Yelp! Yeti! Everest Ever After
Sneha Pradhan and Promina Shrestha
Flying Eye Books

After a series of breakages young Dev, a well-meaning boy from Kathmandu, is sent away to Everest Base Camp to learn about responsibility. Fortunately though his friend Joon has also been sent there.

On arrival the two are greeted by a guide, Dorje Sherpa who welcomes them with some bowls of tasty su-cha (Tibetan butter tea) before taking them to mathematics fanatic, Jugoo Uncle with whom they will be staying. His obsession for maths isn’t the worst thing about him- that’s his deadly silent farts. (Hope the two put some clothes pegs in their luggage.)
Soon though outside his tent they hear a rustling sound: it’s Hiu accompanied by his sister Barfee. After introductions Hiu takes them off to visit his home in Yetiville. Unfortunately the air there is exceedingly malodorous on account of the enormous piles of trash left behind by mountaineers that is so bad the yetis are forced to stay inside to avoid the terrible stench. It’s this problem that Hiu hopes Dev and Joon can help solve.

They set to work thinking right away and what ensues involves getting their creative juices flowing, some very clever communication between species and a massive garbage-filled snowball. (This we’re shown in a vertical double spread, rolling down the mountainside). The result is a solution that satisfies both the yetis and the ‘hoo-mans’.

A clever, creative adventure of friendship between species that will appeal to primary readers who prefer their stories told mainly through visuals.