I just love books with descriptions of wilderness foods. They remind me of Redwall.

this was a short and sweet book good for if you are bored!

“The world is full of mysteries if you just pay attention.”Hugo would love to see the world outside the cold North woods. He would love to see sharks, Atlantic City and Bora Bora. But Hugo is a Sasquatch and the #1 rule for a Squidge (a young Sasquatch) is to never be seen by humans.One day, while attending the Academy for Curious Squidges, they go outside for Hide and Go Sneak time. Under the watchful eye of their teacher, Mrs. Nukluk, the squidges go out one by one to sneak over to the five he...

Featured in grandma reads sessions - chapter book.Hugo feels limited in his sasquatch community. He reaches out, and takes a chance on meeting a human even though that is not an acceptable activity among his kind. From there the adventure begins, and best friends discover each other. They have the opportunity to observe aspects of their own lives that are precious and desirable, and aspects that the other has that they appreciate and want for themselves. A party is had, and the promise "to be co...

3.5 stars. A sweet book about friendship and how our preconceived perceptions of people can be wrong. Will be using as a read aloud for 3rd graders with the hope that they will like the Sasquatch element.

Adventures and an unlikely friendship are the themes in the chapter book Big Foot and Little Foot. Hugo is a squidge, also known as a young Sasquatch, that lives in Widdershins Cavern. The Sasquatch community must stay within the Central Cavern District due to the fear of the outside world and how they would be treated by humans if they were ever exposed. Nonetheless, Hugo is intrigued by the Big Wide World. While exploring, Hugo happens upon a little boy human named Boone. They begin a friendsh...

How can you not love a book where children trade monster cards for stink sap and the school is organized like this? “There were three classrooms in the Academy. Classroom One was for the younger squidges. Classroom Two was for squidges who are old enough to know better. Classroom Three was for squidges who thought they knew better than everyone else but really didn’t.” Hugo is one of these young squidges in classroom One. On a sneaking expedition with his class he sees a human. By chance this sa...

In this story of young Hugo, the focus is on a town of Sasquatch who live in a cave in the woods. They rarely leave the cave for the woods outside for fear of running into human beings. But Hugo is curious and wants to explore the outside world. When he sends a carved boat out of the cave through a hole in the wall, he doesn't expect it to come back with a message. And he really doesn't expect his new found pen pal to be a human boy. But after the boy calls him a liar for claiming to be a sasqua...

Special thanks to Ellen Potter for sending an advance reading copy to our #bookexcursion group. All opinions are my own. Hugo is a young Sasquatch who yearns for adventure in the Big Wide World but exploring beyond the North Woods is off limits. Why? Because the most important Sasquatch rule is never be seen by a human. During a class lesson on Hide and Go Sneak, Hugo accidentally laughs at the sight of a real human while observing a boy (whose name is Boone) blowing a dandelion. Sent home with

Big Foot and Little Foot is a cute story for children showing the importance of not judging someone without actually getting to know them. Hugo is a Sasquatch who has heard terrible things about humans, but when he finally has a chance to see one up close, he risks everything for that one peak. He is soon has a secret involving Boone, a child. As Hugo grows closer to Boone, the reader wonders what the rest of the Sasquatch will do if they see one of the humans they fear so much. Hugo and Boone h...

I had originally pulled this book from the envelope and put it right on my reading stack as this IS an Ellen Potter book. Look. . .Ellen Potter writes good books for kids. And in my humble opinion, she is probably one of the more quiet, under-celebrated gifts to children's literature right now. We can name a lot of names in the business and I hope that Ellen Potter is on your reading radar and one of those names that you share with your readers and your colleagues looking for good books for chil...

Mysterious creatures are high interest for my audience, especially stories about the Sasquatch, or "Big Foot"according to the humans in this story. Hugo a young Sasquatch lives in the Widdershin's Cavern with his family, all of the Sasquatches live under the protection of this large cavern secure from the "Big Wide World" where humans live. They have everything they need in their community, a school called the Academy for Curious Squidges, (squidge is the term for a young Sasquatch), a general s...

Hugo, a Squidge (young sasquatch), is extremely curious about the Big Wide World, and especially about humans. His inquisitive nature gets him into trouble when he makes eye contact with, and laughs at, a human.Although he isn't allowed to venture back into the Big Wide World for a while, he becomes penpals with Boone, the boy he met in the woods, via a little boat that floats outside of his home inside a cave.The world inside the cave has a school, several apartments, stores, and has a wonderfu...

Some people claim to have seen Sasquatches, or at least evidence of them, but those sightings are rare and impossible to prove. There's a reason for that. Sasquatches are excellent at hiding and sneaking. It's even one of the main subjects their children (squidges) study in school: Hide and Go Sneak. They learn to be experts at being unseen.Which is all well and good for avoiding awful Humans, but it also means avoiding most of the big, wide world. It means living in a cave and never having adve...

This is the story of Hugo and Boone, a story of friendhip and adventure.Hugo is a Sasquatch and Boone is a Human and the two were never meant to meet, fear of discovery keeping Sasquatch society hidden as they think that humans will either want to capture or kill them.Hugo wants adventure and is bored of the restricted life of a young Sasquatch and he wants to see the world and one day he sees a human.This is a fun story about how two societies see each other and overcoming fear to become friend...

This fun 2nd/3rd-grade cryptozoology fantasy introduces us to a whole community of sasquatches living in the woods who fear humans and live their lives separate and in hiding. One little one, Hugo, dreams of more. Through a series of events (involving having a creek run through his bedroom, awesome!) he begins writing letters with a human child and wants to be friends although everyone warns him against it. A beautiful little story that encourages us to reach out to people even when they or thei...

ARC from publisher at ALAAnother fun early reader title from Potter.

In this book, a young Sasquatch named Hugo wants to become a sailor, meet a human and have adventures in the Big Wide World. The problem is he knows Sasquatches can’t be seen by humans. Hugo goes to school and is taught to avoid humans. But Hugo can’t shake the feeling. He needs an adventure! One day, Hugo carves a boat, puts it down the river and to his surprise, it comes back with a plastic human figurine toy. It must be from a human! Hugo is so excited that he carves a Sasquatch toy and sends...

I received this copy from the publisher at TLA in April 2018.Hugo lives in apartment 1G with his parents and his older sister. Everyday, he and his friends go to school, where they practice not being seen by humans. This is because Hugo and his friends are Sasquatch. Or, to be more pexact, they are 'squidges'--young Sasquatch. One day, Hugo is seen by a human boy named Boone and the expereience is life changing for them both.Big Foot and Little Foot is a cute beginner chapter book about friendsh...

8/15/2018 ~~ An amazing friendship story with an insider/outsider perspective. Kids will love the idea of making friends with an imaginary creature; they'll also get a kick out of the ways the sasquatch's experiences with school and parents is so similar to our own. Adults will appreciate the ways in which our own biases prevent kids from new experiences. Big Foot, otherwise known as Hugo, desperately wants to know more about humans. His adventure leads him beyond his community's stereotypes and...