

  • Published: 30 November 2021
  • ISBN: 9781594749629
  • Imprint: Quirk Books Children's
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 128
  • RRP: $40.00

About the author

Ian Doescher

Ian Doescher the author of William Shakespeare's Star Wars®: Verily, a New Hope. He lives with his family in Portland, Oregon.

Nicolas Delort is a freelance illustrator based in Paris, France. Gathering inspiration in the daily and mundane as well as books and any kind of narrative medium, Delort has been compared to Gustav Doré and Franklin Booth for his "wonderfully textural" pen-and-ink drawings of scenes both fantastical and familiar. Delort's work has been featured on the cover of "Magic: An Anthology of the Esoteric and Arcane" from Solaris Books and in several galleries worldwide.

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