4 stars
Fun companion guide to The Emoji Movie.
The book starts by giving you a basic rundown of texting, the settings of the movie, and references some of the basic events of the movie. It then goes on to introduce the emojis. There is a blurb about each one as well as a usefulness rating and another emoji to pair it with to make a certain message. Each one also includes a picture of the emoji. There are a ton of emojis included, from the main characters to those who show up in the background. This is the bulk of the book and it gets a little dull by the end, but overall was pretty good. Very cute pictures.
The last section includes quizzes, jokes, and other activities. One such activity was learning to write binary code, which I thought was a great topic to include in the book. A really good way to get kids interested in computer science. This was what bumped this book up from 3 stars to 4 stars for me.
Overall, a nice book for fans of the movie. The introduction part dragged a bit by the end, but the ending activities were fun. Good way to get the reader to engage with the book.