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The Thing About Yetis Hardcover – Picture Book, November 10, 2015

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Introducing Yeti, a fuzzy and sweet new character whose story is perfect for summer, winter, and all the seasons in between!

Everyone knows yetis love winter. They love snowball fights and hot chocolate and sledding and building snow castles. But even yetis get the shivers, and even yetis get crabby from all the cold. So here’s a secret about yetis: sometimes they miss summer. Sometimes, they have to bring a little bit of summer to the coldest of winter days. Those yetis, they're just full of surprises.

Perfect for fans of Love Monster and the Cat books by Deborah Underwood, this endearing new character will warm your heart.

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3 - 5 years
Print length

32 pages
Language

English
Lexile measure

AD540L
Dimensions

9.37 x 0.36 x 9.37 inches
Publisher

Dial Books
Publication date

November 10, 2015
ISBN-10

0803741707
ISBN-13

978-0803741706
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"The writing has a delightful confiding tone that adds warmth to [Vogel’s] bright, softly madcap illustrations. … sweet and funny.” —The New York Times

"Vogel narrates with gentle humor as his yetis—and the human kids they play with—remind readers that there’s plenty of fun to be had in every season." —Publishers Weekly

"Out in time for the chilliest season, this offers a solution to winter blues while adding to the growing list of yeti protagonists." —Kirkus Reviews

"This ode to seasons is sure to make a cozy—and comforting—companion" —Booklist

"The digital cartoon artwork sets the perfect tone for this romp through the seasons...A solid addition any time of year." —School Library Journal

About the Author

Vin Vogel is a Brazilian illustrator and character designer who now lives in New York City. The Thing About Yetis is his debut picture book as an author-illustrator.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dial Books; Illustrated edition (November 10, 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0803741707
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0803741706
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 3 - 5 years
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD540L
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.37 x 0.36 x 9.37 inches

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Vin Vogel is an award-winning Brazilian author-illustrator and the creator of the Yeti series. He has illustrated more than fifty books for young readers in various countries.

Maddi's Fridge, his first book published in the USA, won a Christopher Award and was translated into 6 languages.

Vin lives in Rio with a cat called Peppermint Patty and a vizsla called Jobim.

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Nancy O'Donnell

Adorable book

Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2024

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A child's favorite and a joy to read.

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Gale B.

Delightful yeti story!

Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2022

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This story was fun to read and the illustrations were so cute. Nothing scary.

Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2022

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I purchased this book to use during my speech therapy lessons. The book is really great for kiddos from as young as TK-4th grade. The pictures were engaging and it definitely kept my student's attention.

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Karen

My students loved it!

Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2019

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I used this book as a shared reading with my lower readers in second grade. This book grabbed their attention and were glad to read it more than once. The illustrations matched the words which helped them decode the more difficult words.

Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2019

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I loved this book. I read it to my 1st graders and did an activity where they shot marshmallows and measured the distance with big foot's foot prints.

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Mrs. Y

Yeti's are great! My son is a fan.

Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2019

What does a Book Reviewer do when their kid brings home a book they can’t put down? Why said reviewer should go read it with said kid a few times and do a review on it, of course. Today’s review is a ‘fan’ request from my son. So, slide down your belly, pretend you are Godzilla, get ready for a monster beauty contest! It’s time to review “The Thing About Yetis” by Vin Vogel.

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This beautiful little book came home with my son, whom we will affectionately refer to as “Little Buddy.” Little Buddy wouldn’t put it down, he got it at the Book Fair as a gift from his teacher, and he kept laughing about all the jokes. You can purchase this on Amazon as a hardcover, paperback or even the e-book. For this review, we are going over the paperback as that was what came home with the boy!

My first impressions of this book were that it was already one of the best ones there could be, because if my son is that hooked to a book, clearly something is going right. Upon opening it up for myself, with Little Buddy beside me, I was drawn into this exciting world of the Yeti. Did you know Yeti was so cool? I didn’t. I’m glad I do now. In this particular story, we are taken on a tale of seasons and events, and the Yeti’s perspective is well done throughout.

