[I received a free electronic review copy of this book from Netgalley and Kids Can Press in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.]
Summary and Review
The Bigfoot Field Guide to Campers (and Other Mysterious Creatures) is two stories in one. The story told by the text is the Field Guide – guidelines for Bigfoots to understand the dangers of encountering campers and how to deal with them. The story told by the illustrations (crayon-coloring style great for the Field Guide feel of this) is the first-hand experience of one Bigfoot with a camper. The layout of this is darling, and the two-story setup is so clever. I enjoyed this friendship story.
This could be a fun mentor text to use while having students make their own field guide. Teachers could pair this with the Alex’s Field Guide series, which I love.
This could also be a mentor text to use with students to see what it is like to tell one story with text and another with pictures. Teachers could pair this with books like Silly Doggy! or Naughty Kitty! (♥♥♥♥).
Rating: ♥♥♥½*
*♥♥♥½ = Good +