Star Wars Junior: Catch That Pit Droid!

Star Wars Junior

by Liza Baker, Liza Baker

Watto is a junk dealer on the planet Tatooine who owns a slave named Anakin Skywalker. Crazy things are always happening in Watto's shop. Today a pit droid has escaped into the streets of Tatooine. How will Watto get it back?

Genres: Star Wars, Science Fiction

24 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2000

About the author

Liza Baker is a children's book editor and the author of several books for young readers, including two previous titles illustrated by David McPhail, I Love You Because You're You, and Mama's Right Here. Liza lives in Westchester, New York, with her husband, Aaron, a Lieutenant in the New York City Fire Department, and her three very busy young sons, Gardner, Byron, and Caleb. [From Scholastic.com.]

Reviews

[Robert Alexander Johnson]

⭐⭐ Catch That Pit Droid

Catch That Pit Droid is an extremely short children’s book in which Anakin helps repair a pit droid that immediately malfunctions and runs wildly through Mos Espa, eventually ending up in the Mos Espa Arena. The book is clearly designed for young children, focusing on motion, chaos, and a single comic situation rather than narrative depth. As a very basic early reader Star Wars book, it does its job.

[Dimitris Papastergiou]

Set in 32BBY

Fun little Star Wars story for kids!

[Ruth]

Fun book about Anakin and Watto chasing a pit droid through Mos Espa. You see several characters from EP1 as they chase the droid. At the very end some special outlanders visit watto's shop.

[Shawn Fairweather]

Innocent backstory involving Anakin and Watto just prior to Qui Gon and Obi Wan arriving in Mos Espa. Decent story and appropriate for the suggested age level. Worth checking out at least once.