Back to School with Bigfoot

by Samantha Berger, Martha Brockenbrough, Dave Pressler (Illustrator)

Overview

Starting a new school year can be hard, even if (especially if) you're seven feet tall. But there's plenty to look forward to!

The first day of school is right around the corner! And everything is bigger for Bigfoot -- especially back to school problems like getting a haircut, trying on new clothes, and finding new shoes that fit! Told from a giant (and very hairy) point of view, Back to School with Bigfoot deftly tackles the worries kids face as that first day of school draws closer, and ends on a colossal high note!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781338150612
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	06/27/2017
Sold by:	Scholastic, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	40
File size:	67 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Samantha Berger is the award-winning author of Crankenstein, What If, Snoozefest, Martha Doesn't Say Sorry, and over 80 books for young readers. She also writes cartoons and does voice-overs. Samantha splits her time between New York City and sunny California. Visit her online at samanthaberger.com.
Martha Brockenbrough is the critically acclaimed author of the YA novels Into the Bloodred Woods, The Game of Love and Death, and Devine Intervention; the middle grade novels At the Edge of Lost and To Catch a Thief; and numerous nonfiction titles, picture books, and chapter books. She lives in Seattle, Washington, with her husband, their two daughters, two dogs, and two cats. You can visit her online at marthabrockenbrough.com.
Dave Pressler has created and designed children's characters for a variety of media companies over the past 20 years. He cocreated and designed the Emmy-nominated Nickelodeon animated series Robot and Monster. Dave is also an accomplished painter and sculptor whose work is shown in galleries around the world. He lives in Los Angeles, California. Back to School with Bigfoot was his first picture book. Visit him online at davepresslerart.com.

Editorial Reviews

"Berger and Brockenbrough cleverly transfer the familiar anxieties of school-bound kids to their hairy hero... A reassuring model for kids big and small." — Publishers Weekly"Nicely juxtaposes the negative what-ifs with a great list of positives and just may lead nervous readers to do the same." — Kirkus ReviewsPraise for The Dinosaur Tooth Fairy:"Debut picture-book pair Brockenbrough and Sanchez are millions of years ahead of their time." — Kirkus Reviews"With clever wordplay and repetitive words to emphasize the Dinosaur Tooth Fairy's emotions, this could be a fun storytime read-aloud for young readers." — Booklist"Brockenbrough's text is energetic and amusing… there aren't many books about this important rite of passage, and this one packs in plenty of fun." — School Library Journal

From the Publisher

2017-05-15
Bigfoot's body and feet may be larger than most, but his worries, though they feel monumental to him, will be familiar to grade schoolers. Sure, back-to-school shopping for Bigfoot is a royal pain. Even the big-and-tall store doesn't have clothes that fit, and forget about buying shoes in a regular store—and a haircut takes the entire day when you are covered in the stuff. But his what-ifs will not be new to kids: what if the bus doesn't stop for him? What if he makes a mistake at lunch? His imaginative scenarios are enough for him to quit school before it even starts. But then he thinks of all the things about school he would miss—the best teacher in school, studying mythological creatures, his friends—and some positive possibilities: a field trip, art projects. It's enough to change his mind again, and the last page sees Bigfoot and his much-smaller friends entering the school. Pressler's seemingly digital illustrations will have readers in stitches as they see Bigfoot in the dressing room in his orange-and-pink polka-dot undies or watch as a kid almost drowns in all the hair on the floor at the barber shop. And for cryptozoology-savvy adults, there's the page about Bigfoot's school-picture-day worry: "What if I can't stand still for class pictures? AGAIN!" Nicely juxtaposes the negative what-ifs with a great list of positives and just may lead nervous readers to do the same. (Picture book. 4-7)

Kirkus Reviews