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The Sasquatch, the Fire and the Cedar Baskets

Joseph Dandurand Simon Daniel James

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English
Nightwood Editions
04 January 2021
A Bigfoot myth for young readers, told in the great Indigenous storytelling tradition""Deep in the thickest part of a cedar forest there lived a young Sasquatch. He was over nine feet tall and his feet were about size twenty. He had long brown hair that covered all of his body. His hands were so big and his arms so long he could wrap them around the biggest of the cedar trees. He had been born here many years ago and he did not know his parents, as they had been scared away by a great fire. He was left on his own and he had survived by eating berries and he had grown into the Sasquatch he now was...""

So begins this charming story for children by Kwantlen storyteller Joseph Dandurand. The Sasquatch, spirit of the great cedar forest, eludes human hunters, falls in love, fathers a lovely daughter and saves his little family from a forest fire by dousing the flames with water stored in baskets carefully woven by his mate.

The story is told with grace and simplicity by a master storyteller in the great tradition of the Kwantlen people. Accompanied by whimsical illustrations from Kwakwaka'wakw artist Simon Daniel James, The Sasquatch, the Fire and the Cedar Baskets.
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Illustrated by:   Simon Daniel James
Imprint:   Nightwood Editions
Country of Publication:   Canada
Dimensions:   Height: 215mm,  Width: 177mm,  Spine: 5mm
Weight:   91g
ISBN:   9780889713765
ISBN 10:   0889713766
Pages:   32
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 6 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  English as a second language
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Joseph A. Dandurand is a member of Kwantlen First Nation located on the Fraser River about twenty minutes east of Vancouver. He resides there with his three children. Dandurand is the director of the Kwantlen Cultural Centre and the author of two books of poetry: I Want (Leaf Press, 2015) and Hear and Foretell (Bookland Press, 2015). Simon Daniel James is an Indigenous artist from the Mamalilikulla/Kwicksutaineuk clans from the Kwakwaka'wakw nation. James began to draw in elementary school and to carve wood at the age of fifteen. He is an acclaimed painter and carver, and is also the co-creator of ""Raven Tales,"" the multi-award winning television show that introduces Indigenous stories to young audiences through CGI animation. He was born in Alert Bay, BC and currently lives on Bowen Island, BC.

Reviews for The Sasquatch, the Fire and the Cedar Baskets

"""With imaginative language and humorous imagery, this picture book takes readers deep into the life of a friendly and contemplative sasquatch....Visually striking and unusual, this picture book makes the myth of Sasquatch come alive."" --Kirkus Reviews ""This simple tale has the rhythm of a long bedtime story and the fun of mixing illustration with photography. It portrays the cycle of nature with loss and beauty"". --Children's Literature Review"


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