ReadItDaddy's First Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 12th April 2019: "A Smile for Sasquatch (Missing Link: The Illustrated Storybook)" by Steven Marten and Aaron Cushley (Insight Kids)

Our Picture Book of the Week once again reminds us that it won't be long till we have yet another utterly stunning piece of work from Studio Laika, the animation studio who consistently knocks it out of the park with their truly brilliant movies.

"Missing Link" will be out soon, but before then we have a wonderful picture book prologue to the story you'll see in the movie.

"A Smile for Sasquatch" by Steven Marten and Aaron Cushley introduces us to Mr Link, the big fuzzy cuddly Sasquatch that features in the upcoming film.

Experience the heartwarming journey of Bigfoot . . . better known as Mr. Link, a sensitive soul in search of companionship.

This beautifully illustrated original storybook expands on the events of the film with an entertaining new tale of Mr. Link's life. Readers of all ages will love to learn more about this beloved character from the movie. 

Making new friends isn't easy when you're a sasquatch who lives in the middle of the lonely forest. 

We loved how this gentle story works in tandem with what you can expect to see in the film, but works too as a standalone story of loneliness, friendship, being 'different' and eventually loving the skin you're in. 

Steven's story is beautiful and heartwarming, and Aaron's illustrations are just superb!

Absolutely love how the friendship unfolds in this book

Sum this book up in a sentence: Full of warmth, charm and character, this is a beautiful book prologue before the superb looking movie arrives!

"A Smile for Sasquatch" by Steven Marten and Aaron Cushley is out now, published by Insight Kids (kindly supplied for review).