Larf

by Ashley Spires

Overview

The funny tale of a seven-foot-tall, scarf-sporting sasquatch who discovers he may not be alone in the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781894786737
Publisher:	Kids Can Press
Publication date:	04/01/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	22 MB
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Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Ashley Spires grew up in the Pacific Northwest, the supposed stomping grounds of Bigfoot. She is the author and illustrator of a number of books for children, including Small Saul and the Adventures of Binky the Space Cat. She was the recipient of the 2011 Silver Birch Express Award and the 2011 Hackmatack Award for Binky the Space Cat and was shortlisted for a Joe Shuster Comics for Kids Award and an Eisner Award for Binky Under Pressure. Ashley currently lives in British Columbia.

Editorial Reviews

A modest tale of a Bigfoot. Larf is one of those large, hairy, bipedal, apelike cryptids commonly known to humanoids as Sasquatch or Bigfoot. He is a retiring soul--as, evidently, are most Bigfeet. He lives deep in the northern forest with his pet rabbit, Eric, who is one of the more droll creatures--all deadpan, pop-eyed diminutiveness--to inhabit recent picture books. Larf thinks he is one-of-a-kind, but he reads that another Sasquatch is making an appearance in a nearby town. Fascinated, yet harboring the standard run of trepidations when about to meet a potential friend, he dons a minimalist disguise and shows up at the appointed time, only to learn that the Sasquatch is just a guy in costume ("It was all a BIG FAKE"). But someone else has appeared to meet that same Bigfoot, and, who knows, maybe there'll be a Littlefoot in a baby carriage. Spires hits squarely a number of nails here--not least that people wouldn't recognize a Bigfoot right under their collective noses--and her watercolor-and-ink artworks fairly captures the far-north woodlands and the enjoyably kooky characters of her tale. It won't set your hair on fire, but it's a story that exudes its own dry warmth. (Picture book. 3-7)

Kirkus Reviews