Review: The Bigfoot Field Guide to Campers (and other mysterious creatures)

The Bigfoot Field Guide to Campers (and other mysterious creatures)

Author and illustrator: Jami Gigot

Kids Can Press, 2025

ISBN: 9781525312632 (hardcover)
9781525313134 (EPUB)

$21.99 CAD (hardcover)
$13.99 CAD (EPUB)

36 pages

Ages: 4 to 7 years old

Such a fun twist! The Bigfoot Field Guide to Campers is a guidebook written by Bigfoot to warn other Bigfoots about campers as they come into the forest. However, as Bigfoot spends time with and helps a lost camper, he realizes that campers are not as scary as he thought they were. It is a silly but tender story about misconceptions and the benefits of facing your fears. After Bigfoot spends time with the camper, the guidebook style continues but the illustrations give him away. The guidebook warns against eating campers’ food, but Bigfoot enjoys one of their granola bars. This book would make for a great discussion with children about what it means that Bigfoot is breaking the rules and why. Overall, The Bigfoot Field Guide to Campers is a humorous story with a heartfelt message about challenging your beliefs and making friends.