THE POWER OF YETI

When a little boy can't keep up with the other kids, his new friend Yeti reveals a trick that makes all the difference.

Some days it seems like everybody is bigger, stronger, and faster than you, and that has one little boy feeling blue. Not only can he not make soccer goals, but he can't even tie his shoelaces! Fortunately, a surprising someone steps in to help--a big, hairy Yeti--along with some very impressive relatives: Bigfoot, Sasquatch, and the Abominable Snow Monster! But it is Yeti who claims to be the most powerful one in his family, all because of... the POWER OF YETI! This is the power that comes with knowing you can succeed, but it will take time and effort. And thanks to Yeti's words of encouragement, the boy starts looking at things in a new light. He doesn't know how to tie his shoelaces... YETi! And he's not great at making soccer goals... YETi! He might not be the biggest, strongest, or fastest kid on the playground, but it turns out he's still pretty powerful and full of potential--all because of the power of YETi.

Rebecca Van Slyke also wrote Lexie the Word Wrangler, Mom School, and Dad School. Born in Washington state, she has also lived in Texas, New Mexico, Indiana, and Colorado. She studied marine biology and has a teaching degree, as well as a Masters of Fine Arts degree in writing. Currently, she teaches second grade in Lynden, Washington, where she lives with her husband, daughter, and miniature dachshund.

G. Brian Karas is the award-winning illustrator of many books for children, including As an Oak Tree Grows and Atlantic. He also illustrated The Boy Who Loved Maps (by Kari Allen), A Hat for Mrs. Goldman (by Michelle Edwards), Neville (by Norton Juster), Clever Jack Takes the Cake (by Candace Fleming), Are You Going to Be Good? (by Cari Best), and A Poem in Your Pocket, The Apple Orchard Riddle, and How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? (all by Margaret McNamara). He lives in New York's Hudson Valley.