Big Foot and Little Foot (Book #1)

by Ellen Potter, Felicita Sala (Illustrator)

Overview

Hugo is a young Sasquatch who longs for adventure. Boone is a young boy who longs to see a Sasquatch. When their worlds collide, they become the unlikeliest pair of best friends in Big Foot and Little Foot fromaward-winning author Ellen Potter and illustrator Felicita Sala.

A Junior Library Guild Selection
New York Public Library’s Children’s Books: 100 Books for Reading and Sharing

At the Academy for Curious Squidges, Hugo learns all manner of Sneaking—after all, the most important part of being a Sasquatch is staying hidden from humans. But Hugo dreams of roaming free in the Big Wide World rather than staying cooped up in caves. When he has an unexpected run-in with a young human boy, Hugo seizes the opportunity for a grand adventure.

Soon, the two team up to search high and low for mythical beasts, like Ogopogos and Snoot-Nosed Gints. Through discovering these new creatures, together, Big Foot and Little Foot explore the ins and outs of each other’s very different worlds but learn that, deep down, maybe they’re not so different after all.

The Big Foot and Little Foot series:
Big Foot and Little Foot
The Monster Detector
The Squatchicorns
The Bog Beast
The Gremlin’s Shoes

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781419731211
Publisher:	Amulet Paperbacks
Publication date:	09/11/2018
Series:	Big Foot and Little Foot , #1
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	75,894
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	700L (what's this?)
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

About the Author

Ellen Potter is the award-winning author of many books for children, including the Olivia Kidney series, Slob, The Kneebone Boy, and most recently, the Piper Green series. She lives in Maine.

Felicita Sala is a self-taught illustrator and lives in Rome.

Editorial Reviews

**STARRED REVIEW**
"Potter gives her amusing and adventurous plot just the right amount of detail to bring it to life, as do Sala’s simple line drawings. This warmhearted new series, particularly suited for reluctant readers or chapter-book newbies, promises more laughs and exploits from the entertainingly paired Hugo and Boone."
—Booklist

"Young readers will enjoy this story of an unlikely friendship and may especially like the Sasquatch characters and setting, which are impressively well developed. The gentle humor throughout is sure to entertain. Sala’s charming illustrations only add to the appeal. VERDICT Established chapter book author Potter delivers another winner with this series opener."—School Library Journal

"Potter keeps the third-person narrative tightly focused on Hugo's perspective, and the details she uses to flesh out the Sasquatch world are delightfully playful . . . A charming friendship story and great setup for future books."—Kirkus Reviews

"The easy-to-follow plot is engaging, humorous, and sweet."—School Library Connection

From the Publisher

"The easy-to-follow plot is engaging, humorous, and sweet."

School Library Connection

**STARRED REVIEW**
"Potter gives her amusing and adventurous plot just the right amount of detail to bring it to life, as do Sala’s simple line drawings. This warmhearted new series, particularly suited for reluctant readers or chapter-book newbies, promises more laughs and exploits from the entertainingly paired Hugo and Boone."

Booklist

**STARRED REVIEW**
"Potter gives her amusing and adventurous plot just the right amount of detail to bring it to life, as do Sala’s simple line drawings. This warmhearted new series, particularly suited for reluctant readers or chapter-book newbies, promises more laughs and exploits from the entertainingly paired Hugo and Boone."

Booklist

01/01/2018
Gr 2–4—Hugo is a curious young dreamer living in an apartment with his parents and older sister. He also happens to be a young Sasquatch (or, a "squidge," as the book affectionately labels them). Hugo lives in the Central Cave District in the North Woods, a thriving Sasquatch community complete with a school, general store, and a bakery. Here, the Sasquatch live similarly to humans, but also have a strict rule: never interact with, or be seen by, humans. Hugo accepts this, but also longs to be a part of the "Big Wide World" outside of the Central Cave District. Everything changes when he spots a human (named Boone) in the woods. Young readers will enjoy this story of an unlikely friendship and may especially like the Sasquatch characters and setting, which are impressively well developed. The gentle humor throughout is sure to entertain. Sala's charming illustrations only add to the appeal. VERDICT Established chapter book author Potter delivers another winner with this series opener.—Molly Hone, Pequannock Township Public Library, NJ

School Library Journal

2017-12-11
Curious about the Big Wide World outside his Sasquatch community, Hugo makes a friend who is of it.Sasquatch Hugo's bedroom is inside a cave and possesses the charming feature of a small stream running through it that he can sail his little toy boat on. It's cool, but he yearns to see the Big Wide World. When he asks his smart friend Gigi if a Sasquatch might become a sailor, she says it's possible but would be difficult—the primary rule of their people is to not be seen by Humans. Then, in everyone's favorite Hide and Go Sneak class, which is held outside, a Human appears; Hugo laughs at the sight, drawing Human attention in a taboo-breaking mistake. Shortly after, Hugo's toy boat floats into the cave with a Human toy—soon, it's facilitating a pen-pal-type relationship that's derailed when Hugo confesses to being a Sasquatch and Human Boone, a budding cryptozoologist, doesn't believe him. How Hugo and Boone resolve this misapprehension and become friends in a joint search for the Ogopogo concludes this series opener. Potter keeps the third-person narrative tightly focused on Hugo's perspective, and the details she uses to flesh out the Sasquatch world are delightfully playful. Sala's drawings depict a homey Sasquatch cavern community, Boone as a freckled, white boy, and Hugo as a hairily benevolent behemoth. A charming friendship story and great setup for future books. (final art unseen) (Fantasy. 5-9)

Kirkus Review