Bigfoot Mountain

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Pub Date 29 Apr 2021 | Archive Date 17 Nov 2021

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Description

Minnie sits high up in her favourite tree, watching the smoke  from a huge, distant, forest fire. Her mother died recently and Minnie and her stepdad Dan are stuck with each other in their small cabin at the foot of the mountain. But one day Minnie and her friend Billy discover four giant footprints on a mountain trail. Dan puts it down to hoaxers. Minnie is sure she knows better. 

Kaayii sits high up in his favourite tree, watching smoke from the  forest fire that has forced his clan to move to the other side of the mountain. He also watches the humans in their cabins down below. His father has decided there are too many predators on this side of the mountain and the Sasquatch guardians of the forest must follow an ancient trail to a new home. 

Kaayii and Minnie’s paths entwine as they help each other and  their families to heal.

Minnie sits high up in her favourite tree, watching the smoke from a huge, distant, forest fire. Her mother died recently and Minnie and her stepdad Dan are stuck with each other in their small...


Advance Praise

‘Rod O’Grady tells us the stories of Minnie and Kaayii, creating an enchanting natural world with no  sentimentality, anthropomorphism or humbug!’

Penny Thomas, editor

‘Rod O’Grady tells us the stories of Minnie and Kaayii, creating an enchanting natural world with no  sentimentality, anthropomorphism or humbug!’

Penny Thomas, editor


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Minnie felt connected to the world when she was looking down from high up in a tree, LOVED the smell of pine & sticky hands from sap as she climbed. She loved being outside - except once, when her mass of curly hair got caught up so badly her mum had to cut her tangles out of twigs with scissors!

Living in a forest with cabins might sound like the perfect setting but since her mum passed away, life here with only her step-dad, Dan, isn't really the perfect scenario anyone dreams about.
She & Dan grieve separately whilst life goes on, surrounded by nothing but water, trees & animals.

Minnie (who dreams of being a pilot) & her friend Billy discover four GIANT footprints on a mountain trail but Dan (a former pilot) insists it's just hoaxers messing about.
Though she has books & the internet, it's time spent exploring that Minnie really LOVES. It's also exploring & catching salmon with her mum that she misses the most.

Tracking deer prints with friend Billy - one of the few others who lived in their group of cabins - was a fun thing to do, breaking up the times that were too quiet.
Even Musto, Billy's dog, acted a bit strangely one time when they found footprints.

Way too big to be Dan's - what were they supposed to think? They couldn't just ignore them.
Could something be there? Were they being watched? They found strange trees with no roots, in the shape of an X. Who does that?


The parallel story character Kaayii - a young sasquatch - sits high in trees, eating bugs from the bark. Curious about humans but keeping watch from a distance, Kaayii isn't alone. He has a large family.

Sasquatch have a special connection with the environment & nature. Heightened senses that help them understand nature & their world. They're peaceful & caring - not scary like so many people expect. Sasquatch live in harmony with other animals, foraging, sharing, eating roots, shoots, nuts berries & drinking water droplets from grass.

Kaayii can see a lot from a height, including smoke from raging forest fires that had forced his clan to relocate from the opposite side of the mountain.

Will Minnie discover Kaayii? Their lives might eventually meet but will sasquatch clash or be peaceful? Their communication was usually mind-speak through glances but in excitement, fear or to a group they'd resort to words & their musical rhythms formed a rich, unique language amongst the clan.

Discovering special messages & notes in recipes from her mum gives Minnie a fresh feeling of connection & cooking for Dan adds to that dimension. Even on hikes in the forest where moose, raccoons & other animals lived, Minnie felt her mum was with her.

Strange sounds & stranger events made Dan, Connie & Bill think twice about what's going on around them. Will Minnie's determination to learn about Bigfoot & actually see one, pay off?

Grief is a different type of struggle for everyone. Even the sasquatch in this story experience it. Everyone deals with things in their own way - at their own speed & that's ok. Sometimes something as simple as eye contact can be more significant than we expect.

This is a wonderful story with so many threads skilfully woven together & wrapped beautifully in love & connection.

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Minnie lives near a large forest full of tall pine trees and she climbs them for great views over her cottage and the nearby lake. Since her mother passed, Minnie carries around sorrow and finds it hard to connect with Dan. Dan loved her mother and together they built cabins to rent to hikers and tourists. Dan and Minnie are grieving separately and need to learn to share memories and time together.
When Minnie discovers some incredibly large footprints in the mud of the mountain, some ideas arise as to how they got there and who they may belong to. Minnie believes firmly it is a Sasquatch or a Bigfoot. Along with her best friend and Dan, she explores the mountains a few times trying to find more clues to the existence of the Bigfoot.

In a parallel story, a young Sasquatch watches Minnie and can feel the sorrow she carries around with her, Kaayii is a young male living with his clan on the same mountain. Curious about humans, he watches them but signals when they get too close. Bigfoot have an affinity with nature and can feel and sense things around them. Minnie has a strong sense of understanding the world around her as well.

A compelling story of courage, protecting nature and finding your way. Minnie and Kaayii are both young, curious and brave in their own worlds. Coming together, they learn to protect each other and there is a sense of contentment on the mountain towards the end of the story.

I adored this story and found it enchanting and full of hope. I loved the parallels to the story as well as the way they intertwined and became one.

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