I have always had a fascination with the “unknown.” Even at a young age I was intrigued by the idea of strange creatures like the Loch Ness Monster and Big Foot.
I used to watch a show on television with my father called In Search Of. It was hosted by Star Trek alum Leonard Nimoy. The show focused on strange things like UFOs, sea monsters, mummies and other “unworldly” things.
Even as an adult I still think the idea of such beasts if really cool (provided that they don’t injure or harm anyone). I wouldn’t mind seeing a Big Foot in person – providing that it’s done from far, far away.
There are new books available that allow your child to try and spot Big Foot. They are “seek and find” books that feature Big Foot going on various adventures. Think “Where’s Waldo?” but with Big Foot.
The books also feature fun facts about the various places Big Foot visits on his many adventures.
I received two books to review – Big Foot Goes on Vacation and Big Foot Visits the Big Cities of the World.
In Big Foot Goes on Vacation, readers will look for the reclusive Big Foot as he goes on adventures such as Yellowstone National Park, a farm, Deep Sea Diving, Camping, a balloon festival and the African Plains (there are 10 adventures in all). Along the way you’ll learn more about the places and fun things Big Foot is doing.
Big Foot Visits the Big Cities of the World takes Big Foot to places such as London, Paris, Tokyo, Toronto, New York City and Athens (he visits 10 cities in all). As it is with the other book, readers will learn more about the various cities that Big Foot visits.
Both books provide you with information about Big Foot too.
In addition to trying to spot the legendary Big Foot in the various two-page scenes, readers also asked to find other people or objects as well. For example, when Big Foot visit Paris, in addition to finding Big Foot and his foot print, readers are asked to find 10 hot air balloons, 5 friendly foxes, 6 proud pink poodles, 6 beret wearing tourists, 11 purple butterflies, 8 flying airplanes and 4 inspired artists.
I’m an adult, so you would THINK these books would be super easy for us to do. Not really. A few of them stumped me for a bit. I eventually found everything, but there were a few times I had a hard time finding something – most especially Big Foot’s footprint.
Both books are fun to look through. I think these books would be ideal to have on hand, most especially for long road trips or airplane rides. These can keep children entertained for a long time.
Not only do these books sharpen your visual skills, they also provide you with fun facts and other great information about the various places and activities that Big Foot goes to/does through the books.
The only downside that I can see is that the images are not entirely colored (as you can see from the examples). I would have preferred that the images/pages be entirely colored. I think that would have made them look a bit nicer.
Look for Big Foot Visits the Big Cities of the World and Big Foot Goes on Vacation where ever books are sold. I have included their Amazon links above (they are just links – they are NOT affiliate links).
What do you think about these Big Foot books? Do they sound like something your child/grandchild might be interested in? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comment section of this post.
Kimberly
*I received free copies in order to do this review. There was no compensation. The opinions expressed are my own and not influenced in any way.
Angie O says
I used to watch Mysteries at the Museum until school (I’m a teacher librarian) got too busy. And they did just a few too many “weird” segments and not enough historical ones. But that’s an interesting show. Sort of sounds like the one you mentioned.
Would all color make it overly busy? Dunno. Kids do like Bigfoot, though. All things cryptid!