One of my students saw this book laying on my desk and made it his mission in life to figure out what exactly an Imp is. After he researched and reported back to me, somehow he convinced me to switch our read aloud book to this title. This student is an avid reader and stays on top of the newest released chapter books for kids. I believe he was so intrigued by this book because it was something he had never seen before and it allowed him to use his imagination in a way he hadn't done lately.
Within the first few chapters of the book, the kids were able to make several inferences about how Jim felt about his grandfather as well as his heritage. We actually had to stop several times and discuss why he might of felt this way. None of the students were able to relate to feeling "ashamed" of their culture. However if they were American, and were growing up in Japan, trying to be like the Japanese, they admitted they might feel differently.
They enjoyed listening to this book read aloud and the crazy things the Imp did to make Jim's life miserable as well as the connection that he was developing with his grandfather. (Which many of them can relate to.)
Other stories written by Laurence Yep:
- Dragonwings
- Child of the Owl
- Sea Glass
- Dragon of the Lost Sea
- Liar, Liar
- Monster Makers, Inc.
- The Rainbow People
(illustrated by David Wiesner) - The Star Fisher
- The Lost Garden
- Dragon's Gate
(illustrated by Wayne McLaughlin) - The Junior Thunder Lord
(illustrated by Robert Van Nutt) - Later, Gator
(illustrated by Eric Velasquez) - Thief of Hearts
- Tree of Dreams: Ten Tales from the Garden of Night
(illustrated by Isadore Seltzer) - Ribbons
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