Andy Picton

Hi, I'm Andy Picton. My wife, Wendy, and I have been married for over 30 years. We've adopted 3 children and will see the last one reach adulthood in less than a year.

A few years ago, we had some camping friends that wanted to take us out "Squatchin'". We had no idea what that was, so we said sure! It turned out that their idea of Squatchin' was going for a hike in the dark and trying to scare the other members of the group. It was a blast and definitely better than just sitting around the campfire the whole night.

A few weeks later, I woke up thinking about what a great brand name "Squatchin' Country" would be. We started a new business and over the next few years, we began creating and selling products related to Bigfoot. As part of the process, we hired a couple of artists to draw Bigfoot cartoon images we could put on merchandise. After we had several characters drawn up, Wendy said "It would be really cool if we used all of these characters and made a children's book!" and 8-9 months later, here we are.

We love the feedback we've received on our characters and our book overall. There have been lots of ideas for more Sammie Squatch books, merchandise and possibly even cartoons. Check back for future book news and feel free if you'd like to share feedback or ideas.