Chewie and the Porgs Chewie and the Porgs is a canon young readers " Star Wars " picture book written by Kevin Shinick with illustrations by Fiona Hsieh . It was published by Disney – Lucasfilm Press on December 15 , 2017 . Publisher ' s summary . " A picture book tied to " " . " " From Emmy award - winning writer Kevin Shinick comes a lovable tale of Chewbacca the Wookiee and the pesky porg s of Ahch - To Island . Featuring adorable illustrations by artist Fiona Hsieh . " Plot summary . A group of small bird s known as porgs are enjoying peace and tranquility on the planet of Ahch - To when their quiet day is shattered by the arrival of a YT - 1300 freighter , the " Millennium Falcon " . The porgs scatter in a panic , but then gather to watch two beings emerge from the " Falcon " , a young female human named Rey and a male Wookiee named Chewbacca , whom the porgs observe as being covered in fur and hear referred to by the girl as " chewy . " They wonder if he might be a food - source , as he appears from their distance to be bite - sized and they are very hungry . Chewbacca returns to the inside of the " Falcon " where , with the astromech droid R2 - D2 he works to prepare the vessel for Rey ' s return when the ship ' s scanners detect intruders . Chewbacca exits to investigate , but the porgs use their natural skills to camouflage themselves . Chewbacca , however , is not fooled for long and the porgs discover to their chagrin that he is not bite - sized . He scares them away with a roar , but one porg stays , not scared by his roar , but flies away at the sound of his rumbling stomach . Chewbacca is hungry , but has nothing to eat . Chewbacca sets out the next day in search of food , but is constantly hampered by the porgs . He searches for berries , but finds only Ahch - Tonian grub s . He sets a trap , but catches only porgs . He tries fishing using the grubs , but gets no bites , and his remaining bait is eaten by the porgs . He tries asking the Caretakers of Ahch - To for help , only to learn that fishing season is over . While Chewbacca strikes out , the porgs decide to explore the " Millennium Falcon " . They are amazed by the ship ' s many lights and when Chewbacca returns he finds a porg party in progress aboard the vessel . Having had enough , he roars and sends the porgs scattering off the vessel . He then raids the ship ' s stores , finding a bag of Blue Puff Cube s . He heads outside , builds a campfire and begins roasting one of the cubes , only to then spot a group of porgs gathered around the bag with the remaining cubes . He widens his eyes in shock and then roars , scaring the porgs and then chasing after them . He then , however , notices something sad , that one of the landing struts of the " Falcon " had crushed the porgs ' winter food stores . Relenting , Chewbacca boards the " Falcon " and uses the vessel ' s sensor s to scan the island , then calls for the porgs to follow him . He guides them to a hidden lake that has escaped the winter chill and still contains many fish , as it is " Wookiee Fun Fact # 1 " that Wookiees have heart s of gold . The porgs cluster around Chewbacca in joy and together the group has fun times , as they feast together , play , and discover a new way of playing holochess . Chewbacca eventually has to leave with Rey , but cuddles with a clutch of porgs having learned a valuable lesson , and leaves with several new porg friends aboard the " Millennium Falcon " . Continuity . The title presents several " Wookiee Fun Facts " — " # 17 : Wookiees are always hungry , " " # 35 : Turns out Wookiees hate Ahch - Tonian grubs , " " # 77 : Nothing tastes better than warmly toasted Blue Puff Cubes " and " # 1 : Wookiees have hearts of gold . "