Let’s go over a couple of critiques, and the first one I have is under the “Presentation” portion of my “Story Structure, Foundation and Presentation” scoring category. In that, the font chosen for the paperback copy is a smaller printed font. Now, that may not seem like a big deal, but on a children's book, larger font for something of t his nature helps to make sure the kid can clearly see the words as well as the pictures. The point of reading is to read, not just to giggle and point at the pictures. In my opinion, because it took me a few discussions with Little Buddy to figure this out, he thought initially this was a picture book about a white bear and his white bear friend. He was under the impression that the words under it were more of a frame, not so much a book.

My son, delightful and literal as he is, has high spectrum Autism, and he can read at a 3rd grade level for the age of 5. It’s not that he’s never read a book nor is it that he cannot read, it’s that he thought the words were more of s a line on the page to anchor where to put the picture in focus. My kid is not your kid. Yours might see the words and have no trouble with them at all. Mine, however, thinks very much outside of the box. On the off chance, your kiddo does too, sit down with them and put your finger under the words and sometimes that helps them know it’s reading the time. At least it works for my son like that.

My next critique, the pages aren’t very high quality. These are useful pages don’t get me wrong, but the paper selection isn’t the best. It’s a glossy paper, printed on both sides, intensely saturated by color and sticks against fingers. It’s not the easiest to turn for a kiddo, my son did struggle he ended up doing the flat palm shuffle for most of the reading. I don’t expect this book is going to last a very long time. I suppose it will continue at least six months of constant reading and looking at. My son isn’t horrible to his books, but he likes to read in his bed or when he is on the couch and sometimes while he’s doing activities at the same time. So if you are looking for a children's book with ultra high-quality paper, this isn’t it.

Now, with all of that said, let’s look at what I enjoyed about “The Thing about Yetis,” and I really want to start with the cover. While the paper isn’t the highest quality, the cover is lovely. It’s a slick cover for the paperback, it’s strong, it can be wiped off, and it’s clean. The pigmentation in the colors are bold and well done, the printing on it was done well, and it looks nice.

Another thing I really loved is that the drawings are beautiful and the colors are bold and striking. There is a lot of action in the drawings, the reader gets a very clear message about what the stanza is about from the drawing and the pacing of the drawings. I thought that the selection of drawings was very good and that they match everything about the tale they are presenting.

As far as the reading goes, I enjoy the word choice and overall story. This is a whole story, it goes through what a Yeti feels about seasonal changes and their favorite things to do. This is a fun story as well, and the pacing of the story is excellent. This leaves you on your toes as you go through it. This isn’t the kind of story an adult is going to get tired of quickly either, at least not in my opinion. I’m going to be hearing this story echoed in my house by my son for a while. I’m sure of it. He’s alternating between this book and another book I reviewed earlier this week. Sometimes he hugs them both, it’s very adorable.

One thing I really love about children's books like this are the personalities of the characters in the writing. I feel that the character development of the Yeti was wonderful. You don’t get much in some children's books, and this was perfectly executed. I am a firm believer in children's book characters that can last. This Yeti is just as wonderful as “The Cat in the Hat” is, if not more so because said Cat wasn’t exactly behaving. The Yeti, however, is a model citizen in my opinion.

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So with all of this in mind, “The Thing About Yetis” has earned a score of 84/100 which is a Four Star review on Amazon and Goodreads. Get this for the little yeti in your life! I’m sure they will thank you for it.

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Mary

The Thing About Yetis.... Is my preschooler's love you💓

Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2016

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I discovered Yeti books at my neighborhood library. I read "The Thing About Yetis" to my preschool students. They laughed so much I went back and checked out a few others. We have gone Yeti crazy👍🏼 then I just had to buy a few😊
At the end of the month we are having a Celebrate Yeti Week with a party and all.

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NOLAwolf

Fun for kids

Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2020

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It was a fun and cute read for my kids. They found it very entertaining.

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