do you believe in the Force?
Hey everybody I have been having a great time reading my series lately. The one I chose is The Strange Case of Origami Yoda written by Tom Angleberger which happens to be about a boy named Tommy whose goal is to figure out what makes Origami Yoda tick.
“The big question: Is Origami Yoda Real? Well, of course he’s real. I mean, he’s a real finger puppet made out of a real piece of paper. But I mean: is he REAL? Does he really know things? Can he see the future? Does he use the Force?”
Tommy undergoes different situations that happen while in elementary school such as getting water spilled all over his pants which when this happens makes all the other students think that you peed your pants. So Tommy goes over to his super geeky and completely weird friend Dwight who is the owner and holder of Origami Yoda. Yoda responds to Tommys dilemma with “all of pants you must wet.” So Tommy gets some expert advice from Yoda and no shame from the teacher or from classmates. After each “miracle” or end of the chapter we have Tommy and his friend Harvey comment on what had occurred and whether or not it was scientific proof that Origami Yoda was the real deal. I absolutely love Tommy and Dwight because the chapters each have a different story that all contain amazing humour. As the series progresses we see new Star Wars characters coming into play in each new book. The second book features Darth Paper! At the end of the books you get to learn how to fold Origami Yoda and Darth Paper. The book also features questions that can be asked to a class such as if they believe in Origami Yoda and what questions would they ask Origami Yoda if given the chance. The questions at the end of the book seem to be really helpful in engaging a class into the book.
Origami Yoda and the Unsatisfactory Answers:
Q: Origami Yoda, why does Dwight pick his nose so much? A: Picks it he never does.
Q: Hah, right, that’s a lie! A: At least he eats it not, like you do.
If you want to make your own Origami Yoda click here. Tom Angleberger has a pretty cool website with a lot of different input on the origami by ‘superfolders.’ 
One Reply to “do you believe in the Force?”
This sounds like a fun and cool book. I like you are able to learn new origami folds and how its connects to star wars. I would definitely use this book in my class as a read aloud or just a fun activity . I would also keep this book in my class library.