Bigfoot Does Not Like Birthday Parties

by Eric Ode, Jaime Temairik (Illustrator)

Poet Eric Ode has created a hilarious read-aloud about the town of Mossy Pockets and the birthday party the residents throw for reluctant Bigfoot. Internal rhyme gives the growing lists of people, instruments, pies, and animals a delightful momentum. The party excitement builds until it all comes to a pie-smashing disaster.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Animals

40 pages, Hardcover

First published September 15, 2015

Reviews

[Kendra · Rating 2 out of 5]

The illustrations are a lot of fun and I think the story had potential. However, as it is, the story is sort of all over the place. It starts with a simple rhyming scheme then it's suddenly a cumulative tale and then I don't know what before it gets back to the rhyming scheme. It's too bad, too, because the characters are diverse and the illustrations really are lovely. This one wasn't for me.

[Anna Fillmore · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book does an excellent job with diversity, as is a good example of how it can be done without tokenism or making it a big deal.

[Kris Dersch · Rating 4 out of 5]

I actually really liked this. The premise is cute, kids will have fun locating Bigfoot, and the internal rhyming scheme is enough to make it fun to read aloud without being grating. My issues were with the book itself...it appeared to be of lower quality, the words were blurry in my copy and the font was weird. But it's a small press, and honestly such a fun book who cares.

[Spinster · Rating 2 out of 5]

My kids were disappointed by the lack of Bigfoot on the page here. Most of the book is a rhyming list of the other people in the town. Also, we never learn *why* he doesn't like birthday parties. Disappointed!

[DiAnne Warfield · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Jill · Rating 2 out of 5]

I thought had great potential. I liked the idea and I even liked some parts of the book, but overall, I found it a little long and boring. Some add'l editing may have served this story well. And a different illustrator--I did not like those at all.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

The illustrations in this book are fun and colorful. They give the reader a lot to look at. The story uses a lot of onomatopoeias that add an exciting element to the book. I would recommend reading this book with K-2 grade age.

[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun readaloud. The kids had a good time finding bigfoot in each spread, and the pacing was fun and kept up until the final mess. The illustrations were not my favorite style, but were bright and bold and fit the story.

[Tara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for rhyming and a lot of fun.

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Granted, my talented friend Jaime drew the pictures in this book.... but I would have found it delightful even if she hadn't!

[Awjtf · Rating 5 out of 5]

very funny book!

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super cute! I enjoyed this story. The illustrations were well matched with the text. The characters were not all the typical 'town' characters but the author worked them smoothly into the story without seeming to force the issue. The word pattern was an interesting which helped to speed up the pace of the story to match the 'action' sections. It was a smooth transition, however it may throw some readers off.