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Children's Fiction Native Canadian

Mama Sasquatch

illustrated by Eva Swift

Publisher
WaveMaker Press Ltd
Initial publish date
Oct 2023
Category
Native Canadian
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781738736744
    Publish Date
    Oct 2023
    List Price
    $18.95

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 3 to 7
  • Grade: p to 2

Description

When searching for berry bushes, Nala becomes lost, alone in the forest! Fortunately, Mama Sasquatch hears her cries and keeps her safe through the night. The following day Nala learns how Mama and Baby Sasquatch live in the forest away from people, and why.

About the author

Contributor Notes

Eva swift is from Ditidaht First Nation, a community located on Nitinaht lake, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. As an artist, she has worked with different styles and media. She enjoys all types and forms of art. She also has a passion for writing and telling stories. Her inspiration comes from a love of nature, animals, and landscapes, as well as her personal experience. Mama Sasquatch is her first book and was inspired from her personal experience of seeing a Sasquatch.

Excerpt: Mama Sasquatch (illustrated by Eva Swift)

As she feared, the raven misled her further and further into the forest. Once the raven was nowhere to be seen, Nala cried, “I’m lost, I’m lost!”

Meanwhile, on the other side of a berry bush, Mama Sasquatch heard her cry.