How to Catch Bigfoot

by Alice Walstead, Andy Elkerton (Illustrator)

Overview

From the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling How to Catch series comes a new outdoor adventure—do YOU have what it takes to catch BIGFOOT?  

Join the How to Catch Kids on a camping trip of epic proportions: Bigfoot is on the loose, and the search for Sasquatch is on! But what if Bigfoot is not actually a scary, hairy beast? It's up to YOU and the Catch Club Kids to find out! Filled with adventurous hijinks and STEAM concepts, this hilarious picture book is perfect for parents, educators, cryptid lovers, and readers ages 4-10. 

What is a Bigfoot Begone?! I don't like the sound of that.

These kids are not playing around. I preferred the trap with the hat.

Also in the How to Catch Series: 

• How to Catch a Yeti
• How to Catch a Unicorn
• How to Catch a Mermaid
• How to Catch a Dinosaur
• How to Catch a Dragon
• And more!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781464230776
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	08/12/2025
Series:	How to Catch...
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.35(d)
Age Range:	4 - 10 Years

About the Author

Alice Walstead is a children’s book author who loves to make kids smile with her stories.

Andy Elkerton is a children’s book illustrator who loves to create creatures that are impossible to catch! He is known for his work on the New York Times bestselling How to Catch series and is based in the United Kingdom.

Editorial Reviews

"In this latest installment, a group of diverse campers attempt to capture a shaggy but lovable sasquatch...the wacky hijinks will keep series devotees entertained.

" — Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2025-04-19
The ever-expanding How To Catch series adds yet another target for young hunters.

Move over, Santa, Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy, and a couple of dozen others: Walstead and Elkerton have another mythical creature in their crosshairs. In this latest installment, a group of diverse campers attempt to capture a shaggy but lovable sasquatch. Bigfoot, whose face is rarely seen and who narrates in verse, emerges from a cozy, elaborate treehouse to investigate a nearby campfire and secure food for a youngster. The scent of s’mores proves a powerful draw, and soon Bigfoot is subjected to the various traps improvised by the kids. Although the campers look “freaked out,” it’s Bigfoot who must run. Snagging a small treat, our narrator (who’s “not SCARY… / just tall and hairy!”) avoids the other lures. Meanwhile, the forest animals accidentally interfere, and the kids struggle with some unworkable options, like a water-spraying robot (delivered to their campsite?). Finally, the campers, realizing that Bigfoot has a child, leave the “Bigfoot Family” a cooler full of food, and Bigfoot happily concludes, “Now my son has all the friends / he could ever really need” (though they never actually interact—still, it’s better than being prey!). Uneven rhythm makes the lines wobbly, though the rhymes generally work. Elkerton uses lots of bird’s-eye perspectives in his usual colorful cartoon style; the wacky hijinks will keep series devotees entertained.

Familiar fare that fans are sure to eagerly snag.(Picture book. 4-7)

Kirkus Reviews