{"id":40286,"date":"2016-02-10T11:11:45","date_gmt":"2016-02-10T16:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/?p=40286"},"modified":"2016-04-14T18:28:05","modified_gmt":"2016-04-14T22:28:05","slug":"dear-yeti-by-james-kwan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/dear-yeti-by-james-kwan\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear Yeti by James Kwan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/02\/Dear-Yeti-by-James-Kwan-on-BookDragon.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40277\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-40277\" src=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/02\/Dear-Yeti-by-James-Kwan-on-BookDragon.jpg\" alt=\"Dear Yeti by James Kwan on BookDragon\" width=\"770\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/02\/Dear-Yeti-by-James-Kwan-on-BookDragon.jpg 770w, https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/02\/Dear-Yeti-by-James-Kwan-on-BookDragon-768x599.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a>Ready for an adventure with big bad beasts in\u00a0a battle to the death against the fiercest elements?\u00a0What? Not tonight? How about something a bit more &#8230; dear?<\/p>\n<p>Our\u00a0two young explorers\u00a0set out into the wild, heavily coat-ed, properly back-packed, with clipboard and binoculars in hand. Being ever so\u00a0cautious, they first send a missive ahead \u2013 via cooperative bluebird:\u00a0&#8220;Dear Yeti,\u00a0We&#8217;re searching for you.\u00a0Sincerely,\u00a0Hikers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the back yard, over the stream, into the forest, up into the peaks, the intrepid hikers hike. As they get closer to the elusive yeti, more aerial missives are received by a roly-poly, cuddly brown being who watches from afar &#8230; albeit close enough to\u00a0keep a careful watch on our\u00a0dynamic duo. &#8220;We found some tracks, poops, and hairs, so you must be close,&#8221; the hikers\u00a0announce. &#8220;We\u00a0would really like to meet you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In spite of all their careful preparations, however, &#8220;food supplies are low,&#8221; they soon report. &#8220;The forest is getting darker&#8221; as a storm quickly approaches. Berries, a snow fort, and a gentle hand save the day (and night), and gratitude abounds.<\/p>\n<p>First-time author\/illustrator <a href=\"http:\/\/www.james-kwan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">James Kwan<\/a>\u2019s charming debut blends humor, adventure, and delight into a wholly\u00a0captivating, adorably winsome\u00a0package. The epistolary first half follows the explorers&#8217;\u00a0adventures letter-by-letter, until the young &#8216;uns become a bit overwhelmed and start calling\u00a0out to anyone who might be able to hear: &#8220;Bird? Yeti? I think we&#8217;re lost &#8230; &#8221; That subsequent &#8220;Uh-oh&#8221; speaks volumes, while the imminent\u00a0surprise is ideally timed to add the most excitement to the narrative. Complete with a warm and fuzzy resolve sure to entertain and comfort the youngest\u00a0readers\u00a0\u2013 oldsters will appreciate, as well! \u2013 <em>Dear Yeti<\/em>\u00a0hopefully signals many more Kwan-titles ahead.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers<\/strong>: Children<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published<\/strong>: 2015<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ready for an adventure with big bad beasts in\u00a0a battle to the death against the fiercest elements?\u00a0What? Not tonight? How about something a bit more &#8230; dear? 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