Don't Splash the Sasquatch! (A Sasquatch Picture Book, 1) - Hardcover

Redeker, Kent

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1423152336 ISBN 13: 9781423152330

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2016

Synopsis

When Senor Sasquatch decides to spend the day by the pool, he hopes that he doesn't get splashed. Water can make his fur all squizzilefied, and Senor Sasquatch does not like to be squizzilefied! But when the other swimmers take the plunge, Senor Sasquatch finds that staying dry is not so easy.

About this title

About the Author:

Kent Redeker was recently awarded a Peabody Award for his work writing for the hit Disney Jr. show Doc McStuffins. He has written for several other children's programs including Sheriff Callie's Wild West and Jungle Junction and is also the author of Don't Squish the Sasquatch! He performs around the country with his improv group Comrade! and currently resides a mile from the beach in Marina del Rey, California.
Bob Staake (http://www.bobstaake.com) has authored and illustrated over sixty books, including The Red Lemon, named by the New York Times as one of the Ten Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2006; Look! Another Book!; Bluebird; and My Pet Book. His work has been featured in many magazines, including a New Yorker cover entitled Reflection, which was named by TIME as #1 in their list of Top 10 Magazine Covers of 2008. Bob lives and works in Chatham, Massachusetts.

From School Library Journal:

PreS-Gr 2—Señor Sasquatch wants to spend the day by the pool but doesn't want to get splashed. Water makes his fur "all squizzilefied." Miss Elephant Shark, Mr. Octo-Rhino, Miss Goat-Whale, and Miss Loch-Ness-Monster-Space-Alien ask to jump in the pool. Lifeguard Blobule allows them in but requests that they please not splash the Sasquatch. Of course, each one does. And Sasquatch gets squizzilefied. To help him recover, the friends spin, shimmy, and style him. He is so excited about his great new look that he has a splashy pool party to celebrate. The colorful, computer-generated cutout illustrations are fittingly playful and bright. Characters have wonderfully exaggerated facial expressions. VERDICT The plot may not be groundbreaking, but readers will have too much fun to care. A super summertime selection sure to make a splash.—Amelia Jenkins, Juneau Public Library, AK

About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1423152336
• ISBN 13: 9781423152330
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Staake Bob