How to Speak Wookiee

How to Speak Wookiee: A Manual for Intergalactic Communication is a children's book published by Chronicle Books in August 2011. It explained how to translate and speak Shyriiwook with Wookiees in various situations.^[1]

It was followed up by How to Speak Droid with R2-D2 in August 2013.

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Publisher's summary

Everyone's been there -- you're playing holo chess with a Wookiee, and things get out of hand. You've done something to offend him, but you don't know what. How can you defuse the situation? Better yet, how can you make sure you never end up there again? With intergalactic travel easier than ever, Wookiees can now be found on nearly every planet in the galaxy and on starships everywhere in between. This helpful guide teaches citizens of the galaxy key phrases in the Wookiee language, eliminating near-fatal encounters with notoriously short-tempered Wookiees while smoothing the way to lasting partnerships and friendships. The handy sound module -- recorded by Chewbacca himself! -- demonstrates proper pronunciation of ten key phrases.

Development

The book was originally titled How to Speak Wookiee: A Manual for Inter-galactic Communication (note the -), while the cover was modified after it was first revealed^[2] and the released version, with Chewbacca being redrawn with a more friendly attitude, and with the cover indented to follow the exact shape of the audio device.^[1]