First look: 'LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles'

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Regular Yoda is cute, no doubt. But Lego Yoda? Well, he's mega-adorable.

Lego Star Wars has become a mini-empire over the last several years, spawning a series of books from DK Publishing, video games, movies and, of course, a toy line.

Today I'm happy to provide an exclusive peek at a highly anticipated addition to the series, LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles by Daniel Lipkowitz (DK, $18.99). Yep, this hardcover is wholly focused on our petite green friend, providing facts and awesome pictorials showcasing Yoda training Luke on Dagobah, befriending Wookiees and more ... in Lego.

Just like previous Lego Star Wars books, this one comes with an exclusive minifigure. No one has seen it yet until now — it's of a Special Forces Clone Trooper, and I'm including pics of him with and without the helmet.

As a bonus, I'm including a couple cute pages from the book as well.

LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles goes on sale July 15. Take note, you will.