"Wild adventure starting close to the heart "
May 2021 Debut of the Month
There are two central characters in Roderick O Grady’s book, and we see the story through their eyes, the same incidents from their different perspectives. One of these is Minnie, who has recently lost her mother and is struggling to reset her relationship with Dan, her mother’s partner. The other is Kaayii, a young Sasquatch, or Yeti or Bigfoot as they’re often known. Kaayii and his family have been forced into close proximity with Minnie and her neighbours due to forest fires and he too is trying to find a new way to live. Their stories combine and Minnie is able to learn new ways of being from her (enormous) friend and protector while Kaayii finds peace too. The setting for the story is the wild forests and mountains of North America and they’re beautifully described, an exhilarating breath of fresh air for UK readers, and the relationship between Minnie and Kaayii is full of the compassion, shared understanding and awareness of nature that characterises the best of these kind of stories (think The Butterfly Lion or The Scarlet Ibis). A story full of heart and wonder.
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If you like stories about adventure, nature, and unlikely friendships, you’ll love Bigfoot Mountain.
I really enjoyed Bigfoot Mountain. It’s about a girl called Minnie who moves to the mountains with her stepdad after her mum dies. At first, she feels lonely and sad, but then she discovers something amazing – Bigfoot, or Sasquatches, actually live in the forest near her home!
The story is told from two sides: Minnie’s and a young Sasquatch. It was good to see how the Sasquatches live and how they feel about humans cutting down their trees. It would definitely encourage younger readers to think more about how we should take care of animals and nature.
Minnie’s life was really interesting, too. She doesn’t like her stepdad at first, but as the story goes on, they start to understand each other better.... Read Full Review
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