Horn Book
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Each of fifteen spreads uses one word to describe a year in the life of a sasquatch and a lumberjack, from "strangers" (they meet) to "winter" (they ice-skate together) to "friends" (they watch the sunset arm-in-arm). Too bad the chunky cartoonish art fights with the story's tenderness. Sharp-eyed readers can track a mouse and a camera from spread to spread. (c) Copyright 2019. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Book list
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In this almost wordless tale, an unlikely friendship blooms. In woodsy scenes captioned by single big words that are, as often as not, dispensable, an old lumberjack and a camera-toting, Wookiee-like Sasquatch greet each other genially as STRANGERS, then go on through passing seasons to FORAGE among the AUTUMN trees, CLIMB a snowy mountain, HIKE up a hill, ROAST marshmallows over a campfire, surf and SWIM in SUMMER, and, finally, sit arm in arm to watch the sun go down as FRIENDS. The illustrations, done in a muted, gentle palette, convey most of the action, and unlike other monster-centric stories, there's nothing for young readers to fear in this sweet narrative. An elementally simple, economically written iteration of the theme, free of even a moment of conflict, infused with lighthearted spirit thanks to the lumberjack's wildly flyaway white whiskers and his fun-loving companion's severe underbite and goofy grin.--Peters, John Copyright 2018 Booklist

Kirkus
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Strangers in the woods become friends.A sasquatch who's wearing red high-tops and carrying a camera meets a gray-bearded, flannel-wearing lumberjack: "STRANGERS." That doesn't last long. In the "autumn" they "forage" for mushrooms and "pick" apples. In the "winter" they skate and go ice fishing, "climb" a mountain, and "slide" down the other side. In the "spring" they "hike" and "roast" marshmallows, and they ride a tandem "bike." And in the "summer" they "swim" and "float" lazily on a lakeand by the end, they are, of course, best "friends." This quietly adventurous tale of a growing friendship between two unlikely buddies begins on the front endpapers with the characters in photos by themselves. Over the course of 15 full-bleed, double-page spreads, each with only one word, set in all capital letters, the two build their friendship in the forest. Two tiny friends, a bumblebee and a mouse, go along for the ride. And the closing endpapers are graced with selfies of the duo having fun together. Graphic novelist Sheridan's simple tale of friendship is also a love note to the great outdoors. The colorfully muted illustrations are varied in perspective and full of humor (a surfing sasquatch in a wetsuit with an octopus on its back?!). The lumberjack is white; the sasquatch's fur is rust-colored. Emergent readers will quickly learn the text and tell their own tales of the duo's adventures. (Picture book. 2-7) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

School Library Journal
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PreS-Gr 1-An amiable, photography-loving Sasquatch and a diminutive, bearded and plaid-shirted Lumberjack unexpectedly meet in a forest. Each spread follows their outdoor adventures through the seasons, accompanied by a single word. In "Spring" the pair stop and smell the roses, embark on an evening "hike" up a hill, and settle down in front of a campfire to "roast" marshmallows. Sheridan's colorful, animated cartoon illustrations are full of movement and funny details like a bandit raccoon sneaking a snack and a tiny mouse who appears in every scene. The meaning of most of the action words can be discerned from the illustrations ("slide" depicts the Lumberjack skiing down a snowy mountain, while the Sasquatch coasts on his hairy belly; the duo join forces to reach the highest tree branch and "pick" apples), but some of the words are more challenging to interpret ("forage" shows the Lumberjack tapping a toad stool with his boot and the Sasquatch looks like he is interested in the mouse, not the mushrooms). In the final spread, the "friends" watch the sunset arm-in-arm. VERDICT This additional purchase invites visual exploration and retelling. Kids will love to pore over the art and tell their own versions of the story.-Linda Ludke, London Public Library, Ont. © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.